University of Auckland

This course examines feature film and the main traditions of film criticism. A series of significant films, from 1915 to the present, are explored in detail. The aim is to develop a historical perspective, an awareness of film-making as an art and an interest in the relationship between films and society, including debates about race, gender, censorship.

This course examines markets for shares, fixed income securities, options and futures; methods of valuing shares, fixed income securities, options, and futures; simple techniques of hedging risk; portfolio diversification; and portfolio evaluation.

This course examines theoretical approaches for understanding the social, material and power (political) dimensions of science and technology, as well as practical approaches for imagining and enacting more ethical, equitable, collaborative and anti-colonial technofutures. Topics studied include: science, technology and social theory; feminist, anti-colonial and post-capitalist approaches to science and technology; translating knowledge to engage public audiences.

This course examines concepts, materials and methods of making that are indigenous to Aotearoa. It explores ways of developing and creating contemporary art in fiber and textile.

Based in the metal and wood workshops, this course will guide students in the exploration of materials and construction processes. 

This course offers students the opportunity to improve their mastery of skills necessary for success in university study, including time and workload management, written communication, note taking, academic writing, successful use of the library, and approaches to research. Students are introduced to university structures, systems, and resources.

This course examines the golden age of English theater, involving a detailed study of a selection of tragedies by Shakespeare and his contemporaries. The theatrical emphasis of the course is intended to help students respond to the plays as theatrical artifacts and not merely as literary texts.

This course examines theories and practices of persuasive communication. It also emphasizes the ethics of persuasive communication, exploring themes such as the difference between persuasion and manipulation, and the relationship between persuasion and power.

This course examines international trade, theory and policy. It will aim to explain patterns of world production and trade and ask if international trade is beneficial. This will be done with the help of models from international trade theory that are important components of the toolkit of contemporary trade economists. It will also explore the phenomena of outsourcing and international mobility of labor (immigration) and capital (Foreign Direct Investment (FDI)). The course will analyze and compare instruments of trade policy and evaluate their impact on domestic and international welfare. Finally, the course will study the world trading system, including the World Trade Organization (WTO) and international trade agreements. 

This course examines visual art spanning from the early modern period to the contemporary. It covers a range of art practices situated within a global context, along with art works produced in Māori and Pacific cultures alongside Indian, Asian, Middle Eastern, European and American traditions.