Bachelor of Social Sciences with Honours - BSocSc(Hons)

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Requirements

The Bachelor of Social Sciences with Honours (BSocSc(Hons)) involves two semesters of full-time study, or the equivalent in part-time study. The BSocSc(Hons) comprises 120 points at 500 Level (the equivalent of four internally assessed 500 Level papers) of which at least 30 points must be in research, usually a 30 point disseration or directed study. The BSocSc(Hons) is awarded with classes of honours.

Entry

In general, to be admitted to the BSocSc(Hons) you must have a B grade average in the 300 Level papers of your undergraduate major subject. You need to have majored in the same subject for your undergraduate degree as that in which you intend to enrol at graduate level. In some cases, a substantial undergraduate supporting subject may be sufficient prerequisite.

A number of the graduate subjects/programmes are interdisciplinary in nature, and may accept students with appropriate undergraduate majors in other relevant subjects. Specific admission requirements vary considerably from subject to subject and you should consult the relevant subject/programme graduate adviser to discuss specific criteria.

Subjects Offered for the BSocSc(Hons)

Anthropology, Demography, Economics, Education Studies, Geography (including Tourism Studies*), Health Development and Policy, History, Human Development, Labour Studies (including Industrial Relations and Human Resource Management*), Philosophy, Political Science, Psychology, Public Policy, Resources and Environmental Planning, Social Policy, Social Science Research, Sociology, Tikanga Māori and Women's and Gender Studies.

* The undergraduate subject of Industrial Relations and Human Resource Management (IR & HRM) is an interdisciplinary major of related papers which at graduate level exists as a stream within Labour Studies. Similarly, Tourism Studies is a stream within Geography.

Students should discuss their intended programme with the graduate adviser or other academic staff in each of the departments concerned.