Things to Know When Choosing Papers

Major Subject:

You will specialise in one particular subject for your degree, which is your major subject (unless, of course, you choose a double major!).

Supporting Subject:

In your BA, BEP, BMCT, BSocSc or BTour degree, you must choose a supporting subject. There are no supporting subjects for the BMus or BSW. A supporting subject may compliment your major subject in terms of career direction, or you may choose a supporting subject purely out of interest.

Specialisation:

Within some degrees and majors, you have the option of choosing a specialisation, which is designed to ensure you have a good mastery of a particular subject or area of study.  A specialisation with equip you with the skills and abilities you need to succeed in your chosen career.

Interdisciplinary Major:

An Interdisciplinary Major is a major which consists of subjects from different departments with a common or related focus, for example Industrial Relations and Human Resource Management.

Compulsory papers:

Compulsory papers are papers which you are required to do to complete your degree, major, field specialisation, or supporting subject. Some majors do not have any core papers; others may consist entirely of core papers. The subject pages on the Faculty’s website will advise you which papers are compulsory for your major or supporting subject.

Undergraduate Degree:

This is usually the first qualification you student will study at university, for example, the Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Social Sciences.

Graduate Degree:

Once you have successfully completed a Bachelors degree, you may apply to specialise further in you major subject and proceed to a higher level qualification, such as a one-year Honours degree.

Check your Timetable

Your selection of papers may depend on the timetable. Check the online timetable at http://timetable.waikato.ac.nz/ to ensure there are no clashes between lectures or your programme will not be approved. Tutorial times are normally decided during the first week of lectures and generally start in the second week.

Paper Codes

The code for each paper shows the subject, the level, and the period of teaching. The level is generally determined by the year of study for which you are enrolled, for example, 100 level papers are normally taken in your first year of study; 200 level papers are normally taken in your second year of study; and 300 level papers are normally taken in your third year of study.

Semester Indicators

A = 1st semester (March-June)
B = 2nd semester (July-November)
Y = taught over the full academic year (March-November)
C or D = an atypical teaching period
T = Summer School (commencing November)
S = Summer School (commencing January)
TGA = papers taught in Tauranga
NET = papers taught online
SEC = STAR papers

How to Find a Room

Here is a breakdown of how the University room-numbering system works.

Example: J3.20 General & Applied Linguistics Office

J Block, 3rd Floor, Room Number 20

Subject Advice

If you wish to discuss, or need advice on, aspects of a particular subject, please contact the school directly. Schools also have programme information, including readings, assessments, lectures and outlines for each paper. Contact details for each school can be found within their web-pages.