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Bachelor of Arts with Honours

This course is available

On-Campus

Level of Study

Bachelor's Degree

Duration

1 year

Next start date

Expected Feb 2027

Campus

Main Campus

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Summary

The Bachelor of Arts with Honours or BA(Hons) is for high-achieving Bachelor of Arts students (or those from equivalent degrees) to select from a wide range of subjects in the humanities and social sciences.

UC's BA honours degree is made up of a personalised study programme, which includes elective coursework and a supervised research component.

Subjects and Courses
  • Anthropology
  • Art History
  • Chinese
  • Cinema Studies (as an English major)
  • Classics
  • Cultural Studies
  • Economics
  • Education
  • English
  • European Studies
  • French
  • Geography
  • German
  • History
  • Human Services
  • Japanese
  • Linguistics
  • Māori and Indigenous Studies
  • Mathematics
  • Media and Communication
  • Music
  • Philosophy
  • Political Science and International Relations
  • Russian
  • Sociology
  • Spanish
  • Statistics
  • Te Reo Māori

Entry criteria

To apply for a BA(Hons) you must have qualified for a bachelor's degree, and satisfied the prerequisites for your major subject. Prerequisites vary between departments, but normally good grades in 300-level courses in the subject is required.

If English is not your first language, you are also required to meet UC's Undergraduate language requirements.

See how to provide your English language evidence to UC.

If you need help meeting these requirements, or would like to practise your English skills before studying, UC offers English for Academic Purposes (EAP) language programmes.

For the full entry requirements, see the Regulations for the Bachelor of Arts with Honours or use the admission requirements checker.

How to apply

You can apply online at myUC.

See Admission and enrolment for all information on enrolling at UC.

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