Postgraduate

DRRE401
Introduction to Disaster Risk and Resilience
Description
The DRRE401 course provides an introduction to disaster risk and resilience situations, theory and practices. It explores drivers of disaster risk and covers national and international frameworks for disaster risk reduction. The course allows students to undertake natural hazard risk assessments and explore resilience strategies for real life communities in high risk environments (via field trips) and utilises a number of guest lectures from leading international thinkers in this field. The course assumes no background, but progresses to advanced topics throughout the course.
Occurrences
General non-calendar-based 2026
Points
15 points
Prerequisites
Subject to approval of the Programme Director
Restrictions
HAZM401
GEOG401
Wellbeing, Community and Place
Description
This course explores how health and wellbeing are shaped by our natural, built and social environments, in complex and sometimes unexpected ways. We will draw on a range of research to examine the connections between wellbeing, community and place.
Occurrences
Semester Two 2026
Points
30 points
Prerequisites
Entry subject to approval of the Head of Department.
Restrictions
GEOG452
HLTH403
Environmental Health
Description
Environmental health is an integral aspect of the health of a community. Risks to environmental health include pollution, unsafe foods, and infectious diseases, and many of these risks are increasing as a result of growing populations globally, and the effects of climate change. This course provides the foundation for students to understand environmental health.
Occurrences
Semester Two 2026
Semester Two 2026 (Distance)
Points
30 points
Prerequisites
Subject to the approval of the Associate Dean - Academic.
HLTH410
Leading and Motivating People in Healthcare Organizations
Description
This course provides students with a platform to effectively lead, manage, motivate and change Aotearoa | New Zealand health sector organisations and the people who work in them.
Occurrences
Semester Two 2026 (Manawa)
Points
30 points
Prerequisites
Subject to approval of the Associate Dean - Academic.
DATA422
Data Wrangling for Data Science
Description
This course develop students skills in data cleaning and processing, data integration techniques and implementing data wrangling workflows for a real world datasets.
Occurrences
Semester Two 2026
Semester Two 2026 (Distance)
Points
15 points
Prerequisites
Subject to approval of the Head of Department of Mathematics and Statistics.
GISC422
Foundations of Geographic Information Systems
Description
Geographic Information Systems (GIS) provide the tools for gathering, managing, analysing and presenting spatial information in an intuitive and graphical way. This course provides students with an introduction to the fundamental concepts, principles and techniques of GIS.
Occurrences
Semester One 2026
Summer Jan 2026
Points
15 points
Prerequisites
RP: Undergraduate degree or diploma
Restrictions
GEOG205; DIGI205
DATA423
Data Science in Industry
Description
In this course we will address core topics in the application of data science in industry.
Occurrences
Semester One 2026
Semester One 2026 (Distance)
Semester Two 2026
Semester Two 2026 (Distance)
Points
15 points
Prerequisites
Subject to approval of the Head of Department of Mathematics and Statistics.
HLTH430
Motivating Behaviour Change I
Description
This course provides introductory training in motivating behaviour change, including theory, research and practice, with particular emphasis on motivational interviewing.
Occurrences
Semester One 2026 (Manawa)
Points
30 points
Prerequisites
Subject to approval of the Associate Dean - Academic.
POLS442
Policy and Governance in the Pacific and New Zealand
Description
This course provides an advanced introduction to policy making and governance challenges in small states, with a particular focus on New Zealand and the small states of the Pacific. Students will be introduced to Pacific and New Zealand political economy/development/challenges, building on insights into the cultural capital, opportunities and risks (environmental, social and economic) that these communities face. Through regional case studies of policy development and governance and seminars with practitioners and community leaders, students will also have opportunities to gain experience in locally led problem solving.
Occurrences
Semester Two 2026
Semester Two 2026 (Distance)
Points
30 points
Prerequisites
Subject to approval of the Head of Department.
Restrictions
POLS402
STAT448
Big Data
Description
STAT448 is suited to anyone with an interest in data, and how it can be used in decision making. In this course we introduce you to big data and some of the techniques you can use to access, explore and investigate it. Students enrolling in this course should be familiar with statistics and with programming.
Occurrences
Semester One 2026
Semester One 2026 (Distance)
Semester Two 2026
Semester Two 2026 (Distance)
Special non-calendar-based One 2026 (UC Online)
Special non-calendar-based Three 2026 (UC Online)
Points
15 points
Prerequisites
Subject to approval of the Head of School
STAT462
Data Mining
Occurrences
Semester One 2026
Semester One 2026 (Distance)
Semester Two 2026
Semester Two 2026 (Distance)
Special non-calendar-based One 2026 (UC Online)
Special non-calendar-based Four 2026 (UC Online)
Points
15 points
Prerequisites
Subject to approval of the Head of School.
MBAZ601
Accounting for Managers
Description
The generation, analysis and interpretation of financial statements as well as the use of financial information for internal and external decision-making.
Occurrences
Semester One 2026
Semester Two 2026
Points
15 points
Restrictions
ACCT601
MBUS603
Managing People and Performance
Description
To provide an in-depth understanding of managing people and performance that is academically sound and professionally relevant.
Occurrences
Semester One 2026
Points
15 points
Restrictions
MGMT207
MKTG634
Consumer Insights
Description
This course delves into the intricacies of consumer behaviour, and how we can gain insights for marketing strategy and decision making. We uncover how consumers think, make decisions, choose between marketing offerings, consume, and dispose of products and services, and how we might use that information to build marketing strategy, and create pro-social impact within the unique bicultural Aotearoa New Zealand context and beyond.
Occurrences
Semester One 2026
Special non-calendar-based Two 2026 (UC Online)
Points
15 points
Restrictions
MKTG204

Not Offered Courses in 2026

Postgraduate

POLS446
Political Economy of Economic Growth and Development
Description
This course examines the historical major economic, political, and social changes in the world economy in general and a comparative case study focus on East and Southern Asia. Discussion includes factors contributing to increases in economics performance, changes in the form of government, technological change (including industrialization), and episodes of integration and disintegration of the global economy. The course will also survey the impact of colonialism and the development of the nation-state and examines the theoritical approaches to economic development and growth.
Occurrences
Not offered 2026, offered in 2023 , 2024 , 2025
For further information see POLS446 course details
Points
30 points
POLS449
Wicked Problems, Politics, and Justice
Description
POLS449 offers an advanced examination of social policy issues from a comparative context. Students will examine a range of "wicked policy problems" (problems that are complex and hard to solve) and governance issues. Students will learn how and why issues are labelled as particularly challenging, analyse a range of responses that have been labelled as successes and failures, and hear from differently situated people in support or opposition of these responses, to understand and gain lessons for future and continuing policy analysts and decision-makers. Over the semester students will engage with key conceptual, methodological, and theoretical challenges that have sparked research seeking to evaluate, explain, and design effective public policy. Importantly, students will engage with critical literature which unpacks assumptions of wicked problem literature and discussions, challenges mainstream policy approaches, and seeks alternative futures.
Occurrences
Not offered 2026, offered in 2024 , 2025
For further information see POLS449 course details
Points
30 points
MBAZ601
Accounting for Managers
Description
The generation, analysis and interpretation of financial statements as well as the use of financial information for internal and external decision-making.
Occurrences
MBAZ601-26X3 (O)
Special non-calendar-based Three 2026 (UC Online) - Not offered
For further information see MBAZ601 course details
Points
15 points
Restrictions
ACCT601