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The MA provides diverse academic pathways. You can select between research-based or taught programs, with durations of one year or 18 months based on your prior qualifications, across over 40 disciplines. Your educational history might allow you to explore a field distinct from your previous focus. The research master's program presents a stimulating chance to advance your field's knowledge through a significant research endeavor guided by New Zealand's top academics. Alternatively, taught master's programs offer intensive learning in intimate classroom settings, fostering close faculty engagement while undertaking a more modest research component. Earning an MA effectively enhances both specialized expertise and versatile skills to an advanced degree. Alumni have successfully applied their refined abilities in strategic analysis, critical reasoning, effective communication, and cultural sensitivity across various sectors including public service, global development initiatives, cultural institutions, and research organizations.
Graduate studies in Languages and Literature allow advanced exploration of dual languages and their literary traditions. Available specializations include: Chinese, English, French, German, Greek, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Latin, Maori Studies, and Spanish. These programs focus on enhancing linguistic proficiency, literary analysis, and where applicable, linguistic research. Substantial research papers or projects form a crucial element of these graduate curricula. Unlike Comparative Literature, this discipline mandates language acquisition and doesn't necessitate cross-language literary comparisons.