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Candidates for the degree
of Master of Arts must have |
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(a) |
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qualified for the award of
the degree of Bachelor of Arts with Honours of the University of
Waikato, or a qualification considered by the Academic Board to
be equivalent, and |
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(b) |
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satisfied the prerequisites for graduate study in the
subject(s) being presented for the degree, at levels considered
appropriate by the Academic Board. |
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In exceptional cases, based on academic merit, candidates
who have a maximum of 30 points left to complete in order to meet
the requirements for the award of the Bachelor of Arts with Honours
degree (or approved equivalent) may be permitted to enrol in the
Master of Arts. The Master of Arts will not be deemed to have been completed
until the qualifying degree has also been completed. |
| 3. |
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Acceptance into the Master of Arts degree is subject
to the availability of a suitable supervisor for the dissertation
or thesis required under section 6 of these regulations. |
| 4. |
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Candidates must enrol, and follow an approved programme
of study for at least one year. |
| 5. |
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Candidates enrolling in the subjects listed in section
6(a) of these regulations will enrol in the Faculty of Arts and
Social Sciences. Candidates enrolling in the subjects listed in
section 6(b) of these regulations will enrol in the School of Māori
and Pacific Development. |
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Candidates must gain a total of 120 points at Level
5, including any compulsory papers prescribed in the Calendar, in
one of the following subjects: |
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(a) |
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Chinese |
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Education Studies |
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English |
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French |
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German |
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History |
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International Relations and Security
Studies1 |
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Japanese |
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Mathematics |
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Music |
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Philosophy |
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Political Science |
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Romance Languages |
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Screen and Media Studies |
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Theatre Studies |
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(b) |
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Te Reo Māori/Māori Language |
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Tikanga Māori/Māori
Cultural Studies |
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Candidates may be permitted to replace
a maximum of 60 points with 60 points at Level 5 from another subject
or subjects. |
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The programme of study must include either |
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(a) |
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a dissertation equivalent
to 60 points, or |
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(b) |
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a thesis equivalent to 90 points, or |
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(c) |
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a thesis equivalent to 120 points. |
| 8. |
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If a candidate fails a paper, he or she may be permitted
to repeat the paper or take an alternative paper on one occasion
only. A candidate who fails more than once will not be permitted
to proceed with the degree. |
| 9. |
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The requirements for the degree must be completed within
four consecutive years of first enrolling for the degree. |
| 10. |
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The degree may be awarded with First Class Honours,
Second Class Honours (first division) or Second Class Honours (second
division) or without honours. The academic criteria for each class
of honours are set out in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
Handbook for Graduate Students. Except with the approval of the Academic
Board, the award of honours will be calculated on the basis of the
first 120 points completed by the candidate while enrolled for the
degree, including any failed paper. |
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The Personal Programmes of Study Regulations Governing
Graduate Degrees apply in these regulations and include provisions
for the variation and waiver of these regulations in individual
cases by the Academic Board or delegated authority. |
| Note: |
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Students who wish to present
International Relations and Security Studies for the MA degree are
normally required to have completed the Postgraduate Diploma in International
Relations and Security Studies. |
