Courses in Pacific Studies

Bachelor of Arts - BA

History
Course Title Available in 2025
HISTORY 104   Pacific History: An Introduction    Semester 2
 
Pacific Studies
Course Title Available in 2025
PACIFIC 100   Te Moana-nui-a-Kiwa / Pacific Worlds    Semester 1
PACIFIC 105    The Contemporary Pacific    Semester 2
PACIFIC 110   Performance, Sound, and Storytelling of the Pacific    Summer School, repeated Semester 1
PACIFIC 200   Theorising Pacific Studies    Semester 1
PACIFIC 207   Topics in Pacific Arts    Semester 2
PACIFIC 210   Pacific Music and Dance 2    Semester 2
PACIFIC 213   Pacific Wellbeing: Empowering Dimensions    Semester 1
PACIFIC 214   Pacific History: New Zealand in the Pacific from 1900    Semester 1
PACIFIC 217   Pacific Language Studies: Issues and Resolutions    Semester 2
PACIFIC 304   Advanced Pacific Studies    Semester 1
PACIFIC 308   Topics in Pacific Arts    Semester 2
PACIFIC 310   Koneseti    Semester 1
PACIFIC 313   Pacific Wellbeing: Empowering Dimensions    Semester 1
PACIFIC 314   Pacific History: New Zealand in the Pacific from 1900    Semester 1
PACIFIC 317   Pacific Language Studies: Issues and Resolutions    Semester 2
 
Samoan
Course Title Available in 2025
SAMOAN 101   Samoan Language 1   
SAMOAN 201   Samoan Language 2    Semester 2
SAMOAN 203   Special Topic: Samoan Studies    Semester 2
SAMOAN 301   Samoan Language 3    Semester 1
 
Tongan
Course Title Available in 2025
TONGAN 101   Tongan Language 1    Semester 1
TONGAN 201   Tongan Language 2    Semester 2
TONGAN 301   Tongan Language 3    Semester 1
 

   

Bachelor of Arts (Honours) - BA(Hons)

English
Course Title Available in 2025
ENGLISH 700   Pacific Poetry    Semester 1
 
Indigenous Studies
Course Title Available in 2025
INDIGEN 711   Indigenous Environmental Politics    Semester 2
INDIGEN 712   Indigenous Psychologies    Semester 2
 
Pacific Studies
Course Title Available in 2025
PACIFIC 700   The Pacific: Interdisciplinary Studies    Semester 1
PACIFIC 712   Pacific Indigenous Thought    Semester 1
PACIFIC 714   Pacific Research Methodologies and Practices    Semester 2
PACIFIC 792/792AB   Dissertation    Semester 1 or 2, or full year options: Semester 1 and 2, or Semester 2 and 1
PACIFIC 793/793AB   Dissertation    Semester 1 or 2, or full year options: Semester 1 and 2, or Semester 2 and 1
 

   

Master of Arts - MA

English
Course Title Available in 2025
ENGLISH 700   Pacific Poetry    Semester 1
 
Indigenous Studies
Course Title Available in 2025
INDIGEN 711   Indigenous Environmental Politics    Semester 2
INDIGEN 712   Indigenous Psychologies    Semester 2
 
Pacific Studies
Course Title Available in 2025
PACIFIC 700   The Pacific: Interdisciplinary Studies    Semester 1
PACIFIC 714   Pacific Research Methodologies and Practices    Semester 2
PACIFIC 793AB   Dissertation    Semester 1 or 2, or full year options: Semester 1 and 2, or Semester 2 and 1
 

   

Bachelor of Arts - BA

Pacific Studies
Course Title Not taught 2025
PACIFIC 315 Special Topic Not taught in 2025
PACIFIC 316 Special Topic Not taught in 2025
 
Art History
Course Title Not taught 2025
ARTHIST 217 Contemporary Pacific Art Not taught in 2025
ARTHIST 317 Contemporary Pacific Art Not taught in 2025
 
Cook Islands Māori
Course Title Not taught 2025
COOKIS 101 Introduction to Cook Islands Maori Not taught in 2025
COOKIS 201 Cook Islands Maori Language 2 Not taught in 2025
COOKIS 300 Special Topic Not taught in 2025
COOKIS 301 Cook Islands Maori Language 3 Not taught in 2025
 
Samoan
Course Title Not taught 2025
SAMOAN 303 Special Topic Not taught in 2025
 
Tongan
Course Title Not taught 2025
TONGAN 203 Special Topic Not taught in 2025
TONGAN 303 Special Topic Not taught in 2025
 
Pacific Studies
Course Title Not taught 2025
PACIFIC 205 Pacific Innovation and Sustainability Not offered in 2025; planned for 2026
PACIFIC 206 Pacific Youth: Contemporary Realities in the Pacific Region Not offered in 2025; planned for 2026
PACIFIC 208 Gender and the Pacific in a Globalising World Not offered in 2025; planned for 2026
PACIFIC 209 Pacific Leadership: Navigators of Change Not taught in 2025
PACIFIC 211 Polynesian Warriors: Sport and Pacific Cultures Not offered in 2025; planned for 2026
PACIFIC 212 Pacific Indigenous Literatures and Knowledges Not taught in 2025
PACIFIC 215 Special Topic Not taught in 2025
PACIFIC 216 Special Topic Not taught in 2025
PACIFIC 300 NZ-Born Pacific Identities Not taught in 2025
PACIFIC 305 Pacific Innovation Sustainability Not offered in 2025; planned for 2026
PACIFIC 306 Pacific Youth: Contemporary Realities in the Pacific Region Not offered in 2025; planned for 2026
PACIFIC 307 Gender and the Pacific in a Globalising World Not offered in 2025; planned for 2026
PACIFIC 311 Polynesian Warriors: Sport and Pacific Cultures Not offered in 2025; planned for 2026
PACIFIC 312 Pacific Indigenous Literatures and Knowledges Not taught in 2025
 

   

Bachelor of Arts (Honours) - BA(Hons)

Pacific Studies
Course Title Not taught 2025
PACIFIC 701 Pacific Language Studies Not taught in 2025
PACIFIC 705 Special Topic: Pacific History 1880-1980: Islanders, Empires and the World Not taught in 2025
PACIFIC 707 Special Topic Not taught in 2025
PACIFIC 708/708AB Special Study Not taught in 2025
PACIFIC 710 Special Study Not taught in 2025
PACIFIC 711 Intervention, Prevention and Promotion of Pacific Wellbeing Not taught in 2025
PACIFIC 713 Special Topic: Teu le va and Pacific Research Not taught in 2025
PACIFIC 716 The Pacific: Interdisciplinary Studies Not taught in 2025
PACIFIC 717 Pacific Policies, Pacific Peoples Not offered in 2025; planned for 2026
PACIFIC 718 Pacific Policies, Pacific Peoples Not offered in 2025; planned for 2026
PACIFIC 785 Research Project Not taught in 2025
 
Art History
Course Title Not taught 2025
ARTHIST 730/730AB Exploring Pacific Art Not taught in 2025
ARTHIST 732 Topics in Pacific Art and Visual Culture Not taught in 2025
 
History
Course Title Not taught 2025
HISTORY 712AB Insider Histories Not taught in 2025
 
Māori
Course Title Not taught 2025
MĀORI  700 Reo Māori: Topic in Māori Language Not taught in 2025
 
Museums and Cultural Heritage
Course Title Not taught 2025
MUSEUMS 705 Exhibiting Cultures: Māori and Indigenous Not taught in 2025
 

   

Master of Arts - MA

Art History
Course Title Not taught 2025
ARTHIST 730/730AB Exploring Pacific Art Not taught in 2025
ARTHIST 732 Topics in Pacific Art and Visual Culture Not taught in 2025
 
History
Course Title Not taught 2025
HISTORY 712AB Insider Histories Not taught in 2025
 
Māori
Course Title Not taught 2025
MĀORI  700 Reo Māori: Topic in Māori Language Not taught in 2025
MĀORI  710 Ngā Tuhituhi Māori: Māori Manuscripts Not taught in 2025
MĀORI  711 Ngā Kōrero Tuku Iho: Māori Oral Literature Not taught in 2025
 
Museums and Cultural Heritage
Course Title Not taught 2025
MUSEUMS 705 Exhibiting Cultures: Māori and Indigenous Not taught in 2025
 
Pacific Studies
Course Title Not taught 2025
PACIFIC 701 Pacific Language Studies Not taught in 2025
PACIFIC 705 Special Topic: Pacific History 1880-1980: Islanders, Empires and the World Not taught in 2025
PACIFIC 707 Special Topic Not taught in 2025
PACIFIC 708/708AB Special Study Not taught in 2025
PACIFIC 710 Special Study Not taught in 2025
PACIFIC 711 Intervention, Prevention and Promotion of Pacific Wellbeing Not taught in 2025
PACIFIC 713 Special Topic: Teu le va and Pacific Research Not taught in 2025
PACIFIC 716 The Pacific: Interdisciplinary Studies Not taught in 2025
PACIFIC 717 Pacific Policies, Pacific Peoples Not offered in 2025; planned for 2026
PACIFIC 718 Pacific Policies, Pacific Peoples Not offered in 2025; planned for 2026