Updates to the 2024 University of Auckland Calendar
A summary of updates made subsequent to the initial publication of the Calendar. The most recent additions are at the top of each table.
Changes to Regulations
Changes to the following regulations have been approved to take effect from 1 January 2024.
Name of Regulations |
Date |
Faculty |
Notes |
| Postgraduate Certificate in Commercialisation and Entrepreneurship | 28 Mar 2024 | Business and Economics | Programme withdrawn. |
| Master of Commercialisation and Entrepreneurship | 28 Mar 2024 | Business and Economics | Programme withdrawn. |
| Postgraduate Certificate in Supply Chain Management | 28 Mar 2024 | Business and Economics | Programme withdrawn. |
| Postgraduate Diploma in Supply Chain Management | 28 Mar 2024 | Business and Economics | Programme withdrawn. |
| Master of Supply Chain Management | 28 Mar 2024 | Business and Economics | Programme withdrawn. |
| Bachelor of Advanced Science (Honours)/Bachelor of Commerce | 27 Mar 2024 | Science/Business and Economics | Conjoint programme suspended from Semester Two. |
| Bachelor of Advanced Science (Honours)/Bachelor of Communication | 27 Mar 2024 | Science/Arts | Conjoint programme suspended from Semester Two. |
| Bachelor of Advanced Science (Honours)/Bachelor of Design | 27 Mar 2024 | Science/Creative Arts and Industries | Conjoint programme suspended from Semester Two. |
| Bachelor of Advanced Science (Honours)/Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) | 27 Mar 2024 | Science/Engineering | Conjoint programme suspended from Semester Two. |
| Bachelor of Advanced Science (Honours)/Bachelor of Fine Arts | 27 Mar 2024 | Science/Creative Arts and Industries | Conjoint programme suspended from Semester Two. |
| Bachelor of Advanced Science (Honours)/Bachelor of Global Studies | 27 Mar 2024 | Science/Interfaculty | Conjoint programme suspended from Semester Two. |
| Bachelor of Advanced Science (Honours)/Bachelor of Health Sciences | 27 Mar 2024 | Science/Medical and Health Sciences | Conjoint programme suspended from Semester Two. |
| Bachelor of Advanced Science (Honours)/Bachelor of Laws | 27 Mar 2024 | Science/Law | Conjoint programme suspended from Semester Two. |
| Bachelor of Advanced Science (Honours)/Bachelor of Laws (Honours) | 27 Mar 2024 | Science/Law | Conjoint programme suspended from Semester Two. |
| Bachelor of Advanced Science (Honours)/Bachelor of Music | 27 Mar 2024 | Science/Creative Arts and Industries | Conjoint programme suspended from Semester Two. |
| Bachelor of Advanced Science (Honours)/Bachelor of Nursing | 27 Mar 2024 | Science/Medical and Health Sciences | Conjoint programme suspended from Semester Two. |
| Bachelor of Advanced Science (Honours)/Bachelor of Property | 27 Mar 2024 | Science/Business and Economics | Conjoint programme suspended from Semester Two. |
| Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Advanced Science (Honours) | 27 Mar 2024 | Arts/Science | Conjoint programme suspended from Semester Two. |
| Bachelor of Commerce/Bachelor of Fine Arts | 27 Mar 2024 | Business and Economics/Creative Arts and Industries | Conjoint programme suspended from Semester Two. |
| Bachelor of Design/Bachelor of Fine Arts | 27 Mar 2024 | Creative Arts and Industries/Creative Arts and Industries | Conjoint programme suspended from Semester Two. |
| Bachelor of Design/Bachelor of Laws | 27 Mar 2024 | Creative Arts and Industries/Law | Conjoint programme suspended from Semester Two. |
| Bachelor of Design/Bachelor of Laws (Honours) | 27 Mar 2024 | Creative Arts and Industries/Law | Conjoint programme suspended from Semester Two. |
| Bachelor of Engineering (Honours)/Bachelor of Fine Arts | 27 Mar 2024 | Engineering/Creative Arts and Industries | Conjoint programme suspended from Semester Two. |
| Bachelor of Fine Arts/Bachelor of Laws | 27 Mar 2024 | Creative Arts and Industries/Law | Conjoint programme suspended from Semester Two. |
| Bachelor of Fine Arts/Bachelor of Laws (Honours) | 27 Mar 2024 | Creative Arts and Industries/Law | Conjoint programme suspended from Semester Two. |
| Bachelor of Property/Bachelor of Laws | 27 Mar 2024 | Business and Economics/Law | Conjoint programme suspended from Semester Two. |
| Bachelor of Property/Bachelor of Laws (Honours) | 27 Mar 2024 | Business and Economics/Law | Conjoint programme suspended from Semester Two. |
| Graduate Diploma in Engineering Project Management | 27 Mar 2024 | Engineering | Programme added. |
| Postgraduate Diploma in Engineering Project Management | 27 Mar 2024 | Engineering | Programme added. |
| Master of Engineering Project Management | 27 Mar 2024 | Engineering | Regulations and Schedule amended. |
Bachelor of Arts (Honours) |
11 Mar 2024 |
Arts |
Admissions into Development Studies suspended. |
Master of Arts |
11 Mar 2024 |
Arts |
Admissions into Development Studies (120 and 180 points) suspended. |
Master of Arts |
11 Mar 2024 |
Arts |
Admissions suspended for various 120 point Taught specialisations. |
Postgraduate Certificate in Business Development |
11 Mar 2024 |
Business and Economics |
Admissions into Business Growth and Technology Commercialisation suspended. |
Master of Business Development |
11 Mar 2024 |
Business and Economics |
Admissions into Business Growth and Technology Commercialisation (120 and 180 points) suspended. |
Postgraduate Certificate in Light Metals Reduction Technology |
11 Mar 2024 |
Engineering |
Admissions suspended. |
Master of Engineering |
11 Mar 2024 |
Engineering |
Admissions into Environmental Engineering (120 and 180 points) suspended. |
| Master of Engineering Management | 19 Dec 2023 | Engineering | Distinction provisions and Schedule amended. |
| Master of Engineering Project Management | 19 Dec 2023 | Engineering | Reassignment and Distinction provisions amended; Schedule amended. |
Master of Theology |
18 Dec 2023 |
Arts |
Admissions suspended. |
Various |
18 Dec 2023 |
Arts |
Dormant courses removed. |
Bachelor of Commerce |
18 Dec 2023 |
Business and Economics |
Amends the Schedule. |
Bachelor of Fine Arts |
18 Dec 2023 |
Creative Arts and Industries |
Schedule amended. |
Bachelor of Fine Arts (Honours) |
18 Dec 2023 |
Creative Arts and Industries |
Admissions suspended. |
Bachelor of Urban Planning |
18 Dec 2023 |
Creative Arts and Industries |
Programme withdrawn. |
Master of Architecture (Professional) |
18 Dec 2023 |
Creative Arts and Industries |
Amends the Admission regulations. |
Master of Design |
18 Dec 2023 |
Creative Arts and Industries |
Suspends the Taught Masters. |
Master of Music |
18 Dec 2023 |
Creative Arts and Industries |
Admissions regulations amended. |
Master of Urban Planning (Professional) |
18 Dec 2023 |
Creative Arts and Industries |
Amends the Schedule. |
Postgraduate Certificate in Music |
18 Dec 2023 |
Creative Arts and Industries |
Admissions regulations amended. |
Postgraduate Diploma in Music |
18 Dec 2023 |
Creative Arts and Industries |
Admissions regulations amended. |
Graduate Diploma in Education |
18 Dec 2023 |
Education and Social Work |
Amends the Admission regulations. |
Bachelor of Global Studies |
18 Dec 2023 |
Interfaculty |
Dormant courses removed. |
Bachelor of Laws |
18 Dec 2023 |
Law |
Schedule amended. |
Master of Intellectual Property |
18 Dec 2023 |
Law |
Amends the Schedule. |
Master of Laws |
18 Dec 2023 |
Law |
Amends the Schedule. |
Master of Legal Studies |
18 Dec 2023 |
Law |
Amends the Schedule. |
Various |
18 Dec 2023 |
Law |
Dormant courses removed. |
Master of Health Sciences |
18 Dec 2023 |
Medical and Health Sciences |
Amends the Schedule. |
Master of Nursing Practice |
18 Dec 2023 |
Medical and Health Sciences |
Admissions suspended. |
Master of Stroke Care |
18 Dec 2023 |
Medical and Health Sciences |
Transfer regulations amended. |
Postgraduate Diploma in Health Sciences |
18 Dec 2023 |
Medical and Health Sciences |
Schedule amended. |
Various |
18 Dec 2023 |
Medical and Health Sciences |
Dormant courses removed. |
Bachelor of Science |
18 Dec 2023 |
Science |
Requirements for the Environmental Physics major amended. |
Master of Science |
18 Dec 2023 |
Science |
Optometry admissions suspended. |
Postgraduate Diploma in Science |
18 Dec 2023 |
Science |
Optometry admissions suspended. |
Various |
18 Dec 2023 |
Science |
Dormant courses removed. |
Enrolment and Programme Regulations |
12 Dec 2023 |
n/a |
Amends Refund or Credit of Fees and Changes to Current Enrolment. |
General Regulations – Masters Degrees |
12 Dec 2023 |
n/a |
Amends Duration of Enrolment. |
Master of Biotechnology |
8 Nov 2023 |
Science |
Adds a fully taught specialisation. |
Master of Science |
6 Nov 2023 |
Science |
Amends the Admission regulations and the Optometry specialisation. |
Changes to Courses
Changes to the following courses have been approved to take effect from 1 January 2024.
Course Code |
Course Title |
Date |
Faculty |
Notes |
MĀORI 304 |
Kaupapa Hōu: Special Topic |
28 Mar 2024 |
Arts |
Title changed to Kaupapa Hōu: Special Topic: Kaupapa Māori Research Methodologies; prescription and prerequisite added. |
FRENCH 791 |
Dissertation |
28 Mar 2024 |
Arts |
A/B split added. |
DESIGN 223 |
Special Topic: Game Design |
28 Mar 2024 |
Creative Arts and Industries |
Title changed to Design; prescription amended. |
DESIGN 224 |
Special Topic: Visual Communication |
28 Mar 2024 |
Creative Arts and Industries |
Course added. |
DESIGN 231 |
The Future of Work and Play |
28 Mar 2024 |
Creative Arts and Industries |
Corequisite amended. |
DESIGN 232 |
Smart Homes and Cities |
28 Mar 2024 |
Creative Arts and Industries |
Corequisite amended. |
DESIGN 240 |
Designing with Data |
28 Mar 2024 |
Creative Arts and Industries |
Corequisite amended. |
DESIGN 241 |
Designing Mixed Realities |
28 Mar 2024 |
Creative Arts and Industries |
Corequisite amended. |
DESIGN 242 |
Design and Autonomous Technology |
28 Mar 2024 |
Creative Arts and Industries |
Corequisite amended. |
DESIGN 243 |
Design and Assistive Technologies |
28 Mar 2024 |
Creative Arts and Industries |
Corequisite amended. |
FINEARTS 320 |
Creative Practice Research Methodologies |
28 Mar 2024 |
Creative Arts and Industries |
Title changed to Creative Methods for Studio Practice; prescription amended. |
ENGGEN 784 |
Capstone Project |
28 Mar 2024 |
Engineering |
Course added. |
LAWGENRL 400 |
Directed Study |
28 Mar 2024 |
Law |
Course added. |
LAWGENRL 416 |
Directed Study |
28 Mar 2024 |
Law |
Course added. |
LAWGENRL 713 |
Special Topic: Selected Issues in Family Law |
28 Mar 2024 |
Law |
Title changed to Selected Issues in Family Law. |
LAWGENRL 714 |
Special Topic: Restorative and Therapeutic Justice |
28 Mar 2024 |
Law |
Title changed to Restorative and Therapeutic Justice. |
LAWGENRL 724 |
Special Topic: Miscarriage of Justice |
28 Mar 2024 |
Law |
Title changed to Miscarriage of Justice. |
Various |
Various |
28 Mar 2024 |
Law |
Dormant courses and courses with inappropriate points multiples removed. |
HLTHSCI 705 |
Mental Health and Addiction for Health Professionals |
28 Mar 2024 |
Medical and Health Sciences |
Restriction amended. |
NURSING 773 |
Advanced Assessment and Clinical Reasoning |
28 Mar 2024 |
Medical and Health Sciences |
Prescription amended. |
POPLHLTH 777 |
Ethics and Societal Approaches to Death |
28 Mar 2024 |
Medical and Health Sciences |
Title changed to Ethics, Culture and Societal Approaches to Death and Dying. |
POPLPRAC 711 |
Health Promotion in Pacific Community Development |
28 Mar 2024 |
Medical and Health Sciences |
Course deleted. |
POPLPRAC 761 |
Mental Health in Old Age |
28 Mar 2024 |
Medical and Health Sciences |
Course reinstated. |
COMPSCI 711 |
Parallel and Distributed Computing |
28 Mar 2024 |
Science |
Prescription amended, prerequisites removed. |
PHYSICS 786 |
BAdvSci(Hons) Dissertation in Physics |
28 Mar 2024 |
Science |
A/B split added. |
Various |
Various |
28 Mar 2024 | Science |
Dormant courses removed. |
| PSYCH 763 | Portfolio of Professional Practice Reports | 13 Feb 2024 | Science | Single-semester option added. |
| ANTHRO 747 | Special Topic | 8 Jan 2024 | Arts | Title changed to Special Topic: Doing Biocultural Research. |
| POLITICS 708 | War and Peace: Theorising International Relations | 8 Jan 2024 | Arts | Title changed to Theorising International Relations. |
HISTORY 259 |
Special Topic: Healers, Sorcerers and Astrologers c.300-900 |
18 Dec 2023 |
Arts |
Title changed to Special Topic. |
HISTORY 359 |
Special Topic: Healers, Sorcerers and Astrologers c.300-900 |
18 Dec 2023 |
Arts |
Title changed to Special Topic; prescription amended. |
HISTORY 721 |
Special Topic: Māori History in Focus |
18 Dec 2023 |
Arts |
Title changed to Special Topic; prescription amended. |
PACIFIC 705 |
Special Topic: Pacific History 1880-1980: Islanders, Empires and the World |
18 Dec 2023 |
Arts |
Title changed to Special Topic; prescription removed. |
Various |
Various |
18 Dec 2023 |
Arts |
Dormant courses removed. |
Various |
Various |
18 Dec 2023 |
Business and Economics |
Dormant courses removed. |
EDPROF 759 |
Investigating Mentoring Practice |
18 Dec 2023 |
Education and Social Work |
Prerequisite removed. |
CIVIL 756 |
Capstone Project |
18 Dec 2023 |
Engineering |
Prerequisite amended. |
LAWGENRL 418 |
Community Law Internship |
18 Dec 2023 |
Law |
Replaced with 15-point version. |
LAWGENRL 453 |
Special Topic: Privacy Law |
18 Dec 2023 |
Law |
Title changed to Privacy Law. |
LAWGENRL 459 |
Special Topic: Race and the Law |
18 Dec 2023 |
Law |
Title changed to Race and the Law; prerequisite amended. |
LAWGENRL 460 |
Special Topic: International Mooting |
18 Dec 2023 |
Law |
Title changed to International Mooting. |
LAWGENRL 464 |
Introduction to Common Law |
18 Dec 2023 |
Law |
Replaced with 15-point version. |
LAWPUBL 407 |
Special Topic: Advanced Employment Law |
18 Dec 2023 |
Law |
Title changed to Advanced Employment Law; restriction amended. |
LAWPUBL 477 |
Comparative Indigenous Law Topics |
18 Dec 2023 |
Law |
Replaced with 15-point version. |
MEDIMAGE 717 |
Ultrasound Imaging Technology |
18 Dec 2023 |
Medical and Health Sciences |
Amends the prescription and removes the prerequisite. |
MEDIMAGE 724 |
Ultrasound Assessment of Heart Disease 1 |
18 Dec 2023 |
Medical and Health Sciences |
Course added. |
MEDIMAGE 725 |
Cardiac Pathophysiology |
18 Dec 2023 |
Medical and Health Sciences |
Course added. |
Various |
Various |
18 Dec 2023 |
Medical and Health Sciences |
Dormant courses removed. |
MATHS 326 |
Combinatorics |
18 Dec 2023 |
Science |
Prerequisite amended. |
PSYCH 744 |
Experimental Design and Quantitative Methods for Psychology |
18 Dec 2023 |
Science |
Prerequisite amended. |
STATS 369 |
Data Science Practice |
18 Dec 2023 |
Science |
Prerequisite amended. |
INFOSYS 303 |
Solutions Architecture |
8 Dec 2023 |
Business and Economics |
Prerequisite amended. |
NURSING 783 |
Special Topic |
17 Nov 2023 |
Medical and Health Sciences |
Title changed to Special Topic: Pae Ora; prescription added. |
ARTSGEN 103 |
Ko Wai Tātou? Who Are We? |
10 Nov 2023 |
Arts |
Prescription revised to match ARTSGEN 103G. |
LAWCOMM 730 |
Special Topic |
9 Nov 2023 |
Law |
Title changed to Special Topic: Regulation of International Trade. |
LAWPUBL 744 |
Special Topic: Human Rights and Technology |
9 Nov 2023 |
Law |
Title changed to Special Topic: Freedom of Speech as Constitutional Principle. |
BIOSCI 701 |
Practical Approaches in Genomics |
8 Nov 2023 |
Science |
Amends prescription, NQF level. |
BIOSCI 704 |
Practical Applications of Cell Analysis |
8 Nov 2023 |
Science |
Amends NQF level. |
BIOSCI 761 |
Thesis Proposal |
8 Nov 2023 |
Science |
Changes title to Research Practice; amends prescription, NQF level. |
SCIENT 703 |
Frontiers in Biotechnology |
8 Nov 2023 |
Science |
Amends prescription, NQF level. |
PSYCH 744 |
Experimental Design and Quantitative Methods for Psychology |
3 Nov 2023 |
Science |
Amends the prerequisite. |
MATHS 326 |
Combinatorics |
3 Nov 2023 |
Science |
Amends the prerequisite. |
NURSING 749 |
Special Topic |
1 Nov 2023 |
Medical and Health Sciences |
Title changed to Special Topic: Whānau Ora – Tahi; prescription added. |
NURSPRAC 728 |
Special Topic |
1 Nov 2023 |
Medical and Health Sciences |
Title changed to Special Topic: Frailty in Aged Care Nursing; prescription added. |
Other changes or errata
General changes approved to take effect from 1 January 2024.
Calendar item |
Date |
Faculty |
Notes |
| Key University Dates, University Committee Meeting Dates | 8 Apr 2024 | n/a | Teaching and Learning Quality meeting dates revised. |
| Key University Dates, University Committee Meeting Dates | 4 Apr 2024 | n/a | April APC meeting cancelled. |
| Limitations Schedule B – Limited Entry Courses | 28 Feb 2024 | Science | MARINE 701 limit raised. |
| Enrolment and Programme Regulations | 22 Feb 2024 | n/a | Cross-reference and division title corrected in reg 53f. |
| LAWGENRL 416 Directed Study | 13 Feb 2024 | Law | Entry restored. |
| LAWGENRL 400 Directed Study | 13 Feb 2024 | Law | Entry restored. |
| LAWPUBL 407 Advanced Employment Law | 13 Feb 2024 | Law | Prescription restored. |
| Key University Dates, University Committee Meeting Dates | 30 Jan 2024 | n/a | Libraries and Learning Services meeting times and dates revised. |
| JD | 17 Jan 2024 | Law | Commencement date revised to 1 January 2025. |
| LLB | 9 Jan 2024 | Law | Schedule updated with revised Directed Study course codes. |
| Key University Dates, University Committee Meeting Dates | 18 Dec 2023 | n/a | January APC meeting cancelled. |
| Limitations Schedule A – Limited Entry Programmes | 12 Dec 2023 | Interfaculty | Limit raised for MAI, PGCertAI and PGDipAI. |
| Conferment of Academic Qualifications and Academic Dress Statute | 12 Dec 2023 | n/a | Regalia list updated. |
Limitations Schedule B – Limited Entry Courses |
13 Nov 2023 |
Medical and Health Sciences |
MEDSCI 700, 703, 733 and 743 removed. |
Key University Dates, Closing Dates for Admission |
9 Nov 2023 |
n/a |
Late Year Term dates corrected. |
MEDIMAGE 722 Introduction to Cardiac Ultrasound |
1 Nov 2023 |
Medical and Health Sciences |
Title corrected to Special Topic: Introduction to Cardiac Ultrasound. |
Deadlines for changes to enrolment |
27 Oct 2023 |
n/a |
Deadline corrected for adding/deleting courses for Summer School. |
Limitations Schedule A – Limited Entry Programmes |
27 Oct 2023 |
Interfaculty |
Added MAI, PGCertAI and PGDipAI. |