Subjects and courses

Browse the list of subjects in our Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Communication.

Bachelor of Arts majors

When applying for a Bachelor of Arts, you will choose two majors from a rich and diverse selection of subjects. Find your niche, expand your interests, and begin paving the way to a future you yourself have curated.

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Cultures, Languages and Linguistics

Asian Studies	Chinese
Communication	European Studies
French	German
Japanese	Korean
Linguistics	Spanish
Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)	Academic English Studies and Linguistics

Humanities

Art History	Classical Studies and Ancient History
Drama	English
History	Latin
Logic and Computation	Media and Screen Studies
Philosophy	Theological and Religious Studies

Social Sciences

Anthropology	Criminology
Gender Studies	Politics and International Relations
Sociology

Te Wānanga o Waipapa

Māori Studies

Pacific Studies

Majors from other faculties

The following subjects are taught by other faculties in the University but are available to study as a major in the Bachelor of Arts.

Economics	Education
Employment Relations and Organisation Studies	Geography
Mathematics	Music
Psychology	Statistics

Bachelor of Communication majors

Communication and Social Change

Communication and Technology

Communication in Leadership

Browse classes

You can use our course finder to browse specific classes taught by the Faculty of Arts and search by subject and availability.

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