Courses - Faculty of Arts
Māori Studies
Stage I
Introduction to Written Māori
An introduction to listening, reading, writing and translation techniques used in the composition, reading and understanding of basic Māori. Designed for students with little or no knowledge of the language, and for those with some fluency wishing to understand simple sentence structure and composition.
Restriction: May not be taken if a more advanced language acquisition course in this subject has previously been passed
Introduction to Spoken Māori
An introduction to spoken Māori for those with no previous knowledge of the language. Concentrates on the acquisition of aural and oral skills, developing the ability to understand and speak Māori.
Restriction: MĀORI 106. May not be taken if a more advanced language acquisition course in this subject has previously been passed
Reo Tuatahi Kōrero 1
The development of skills in speaking, writing and hearing language. This course is intended for students with a good command of Māori. He akoranga rumaki reo Māori tēnei, ka mutu, he akoranga ā-wānanga.
Restriction: MĀORI 103, 106
Te Ao Māori: The Māori World
An introduction to Māori analyses of topics that are often discussed and sometimes controversial, and that continue to shape contemporary life in New Zealand. Topics include aspects of world view, philosophy and social organisation; the Declaration of Independence, the Treaty of Waitangi and European immigration; and contemporary issues including Treaty claims, ownership of the foreshore and seabed and constitutional issues.
Te Taumata Ngaio: Te Reo 1
An introduction to te reo Māori for University of Auckland staff members with little or no previous knowledge of the language. This course concentrates on the acquisition of written, aural, and oral skills, with a particular focus on te reo Māori for professional contexts, developing the ability to understand and speak Māori, with confidence and competence.
Restriction: MĀORI 103, 106. May not be taken if a more advanced language acquisition course in this subject has previously been passed. Available to University of Auckland staff only.
Kapa Haka 1
An introductory course for beginners or others who have only a minimal knowledge of traditional and contemporary Māori performing arts. The course is strongly practical. It will stress the fundamentals of performance and the various social, cultural and political settings that give it meaning.
Stage II
Kaupapa Hōu: Special Topic: Māori Health and Wellbeing
Draws on critical and ecological approaches to examine Māori health and its contribution to understanding the challenges and impacts of poverty, inequality, racism, discrimination, privilege and power for Māori health across Aotearoa. This course covers topics relevant to students who wish to draw upon Māori health in applied settings and research whilst working responsibly with Māori and other indigenous peoples.
Whakatakoto Reo Tuarua / Intermediate Written Māori
Follows on from MĀORI 101. Techniques in listening, reading, writing and translation are further developed.
Prerequisite: MĀORI 101 or 105
Restriction: May not be taken if a more advanced language acquisition course in this subject has previously been passed
Decolonising the Screen in Aotearoa
An in-depth examination of the socio-cultural and political impact of New Zealand films foregrounding Māori, both in front of and especially, behind the camera. The course looks primarily at how Māori filmmakers have used cinema as a means to reassert cultural identity and tino rangatiratanga, from its activist beginnings during the Māori Cultural Renaissance in the 1980s, to the present.
Prerequisite: 60 points at Stage I or approval of Academic Head or nominee
Restriction: MĀORI 303
Intermediate Spoken Māori
Continuing the development of language skills that will facilitate students' own communicative ability.
Prerequisite: MĀORI 103 or 131
Restriction: MĀORI 206. May not be taken if a more advanced language acquisition course in this subject has previously been passed
Reo Tuarua Kōrero II
Kua tārewahia tēnei pepa mo ngā Raukura Kura Kaupapa/Wharekura me ērā kua eke ki te taumata NCEA Level 3. He pepa mō te tauira e makere nei te reo i te arero, he akoranga rumaki reo Māori hoki. This course is for advanced speakers of te reo who have completed kura kaupapa, wharekura or NCEA Level.
Prerequisite: MĀORI 302 or approval by Te Reo Māori Advisor
Te Ao Hurihuri / Te Tiriti o Waitangi
Follows on from MĀORI 130, examining aspects of traditional Māori society that continue to challenge and mould contemporary life in New Zealand. Topics are covered from a Māori perspective and include the Treaty of Waitangi, the role of the churches in colonisation, language loss and revitalisation, the modern protest movements and the influence of the issues raised on Māori-Pākehā relations.
Prerequisite: MĀORI 130 or 60 points passed
Tikanga Ancestral Ways
Examines tikanga (ancestral ways of living) and how these have changed since the arrival of Māori in Aotearoa. Beginning with topics of contemporary interest such as land use, the sea, kinship, gender relations, justice, health and economics, this course will trace the patterns of ancestral life, explore historical debates and reflect upon possible futures.
Prerequisite: 30 points passed
Restriction: MĀORI 396
Māori and the Media / Te Ao Pāho
Examines the interrelationship between Māori and media. The course falls into two main strands: the representation of Māori and te ao Māori across a range of mainstream media, both historic and contemporary, and media made by Māori, for both a general audience and for a Māori audience. The course will draw on theories of political economy, postcolonialism and Kaupapa Māori.
Prerequisite: 30 points passed
Restriction: MĀORI 370
Kapa Haka 2
Examines traditional and contemporary Māori performing arts and covers all aspects of Māori performance including whakaeke (entry), waiata mōteatea, waiata-ā-ringa (action song), poi, haka, whakawātea (exit). There is a strong practical element to the course as well as an analysis of social, cultural and political contexts of the songs and performance.
Prerequisite: MĀORI 190
Stage III
Reo Māori Tuhituhi
Follows on from MĀORI 201. Advances skills and techniques in listening, reading, writing and translation. Examines the preservation of oral traditions including grammatical analysis and practical exercises in transcription and translation.
Prerequisite: MĀORI 201
Reo Māori Kōrero
Ko tēnei te pepa whakaohooho ake i ngā tau ka taha. Ko te whainga, ko te whanake i ngā ture whakatakotoranga o te Reo Māori, mai i ngā tuhinga me ngā kōrero Māori kia pai ai te puta mai o te kōrero. Mai anō hoki i ngā tuhinga Māori, ka atā tirohia te ao o te Māori, te ātaahuatanga o te whakaahuatanga mai o te kōrero i roto i te Reo Māori.
Prerequisite: 15 points from MĀORI 203, 204, 206
Decolonising the Screen in Aotearoa
An in-depth examination of the socio-cultural and political impact of New Zealand films foregrounding Māori, both in front of and especially, behind the camera. The course looks primarily at how Māori filmmakers have used cinema as a means to reassert cultural identity and tino rangatiratanga, from its activist beginnings during the Māori Cultural Renaissance in the 1980s, to the present.
Prerequisite: 60 points at Stage II or approval of Academic Head or nominee
Restriction: MĀORI 202
Kaupapa Hōu: Special Topic: Kaupapa Māori Research Methodologies
Kaupapa Māori research methodologies is grounded within Mātauranga Māori (Māori epistemology), worldviews, and practices. Students will learn how Kaupapa Māori research methodologies is a critical approach to research practices relevant to Māori, drawing upon Mātauranga Māori, incorporates strategies of resistance to ongoing colonialism as a pathway toward tino rangatiratanga (Māori self-determination), whilst focusing on decolonising Western research practices.
Prerequisite: 30 points at Stage II in Māori Studies or MĀORI 233
Mātauranga: Māori Knowledge
Explores the various facets of knowledge. This includes genealogy - cosmic, theogenic and anthropogenic (whakapapa), traditional songs (mōteatea), proverbs (whakataukī). The aim is to help develop an understanding of a Māori world view and a te ao mārama paradigm through studying Māori epistemology.
Prerequisite: 15 points from MĀORI 201, 203, 206 or 30 points at Stage II
Te Ao Hōu / Contemporary Māori Issues
An examination of contemporary issues and debates around Māori identity as indigenous peoples in the twenty-first century. Various aspects of Māori political, cultural, social and economic development in the twenty-first century will be discussed.
Prerequisite: 30 points at Stage II
Mana Taketake / Indigenous Sovereignty and Public Policy
Examines the nature of the claims that indigenous minorities are making and the political strategies that they use to pursue their self-determining agendas in both domestic and international arenas. Concepts of indigenous and human rights, redistributive justice and others are discussed and explored in relation to contemporary demands of some indigenous peoples.
Prerequisite: 30 points at Stage II
Māori and the Media / Te Ao Pāho
Examines the interrelationship between Māori and media. The course falls into two main strands: the representation of Māori and te ao Māori across a range of mainstream media, both historic and contemporary, and media made by Māori, for both a general audience and for a Māori audience. The course will draw on theories of political economy, postcolonialism and Kaupapa Māori.
Prerequisite: 30 points passed at Stage II in any subject
Restriction: MĀORI 271
Kapa Haka 3
Advances the lessons learned in MĀORI 292. The practical aspects of performance remain paramount while the range is extended to cover in much greater depth and detail, ancient waiata, various forms and styles of haka and poi, leading into contemporary song, dance and choral works; analysis of the social, cultural and political issues that have inspired historical and contemporary works.
Prerequisite: MĀORI 292 or approval of Academic Head or nominee
Tikanga: Ancestral Ways
Examines tikanga (ancestral ways of living) and how these have changed since the first arrival of the ancestors of Māori in Aotearoa. Beginning with topics of contemporary interest such as land use, the sea, kinship, gender relations, justice, health and economics, this course will trace the patterns of ancestral life, explore historical debates and reflect upon possible futures.
Prerequisite: 30 points at Stage II
Restriction: MĀORI 233
Postgraduate 700 Level Courses
Reo Māori: Topic in Māori Language
An examination of developments in Māori and Polynesian language description, analysis and preservation over the past 50 years.
Rangatiratanga
A study of a theoretical framework for the analysis of cultural politics between Māori and Pākehā and between Indigenous Peoples and coloniser States, in particular He Whakaputanga o te Rangatiratanga o Nū Tīreni, Te Tiriti o Waitangi and the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
Kaupapa Hōu: Te Ao Māori: Special Topic
To complete this course students must enrol in MĀORI 740 A and B, or MĀORI 740
Ngā Taonga Hanga: Taonga Māori
An extension of skills and research methods in material culture.
Kaupapa Hōu: Special Topic
To complete this course students must enrol in MĀORI 742 A and B, or MĀORI 742
Tōrangapū / Issues in Māori Politics and Policy
An examination of selected issues in public policy and their impact on Māori development.
Whakaora ai Te Reo Māori - Sociolinguistics
The study of language revival and revitalisation strategies for te reo Māori that have been informed by research, especially the work undertaken since the 1970s Māori renaissance.
Kaupapa Motuhake: Special Study in Māori Studies
A directed reading and individual study course under supervision approved by the Academic Head or nominee.
Dissertation - Level 9
To complete this course students must enrol in MĀORI 785 A and B, or MĀORI 785
Research Project - Level 9
Students will design and develop a research project. They will become familiar with relevant methodological and ethical issues as well as designing and carrying out their research project.
To complete this course students must enrol in MĀORI 790 A and B, or MĀORI 790
Dissertation - Level 9
To complete this course students must enrol in MĀORI 792 A and B
Thesis - Level 9
To complete this course students must enrol in MĀORI 796 A and B