Please note: Information on this page relates to the 2012 academic year unless otherwise specified.

On this page:

• Overview
• Undergraduate Information
• Postgraduate Information
• How to Find out More
• Related Subjects and Careers
• List of Courses

Overview

Victoria is one of three universities in New Zealand offering a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in Pacific Studies and our postgraduate programme is also expanding steadily. The Pacific Studies Programme provides students the chance to develop critical perspectives on knowledge about the diverse cultures and communities of the Pacific. Attention is given to processes of both continuity and change in Pacific societies and communities. Pacific Studies at Victoria emphasises a cultural studies approach (along the lines of the Birmingham School) to analysing historical and contemporary phenomena.

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Undergraduate Information

BA Major Requirements

1. PASI 101, 201, 202, 301
2. 20 points in Samoan, Māori or French language
3. 40 further approved 200- or 300-level points with significant content in Pacific Studies (see below), at least 20 of which must be at 300 level.

For details of PASI courses, see List of Courses below.

Approved 200-level Courses

• ARTH 214 Art in the Pacific
• ENGL 233 Pacific Literature
• HIST 219 Pacific History
• KURA 242 Pacific Nations Education
• MAOR 212 Te Aro Hangarau, ā Rēhia / Culture, Performance and Technology
• MAOR 216 Te Tiriti o Waitangi/The Treaty of Waitangi
• MAOR 233 Pacific Literature
• MUSC 251 Music and Dance of Oceania 1
• SAMO 201 Gagana Samoa 2A
• SAMO 202 Gagana Samoa 2B

Approved 300-level Courses

• ANTH 308 Anthropology in Oceania
• ARTH 335 Special Topic: Topics in Pacific Art
• ENGL 333 Indigenous Writing in English
• KURA 341 Multiethnic Education
• KURA 342 Contemporary Issues in Indigenous Education Aotearoa
• LAWS 347 Pacific Legal Studies
• MAOR 312 Toi Māori / The Arts of the Māori
• MUSC 351 Music and Dance of Oceania 2
• POLS 373 The Pacific Islands after 1945
• SAMO 301 Gagana Samoa 3
• SAMO 302 Interpreting and Translation

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Postgraduate Information

Postgraduate Qualifications in Pacific Studies

For information specific to Pacific Studies, please see our Postgraduate Study page. For information about the postgraduate qualifications, please click on the Faculty links below.

• Graduate Diploma in Arts
• Postgraduate Diploma in Arts
• Bachelor of Arts with Honours
• Master of Arts
• PhD

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How To Find Out More

You can order more information on this subject using our Request for Study Material form.

Victoria's Student Recruitment, Admission and Orientation Office offers advice on courses and help with planning your degree.

Contact the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences' Student and Academic Services Office for information on admission, qualifications and courses, course advice and selection criteria, exemptions and prerequisites.

Pacific Studies courses are taught within the Pacific Studies Programme of Va'aomanū Pasifika, Rm 101, 6 Kelburn Parade.

Administration Assistant
Phone: 0-4-463 5830
Email: vaaomanu-pasifika@vuw.ac.nz

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Related Subjects and Careers

Related Subjects	Careers
Art History Cultural Anthropology Education French History Māori Studies Media Studies Political Science Samoan Studies Social Policy Sociology	Diplomacy Government International relations Journalist Museums Performing artist Policy analyst Researcher Teacher Tourism

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List of Courses

For a complete course listing, see the list of all Pacific Studies courses