Master of Arts [M.A] [Indigenous Studies] From University of Auckland

• Study the innovations emerging from the world of Indigenous research and engage with the political, cultural, and economic issues that Indigenous peoples deal with in their struggle for self-determination.
• The program is underpinned by Indigenous worldviews. It gives students the opportunity for intellectual engagement, learning, and research that contributes to new insights and approaches to Indigenous issues and research.
• Students will have the opportunity to study widely in relevant areas right across the University.

Program Structure:

The midnight is a 180-point or 120-point taught master's degree, depending on what level of study you have already completed.

In a taught master's we guide students through each of the processes of a master's degree: theory, methodology, ethics, literature reviews, critical analysis, and comparative research.

Taught (180 points)

• Enter from an undergraduate qualification
• Three semesters full-time or up to twelve semesters part-time
• Two core courses in Indigenous theories and rangatiratanga (60 points)
• Dissertation (45 points)
• Elective courses in Art History; Development Studies; Education; Environmental Management; Geography; Indigenous Studies; Law Public; Māori Studies; Māori Health; Media, Film, and Television; Pacific Studies; Politics and International Relations; Sociology or Spanish (90 points)
• Students may be able to take up to 30 points in other subjects

Taught (120 points)

• Enter from a postgraduate qualification
• Two semesters full-time or up to eight semesters part-time
• One core course in Indigenous theories (30 points)
• Dissertation (45 points)
• Elective courses in Art History; Development Studies; Education; Environmental Management; Geography; Indigenous Studies; Law Public; Māori Studies; Māori Health; Media, Film, and Television; Pacific Studies; Politics and International Relations; Sociology or Spanish (45 points)
• Students may be able to take up to 30 points in other subjects