Study Abroad | Wellington
Fall 2023: Academics

Course Code: ANTH 208/Anthropology 308

Instruction Language: English

Examines the cultural encounters and human experiences that emerge out of contemporary human rights regimes, humanitarian interventions, development projects, and global politics. Taking case studies from a range of different cultural settings, it will focus on how culture and politics shapes these global practices, and how different groups understand, respond to and challenge these interventions.

Course Code: ANTH 307/Anthropology 407

Instruction Language: English

Explores what roles our cultural beliefs and practices play in shaping our understandings of health, wellbeing, illness and medicine. We ask how culture mediates our experiences of our bodies, our emotions and diseases, and how local and global inequalities affect health outcome.

Course Code: SARC 131/Architecture 231

Instruction Language: English

The definitions and macro contexts of sustainability, emphasizing the roles, responsibilities and opportunities for professionals in the designed and built environment. The course covers climate and microclimate, resources, materials production, environmental impact and social equity.

Course Code: SAMO 111/Samoan Studies 211

Instruction Language: English

An introduction to Samoan culture and society with a focus on key Samoan concepts, values, practices, and socio-political institutions

Course Code: PUBL 113/Public Policy 213

Instruction Language: English

This course focuses on the values and ideologies that underpin social policy and public policy in New Zealand. The course will examine the economic, political, and institutional arrangements within New Zealand which impact upon policy development and implementation.

Course Code: PASI/101 Pacific Studies 201

Instruction Language: English

This is a survey course on a range of Pacific nations, covering socio-cultural, geographical, economic, and historical issues including indigenous perspectives.

Course Code: ARTH 310/Art History 410

Instruction Language: English

We explore the complex interrelationships between settlers and indigenous peoples of the Pacific, and between colonies and homeland, that inform these vibrant traditions. The course encourages close study of actual artifacts and monuments and includes a field trip to the Alexander Turnbull Library.

Course Code: MDIA 201/Media Studies 201

Instruction Language: English

The course explores the media industries in Aotearoa New Zealand through a series of case studies, including television, radio, newspapers, telecommunications, and film. These are discussed in terms of how ownership, regulation, funding/revenue, cultural norms and technological convergence affect media practices.

Course Code: CRIM 218/Criminology 318

Instruction Language: English

Students will critically examine the nature and extent of discrimination experienced by particular groups in the criminal justice system with particular focus on indigenous people, minority ethnic groups, women and Muslims.

Course Code: ECON 314/Economics and Finance 414

Instruction Language: English

This course introduces and develops game theory and its applications.

Course Code: ENGL 234/English 334

Instruction Language: English

A thematic and historical study of New Zealand literature from the eighteenth century to the present focusing on such issues as fantasies of place and encounter; the ecologies of the colonial world; cultural nationalism and literature as ‘a home in thought’; literature and transgression; writing as other; and the future of national literatures.

Course Code: ENGL 201/English 301

Instruction Language: English

An exploration of the history of literature(s) in English, from the Anglo-Saxons to contemporary Aotearoa/New Zealand. It is built around case studies of a series of major texts in their changing historical and cultural contexts, the texts being linked by the shared motif of voyages by sea.

Course Code: ENVI 528/Environmental Studies 628

Instruction Language: English

An examination of the history and science of climate change, conceptualizing the policy issues, climate policy and action.

Course Code: MAOR 101/Maori Studies 201

Students work to develop a foundation of basic Maori language speaking, reading and writing skills, approximately equivalent to NCEA Level 1. The course covers the fundamentals of Maori pronunciation, learning vocabulary and basic sentence structures, karakia, waiata, and mihimihi and includes a noho marae component – an opportunity to experience Maori culture.

Course Code: MAOR 123/Maori Studies 223

Introduces students to a broad range of Maori beliefs, concepts and structures that are important to the foundations and development of Maori society and culture. The course will cover aspects of pre-European Maori society, cultural change, present-day developments as well as visions for the future.

Course Code: GEOG 217/Geography 317

Instruction Language: English

This course explores the evolution of Human Geography and its relevance to local and global issues over time.

Course Code: HIST 111/History 211

Instruction Language: English

Draws on the experiences of indigenous peoples in Australia, the Pacific Islands, and New Zealand. Ranging from pre-contact societies to post-WWII developments, the course examines themes such as the impact of disease and trade, the effects of Christianity and the missions, and indigenous resistance, struggle, loss and recovery.

Course Code: HIST 219/History 31

Instruction Language: English

History of the peoples of the Pacific Islands from their initial settlement of the region to the present day. Beginning with Pacific Islanders’ colonization of the region, the course then charts Pacific Islanders’ progressive involvement in the emerging global economy following sustained European contact and involvement with the region.

Course Code: INTP 248/International Relations 348

Instruction Language: English

Examines how and why conflict emerges in the international system and explores different approaches to its mitigation and resolution, using both traditional materialist theories of security and alternative critical approaches to security. Students will learn to discern varying forms of conflict and will employ theoretical and empirical perspectives on conflict analysis to analyze modern case studies.

Course Code: LING 101/Linguistics 201

Instruction Language: English

An introduction to the study of language, increasing understanding of a range of language issues of general interest in the community.

Course Code: MGMT 312/Management 412

Instruction Language: English

Key strategies and operational tactics for continually improving and managing the quality in, and the environmental impact of, manufacturing and service organizations. The course examines why businesses have adopted these strategies, and how they operationalize them to achieve long-term sustainability.

Course Code: PHIL 106/Philosophy 206

Instruction Language: English

An introduction to issues in applied ethics. Topics may include: the morality of the death penalty, war, cloning, abortion and euthanasia, and the moral status of non-human animals.

Course Code: PHYS 131/Physics 231

Instruction Language: English

The advantages, disadvantages and environmental impact of various renewable and non-renewable energy resources are investigated, with particular emphasis on the New Zealand situation. Other environmental topics covered include thermal radiation, the greenhouse effect, global warming, properties of the ozone layer, the physics of earthquakes and extreme weather hazards and more.

Course Code: PHYS 132/Physics 232

Instruction Language: English

Topics include the solar system and orbits, astronomical observations and techniques, the physics of the sun, stars, compact objects (black holes and neutron stars), as well as extragalactic astronomy and elementary cosmology. The laboratory component of the course introduces the process of observing the skies, through the use of portable eight-inch telescopes and visits to the Wellington Planetarium at the Carter Observatory.

Course Code: POLS 111/Political Science 211

Instruction Language: English

The aim of this course is to develop knowledge of New Zealand politics and government through the lens of political science. We focus on key themes and current developments and, because we are situated in Wellington, we are able to call on politicians and other political actors to contribute to the course.

Course Code: PSYC 338/Psychology 438

Instruction Language: English

How does the culture into which we are born shape the way we think, feel and the person we become? This course will open up a field of study which answers questions which, as a student living abroad, will be naturally provoked by your day to day experience. Informed by elements of sociology, ecology, anthropology, biology and sociology this multidisciplinary field cultivates the knowledge and criticality you need to understand the interconnected world around you as well as your own cultural norms. Specific attention will be devoted to issues such as the individual vs the social, mental health and cross-cultural communication. Prepare to engage in field research, conducting interviews on topics relating to your own study abroad experience while visiting lesser-known cultural sites around the city of London.

Course Code: RELI 339/Religious Studies 439

Instruction Language: English

A study of the diversity and complexity of Judaism in the contemporary world against the background of Jewish history. The course focuses on the ways in which Jewry and Judaism are, and have been, understood by Jewish Communities themselves and in the work of contemporary scholars.

Course Code: RELI 108/Religious Studies 208

Instruction Language: English

Studying the world’s religions opens us to the very different ways in which we live our lives. In this course, we seek to understand the stories, rituals, spiritualities, and beliefs that shape diverse traditions, including Christianity, Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism, and Judaism.

Course Code: TOUR 101/Tourism Management 201

Instruction Language: English

A systematic exploration of the structure of tourism. An origin-linkage-destination framework is used to examine the functioning of the system and its components: origins (patterns of demand), linkages (flows, distribution channels, transport) and destinations (tourism development, accommodation, attractions).