Undergraduate Prospectus For students choosing to study at the University of Waikato Contents CHOOSE WAIKATO Where you study is as important as what you’ll be studying and every university has something different to offer. This section is about how Waikato supports its students, our calibre as a university and what your life might be like if you choose to live, study and play in Hamilton as a Waikato University student. Faculties / Schools of Studies 6 Hamilton: Student City 8 Hamilton Value 10 Waikato Events 11 Live on Campus 12 Accommodation Costs 14 Accommodation – FAQs 15 Campus Lifestyle 16 Student Centre 18 Student Support 19 Māori @ Waikato 21 Study Plus 22 Scholarships 23 Graduate and Postgraduate Study 26 Tauranga: Joining Forces in the Bay 27 Prospectus User Guide 28 How To Get Into Waikato 30 Application and Enrolment – FAQs 32 Check the Costs 33 CHOOSE YOUR SUBJECT CHOOSE YOUR DEGREE You may want to keep studying the subjects you After a good look through the subjects section, you enjoy already or you may want to give something else should be ready to choose your degree. Waikato has a go. To help you decide, we’ve described our subjects a broad range of degrees and a flexible structure in this section. So here they are: a comprehensive so you can build a degree to suit your interests and list of all the subjects you can study at Waikato and career plans. Go to this section to find out more about some ideas about where they can take you. which degree is right for you and how some Waikato graduates have used their degrees to take them places. Subjects 34 Degrees 112 Pathways to University 114 Conjoint Degrees 115 Undergraduate Degrees 117 Glossary 156 Campus Map 157 The information contained in this prospectus is correct at the time of publication. Our online 2012 Calendar has the most up to date information: http://calendar.waikato.ac.nz This publication uses vegetable based inks and environmentally responsible papers. The document is printed throughout on Media Satin,which is FSC™ certifi ed and from responsible and Well Managed Forests, manufactured under ISO14001 Environmental Management Systems. The University of Waikato is committed to reducing its environmental footprint. 1 The University of Waikato showed its strength by being ranked number 1 in 10 subjects in the most recent Performance-Based Research Fund research assessment (2006). The numbers refl ect the quality of our academic staff and fi rmly establish Waikato as a top research-led university. The numbers also show that students at Waikato are taught by staff at the leading edge of their disciplines. Accounting and Finance Communications, Journalism and Media Studies Ecology, Evolution and Behaviour Management, Human Resources, Industrial Relations and Business 2 THE UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO Music, Literary Arts and Other Arts Chemistry Computer Science, Information Technology, Information Sciences Education (Combined University and College of Education Scores) Molecular, Cellular and Whole Organism Biology Pure and Applied Mathematics CHOOSE WAIKATO 3 Choose Waikato and you are choosing the university that best represents New Zealand – a small country on a big roll. Bold ideas, smart, brave people and unlimited ambition. Like the management graduate who was selected from 900 applicants to work for Deutsche Bank in Sydney. As part of his induction he spent time in London and New York. The Hillary Scholar majored in Strategic Management and Finance for his Bachelor of Management Studies with Honours. Or the professor who studies extreme environments like the Dry Valleys on Mt Erebus in Antarctica and whose research progress is tracked by 750,000 school students worldwide. Choose Waikato and you’re choosing a modern university with a unique attitude. Waikato has always been prepared to challenge the way things are done, to take risks and stand up for what we believe in. We don’t let tradition cramp our style. We’re about looking forward, not going backwards, and we’re proud of that. CHOOSE WAIKATO THERE’S NO STOPPING YOU E KORE E TAEA TE AUKATI I A KOE 4 THE UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO CHOOSE WAIKATO » CHOOSE WAIKATO 5 Faculties / Schools of Studies FACULTY OF COMPUTING & MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES Study Computing and Mathematical Sciences at Waikato and you’ll be learning from lecturers whose expertise and knowledge FACULTIES / SCHOOLS OF STUDIES of cutting-edge developments in the subject are internationally recognised. Our faculty is the best in the country in computer science, information technology, information sciences, and pure and applied mathematical research.* FACULTY OF EDUCATION Quality programmes, research that makes a difference and inspiring leadership are what makes Waikato University's Faculty of Education, Te Kura Toi Tangata, distinctive. Currently, the Faculty of Education rates number one for educational research in the country.* Our researchers help shape education nationally and internationally. They make major contributions to teacher education, educational leadership, counsellor education, Māori education and sport and leisure studies. We cater for school leavers, adult learners, career changers, international students and distance learners. You can study full-time or part-time, either online or on campus at undergraduate or postgraduate level. Our recognised programmes are based on current theories in education and offer opportunities for practical experiences. FACULTY OF ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES Studying with the Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences will further your thinking and encourage you to look outside the square. We offer papers for people who are interested in human nature and the human mind; who are creative, thoughtful and up for a challenge. Students learn from staff who are world-class in their areas of teaching, research and expertise. Recently, the Faculty was awarded $1.9 million for leading research projects in visual perception, online documentary, ethnicity and census, and video game classification. Our Screen and Media Studies and Conservatorium of Music are ranked first in the country.* 6 THE UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO TE PIRINGA - FACULTY OF LAW Experience our modern approach to studying law in its social, political, cultural and economic contexts – an approach that is essential in today’s changing world. Te Piringa - Faculty of Law offers quality professional training in all the core subjects required by the New Zealand Council of Legal Education. In addition, practical skills including client interviewing and negotiation are a key feature of the Waikato law programme. This distinctive mix means our graduates are in great demand for conventional legal positions as well as policy and law reform roles. WAIKATO MANAGEMENT SCHOOL SCHOOL OF MĀORI & PACIFIC DEVELOPMENT Get a reputation; join one of the world’s elite business schools. Waiata Wairua Waiora Waikato Tīhei mauri ora! We’re also one of New Zealand’s leading business schools and ranked number one in accounting and finance, management, To be the first School of Māori & Pacific Development established FACULTIES / SCHOOLS OF STUDIES human resources, industrial relations, international business in a university humbles us and makes us even more aware of and other business.* our responsibility to our Māori and Pacific bases. We celebrate the “waters” of the spirit, the mind and the body! We enjoy We have strong links with the business community, superb our reputation as the premier School in the University for the teaching staff, we’re set up for e-learning and our qualifications teaching and learning of Māori language and tikanga. We have a are loaded with practical experience. Like the graduates who people-driven approach to indigenous development in a nurturing, have gone before you, your globally recognised qualification will supportive and culturally aware environment. We offer teaching prepare you to work in some outstanding organisations, or to at a graduate and postgraduate level, on and off-campus, including start one of your own. internet-based learning and teaching. By valuing people we will produce graduates capable of contributing to the knowledge TRIPLE CROWN ACCREDITATION economy of Aotearoa/New Zealand. This will also enhance the values of manaakitanga, mana and aroha. The extremely high quality of the Waikato Management School has been independently endorsed by the world’s three Nau mau! Haere mai! leading accreditation agencies; The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), The European Quality Improvement System (EQUIS) and The Association of MBAs (AMBA). Together these accreditations are known as the “Triple Crown”. Gaining the Triple Crown is a significant achievement and requires a programme of rigorous and continuous independent quality assessment and review. Achieving the Triple Crown accreditation places the Waikato Management School in an extremely select group of top international business schools. Less than 1% of business schools world-wide have earned this coveted distinction. FACULTY OF SCIENCE & ENGINEERING Waikato is home to some of the most well-respected researchers in the science and engineering communities. The government’s tertiary education research evaluations confirmed our chemistry and biology researchers, your lecturers, as the best in the country.* The international standard of our engineering degree is recognised by IPENZ (Institution of Professional Engineers of New Zealand) accreditation. Our engineering students are also doing great things like designing an electric car which they drove from Auckland to Bluff.