Utilise your imagination, resourcefulness and intellectual creativity to challenge the status quo.
Our graduates are in demand for their flexible skills, practical outlook and depth of understanding they bring to their roles. Our students learn and apply the power of language, literature, screens, music, movement and performance. In doing so, students develop communication skills, creative and design practices that express ideas, develop concepts and promote services.
Through your study you will develop sector-specific analytical abilities and research experience, well-honed written and verbal communication skills, and a broad perspective on the world and its various cultures.
Our students can work alongside top-rated teachers and internationally respected scholars, across 10 majors:
The School of Arts offers 5 degree programmes:
English at Waikato ranks in the top 200 in the world (QS Rankings 2021)
English at Waikato prepares you for what employers want - a trained mind and the ability to solve problems with words. It will develop your critical thinking skills and appreciation for English, as well as train you to be a creative problem solver in your future career.
Personalised career development support to help you take the next step.
Get extra support with our broad range of scholarships
Specialist teaching facilities, including the acclaimed Dr John Gallagher Concert Chamber.
Looking to up-skill or need a change of direction? Explore our wide range of study options.
The global refugee crisis is being brought to life for New Zealand audiences in a new opera co-written by a former Afghani refugee, which promises to give a voice to the inhumane treatment of refugees worldwide.
The Sargeson Prize launched on 1 April, offering New Zealand’s richest short story prize to local writers, with more than $8000 in prize money available across two categories.
Jared Kane was forced to leave his old profession due to illness, and in the hope of turning a lifelong love of writing into a new career, he started a Master of Professional Writing qualification at the University of Waikato.
He hoped to eventually be in a position where he would be paid to write, finishing his final paper earlier this year and graduating with first class honours in April.
Alexandra Lodge loves telling stories and performing and has done so since she can remember. Being a writer is what she has always wanted to be, even though over the years she has taken a detour as an actor. This week, she proudly graduated from the University of Waikato with a Doctorate in Philosophy.