1. The Personal Programmes of Study Regulations apply in these regulations.

Admission

  1. Candidates for the Degree must have
    1. qualified for the award of the degree of Bachelor of Social Sciences of the University of Waikato with at least a B grade average across the 300 level papers, or for a qualification considered by the Academic Board to be equivalent, or
    2. qualified for the award of the degree of Bachelor of Social Sciences with Honours of the University of Waikato with at least second class honours (second division), or a Postgraduate Diploma with at least a B grade average, or for a qualification considered by the Academic Board to be equivalent, and
    3. satisfied the prerequisites for graduate study in the subject(s) being presented for the Degree, at levels considered appropriate by the Academic Board.
  2. In exceptional circumstances, based on academic merit and relevant experience, candidates who do not meet the requirements of section 2 of these regulations may be considered for admission subject to the completion of any qualifying papers the Academic Board may prescribe which must be completed either prior to or concurrently.

Requirements for the Degree

  1. The normal minimum period of enrolment for completion of the Degree for candidates admitted under section 2(a) of these regulations is one calendar year or one and a half academic years. The normal minimum period of enrolment for candidates admitted under section 2(b) of these regulations is one academic year. The requirements of the Degree must be completed within four consecutive years of first enrolling for the Degree.
  2. Candidates must enrol in the Division of Arts, Law, Psychology and Social Sciences or the Faculty of Māori and Indigenous Studies and follow an approved programme of study.
  3. Candidates admitted under section 2(a) of these regulations must gain 180 points at 500 level or above. Candidates admitted under section 2(b) of these regulations must gain 120 points at 500 level or above.
  4. Candidates admitted under section 2(a) of these regulations must gain at least 60 points from one of the following subjects, including either ALPSS500 or an approved research methods paper and any compulsory papers prescribed in the relevant subject entry in the University of Waikato Subject Regulations. Candidates admitted under section 2(b) of these regulations must gain at least 60 points from one of the following subjects, including any compulsory papers prescribed in the relevant subject entry in the Subject Regulations.
    1. Division of Arts, Law, Psychology and Social Sciences subjects

    Anthropology
    Economics
    Geography
    Health Development and Policy1
    History
    Philosophy
    Political Science
    Population Studies and Demography
    Psychology1
    Public Policy
    Social Policy
    Sociology

    1. Faculty of Māori and Indigenous Studies subjects

Māori and Indigenous Studies
Pacific and Indigenous Studies

  1. Candidates must include at least 45 points from the relevant subject papers in List A: Advanced Study.
  2. Candidates admitted under section 2(a) of these regulations may take up to 60 points from outside the field of the Degree. Candidates admitted under section 2(b) of these regulations may take up to 30 points from outside the field of the Degree.
  3. The field of the Degree comprises all the subjects listed in section 7 of these regulations.
  4. If a candidate fails a paper or papers (worth not more than 30 points in total), they may repeat the paper or papers or take an alternative paper or papers with the same total points value on one occasion only. A candidate who fails a paper or papers worth more than 30 points in total will not be permitted to proceed with the Degree.

Examination of thesis (90 points and above)

  1. The University will appoint two examiners for the candidate's thesis; one examiner external to the University and active in the research field of the thesis; and one examiner internal to the University, with a good grounding in the research field, who is not directly connected to the candidate, or the candidate’s thesis research or supervision.

Award of Honours

  1. The Degree may be awarded with
    1. First Class Honours, or
    2. Second Class Honours (first division), or
    3. Second Class Honours (second division), or

or without honours.

  1. Except with the approval of the Academic Board, the level of honours will be calculated on the basis of the grades for all of the papers completed for the Degree.

Variations

  1. The Pro Vice-Chancellor of the Division of Arts, Law, Psychology and Social Sciences or the Dean of the Faculty of Māori and Indigenous Studies or delegated authority may vary or waive these regulations in individual cases.

Notes:

  1. These programmes will not be available to candidates admitted under section 2(a) of these regulations.

List A: Advanced Study

Anthropology

ALPSS590 Directed Study
ALPSS591 Research Project
ALPSS592 Dissertation
ANTHY515 Ethnographic Research Methods
ANTHY522 Visual Power: Images, Aesthetics & Politics
ANTHY589 Directed Study
ANTHY593 Anthropology Thesis
ANTHY594 Anthropology Thesis
LEGAL540 Critical Issues for Pacific Peoples and the Law
LEGAL551 Reconciliation, Justice and Indigeneity

 

Economics

ECONS591 Economics Dissertation
ECONS592 Economics Dissertation
ECONS593 Economics Thesis
ECONS594 Economics Thesis

 

Geography

ALPSS590 Directed Study
ALPSS591 Research Project
ALPSS592 Dissertation
GEOGY589 Directed Study
GEOGY593 Geography Thesis 
GEOGY594 Geography Thesis 
LEGAL531 Advanced International Environmental Law
LEGAL535 Advanced Environmental Law

 

Health Development and Policy

HDEVP594 Health Development and Policy Thesis
LEGAL568 Issues in Public Law
LEGAL587 Advanced Health Law

 

History

ALPSS590 Directed Study
ALPSS591 Research Project
ALPSS592 Dissertation
HISTY516 History and Theory
HISTY593 History Thesis
HISTY594 History Thesis
LEGAL505 Critical Issues in the Treaty of Waitangi in Contemporary Aotearoa New Zealand
LEGAL540 Critical Issues for Pacific Peoples and the Law

 

Philosophy

ALPSS590 Directed Study
ALPSS591 Research Project
ALPSS592 Dissertation
PHILO588 Foundations of Philosophical Research
PHILO589 Directed Study
PHILO593 Philosophy Thesis
PHILO594 Philosophy Thesis

 

Political Science

ALPSS590 Directed Study
ALPSS591 Research Project
ALPSS592 Dissertation
LEGAL526 Legal Aspects of Cyber Security
LEGAL568 Issues in Public Law
POLSC501 Policy Analysis: Theory and Practice
POLSC593 Political Science Thesis
POLSC594 Political Science Thesis

 

Population Studies and Demography

ALPSS590 Directed Study
ALPSS591 Research Project
ALPSS592 Dissertation
LEGAL583 Advanced Immigration and Refugee Law
LEGAL587 Advanced Health Law
POPST589 Directed Study
POPST593 Population Studies and Demography Thesis
POPST594 Population Studies and Demography Thesis

 

Psychology

PSYCH513 Evaluation Research Analysis
PSYCH526 Clinical Internship: Assessment-Focused
PSYCH527 Clinical Internship: Treatment-Focused
PSYCH541 Case Study Analysis in Community Psychology
PSYCH543 The Practice of Community Psychology
PSYCH545 Special Topic: The WTF seminar: Facts, Fiction, Fake news
PSYCH551 Case Study Analysis in Applied Psychology ABA
PSYCH552 Ethical Issues in Psychology (ABA)
PSYCH553 The Practice of Psychology ABA
PSYCH586 Behaviour Analysis Practicum
PSYCH587 Behaviour Analysis Practicum
PSYCH589 Directed Study
PSYCH590 Directed Study
PSYCH592 Dissertation
PSYCH593 Psychology Thesis
PSYCH594 Psychology Thesis

 

Public Policy

ALPSS590 Directed Study
ALPSS591 Research Project
ALPSS592 Dissertation
LEGAL531 Advanced International Environmental Law
LEGAL568 Issues in Public Law
POLSC593 Political Science Thesis
POLSC594 Political Science Thesis

 

Social Policy

ALPSS590 Directed Study
ALPSS591 Research Project
ALPSS592 Dissertation
LEGAL508 Advanced Family Law
LEGAL568 Issues in Public Law
SOCPY500 Techniques for Policy Analysis
SOCPY507 Gender and Development
SOCPY508 Techniques for Policy Analysis
SOCPY589 Directed Study
SOCPY593 Social Policy Thesis

 

Sociology

ALPSS590 Directed Study
ALPSS591 Research Project
ALPSS592 Dissertation
LEGAL505 Critical Issues in the Treaty of Waitangi in Contemporary Aotearoa New Zealand
LEGAL525 Critical Issues in Contemporary and International Indigenous Law
SOCIO500 Comparative Indigenous Criminology
SOCIO504 Marx, Marxism, and Beyond: Contesting Perspectives
SOCIO589 Directed Study
SOCIO593 Sociology Thesis
SOCIO594 Sociology Thesis