Master of Arts
Social Sciences
This programme is designed to extend educational opportunities for graduates from social science disciplines. The range of options creates a very flexible course of study, with a strong research emphasis, focused on social research and the analysis of social policy in the broadest sense, from organisational through to international levels.
WHAT THIS PROGRAMME COVERS
This programme fulfils a growing need for graduates who are able to apply a multidisciplinary approach and strong research skills to a wide range of policy issues at organisational, local body, national and international levels. In the first year, students will complete a minimum of two research methods papers, a multidisciplinary theoretical paper, reading papers and/or electives that relate to their specific area of interest. The degree concludes either with a full year thesis, or a combination of a 60-point dissertation and a 60-point site-specific research project, which is completed while being stationed within an outside organisation.
PAPAERS
- Advanced Social Theory
- Development Theory and Practice
- Policy Research and Evaluation
- Programme Management
- Reading Paper
- Special Topic in the Social Sciences
- Tangata Pasifika: The New Peoples of the Pacific
- Te Rōpū Whakamatua – The Learning Organisation
- Community Research Methods - An Indigenous Perspective
- Qualitative Research Methods and Analysis
- Quantitative Research Methods and Analysis
- Social Research Design and Analysis
CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
Graduates will be especially well placed for positions as:
- Social researchers
- Policy developers
- Market researchers
- Teachers
Successful completion of the programme will enable students to apply for doctoral study, and they will be well placed for academic careers both in New Zealand and internationally.