New Zealand

This course explores the various facets of Maori knowledge, including genealogy - cosmic, theogenic and anthropogenic (whakapapa), traditional songs (moteatea), proverbs (whakatauki). The aim is todevelop an understanding of a Maori worldview and a "te ao marama" paradigm through studying Maori epistemology.

This course is an introduction to the basic techniques of real analysis within the context of single-variable calculus. Topics include a review of the real number system and the completeness axiom, limits of sequences and the algebra of limits; limits of functions and the algebra of limits; continuous functions and their algebraic properties; the intermediate value theorem; differentiable functions and the algebra of differentiation; the mean value theorem and Taylor's theorem; the Riemann integral; and the fundamental theorems of calculus.

This course is a genre-based and thematic exploration of New Zealand literature from the early 1900s to the present, and examines how the key cultural encounters that have shaped national identity are variously represented within poetry, drama, the short story, the novel, and creative nonfiction.

This course uses the life and legacy of Mao Zedong (1893-1976) as a way to navigate China’s tumultuous history. Mao is generally acknowledged as a towering figure in Chinese history whose personal legacy and political ideology continue to influence national and world politics today; yet a careful study of China’s 20th-century history reveals the limits and extent of the influence of a “revolutionary” such as Mao Zedong. What was life like for ordinary people? How did transnational flows of migration and culture alter Chinese society? How did women’s lives change as feudal patriarchal family systems began to share authority with the modern nation-state? How did people seek common cause and define life’s meaning? The course gives the context for China’s rise as a new global superpower.

This course introduces students to spoken and written French. It is delivered through two 90-minute sessions per week on campus, blended with an on-line component that uses up-to-date methodology and extensive multimedia materials. It is open to beginners or near beginners.

This course provides a detailed understanding of the role of economic analysis in solving real world environmental problems including pollution, sustainable development, resource scarcity, and climate change. What are environmental problems, what causes them and what can we do about them?

This course offers a cultural approach to social life, focusing on the way we experience the world and taking account of what we see, hear, and consume, and how we communicate. Sociological theory is explored through investigating various cultural media including film, advertizing, art, social media, sports, and video games.

Introduces design practice and tools to develop a user-centered approach to innovation. Students learn about design and, through cycles of empathy, creativity and prototyping, learn to design for innovation.

In this studio course students examine content, context, methodology and the role of critical dialogue in the production of contemporary art. Study is undertaken through a series of studio projects, media workshops, and a programme of gallery visits and guest speakers. Students attend studio to make work independently and develop works based on their personal ideas and skills. It is open to students to decide how to create sophisticated well thought out works of art. Students are instructed to create an IPO (Independent Project Outline) which states students intentions and goals.