Build your degree
Use our degree builder to better understand what your studies at AUT could look like. Choose from different options and see how you can tailor your studies to your interests.
Choosing a major and two minors is a good choice if you’re particularly passionate about one subject, but also have an interest in two other areas and want to learn more about both throughout your studies.
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Semester 1 | Core CourseAcademic Communication | Core CourseCulture & Society: Partnerships and Reduced Inequalities | Major | Major | Major | Major | ||
| Core CourseCulture & Society: Peace and Justice, Climate Action and Economic World | Core CourseCulture & Society: Sustainability, Health and Wellbeing | Minor 1 | Minor 2 | Minor 1 | Minor 2 | |||
| Semester 2 | Core CourseCulture & Society: Quality Education, Gender Equality and Reduced Poverty | Core CourseKnowledge and Inquiry | Major | Minor 1 | Major | Minor 2 | ||
| Major | Major | Minor 1 | Minor 2 | Work Integrated Learning Read more | ||||
| Year 1 | |||
| Semester 1 | |||
| Core CourseAcademic Communication | Core CourseCulture & Society: Partnerships and Reduced Inequalities | Core CourseCulture & Society: Peace and Justice, Climate Action and Economic World | Core CourseCulture & Society: Sustainability, Health and Wellbeing |
| Core CourseCulture & Society: Peace and Justice, Climate Action and Economic World | Core CourseCulture & Society: Sustainability, Health and Wellbeing | ||
| Semester 2 | |||
| Core CourseCulture & Society: Quality Education, Gender Equality and Reduced Poverty | Core CourseKnowledge and Inquiry | Major | Major |
| Major | Major | ||
| Year 2 | |||
| Semester 1 | |||
| Major | Major | Minor 1 | Minor 2 |
| Minor 1 | Minor 2 | ||
| Semester 2 | |||
| Major | Minor 1 | Minor 1 | Minor 2 |
| Minor 1 | Minor 2 | ||
| Year 3 | |||
| Semester 1 | |||
| Major | Major | Minor 1 | Minor 2 |
| Minor 1 | Minor 2 | ||
| Semester 2 | |||
| Major | Minor 2 | Work Integrated Learning Read more | |
| Work Integrated Learning Read more | |||
*The Psychology major is bigger than the other Bachelor of Arts majors and makes up half of your degree (180 points). Depending on which subjects you choose to combine with your Psychology major, it may take you a little longer to complete your degree.
The chart above is for guidance only. It’s designed to give you an idea of how you can complement your degree with other subjects you’re interested in. It doesn't enrol you in any courses. You may not necessarily study your chosen subjects in the order outlined above. You will see the courses you study each semester after you’ve accepted your offer of place to study at AUT, and start enrolling in courses and classes.
Subjects and courses offered each year may vary, and it’s a good idea to talk to your faculty about your chosen study path.
Choose one of:
- ENGL502 Reading New Zealand
- ENGL503 A Pacific Reader
- JAPA511 Speak Japanese I
- MAOR505 Te Mānutanga Beginners Māori Language 1
- MAOR506 Te Ekenga Waka Beginners Māori Language 2
- NZSL502 Deaf Community and Culture I
- NZSL510 New Zealand Sign Language I
- NZSL520 New Zealand Sign Language II
- SPAN501 Spanish 1A
- SPAN502 Spanish 1B
Choose one of:
- CRIM580 Criminology and Criminal Justice
- EVNT500 Introduction to Event Management
- HIST500 Introduction to New Zealand History
- HIST501 The Holocaust: Its Causes, Character, and Legacy
- PSYC580 Introduction to Psychology A
- SOSC582 Social Thinking
- SOSC583 Social Institutions
- SOSC585 Climate Action
- TOUR511 Global Issues in Tourism
Choose one of:
- FOOD501 Food and the Senses
- CLSY513 Organisation and Human Behaviour Perspectives
- HOSP509 Hospitality Social Enterprise
- TOUR512 Tourism and Sustainability
For this core course you could study one of:
Choose one of:
- DIGD507 Mahitahi | Collaborative Practices
- SCIE504 Science and Society
And choose one natural sciences course
- ASTR500 Introductory Astronomy
- BIOL500 Foundations of Life
- BMED500 Introduction to Biomedical Science
- CHEM500 Chemistry in Our World
- CHEM501 Principles of Chemistry#
- CHEM502 Biological and Solution Chemistry
- CONS500 Biodiversity
- EASC500 Our Dynamic Earth
- ENVS502 Environmental Science Skills
- ENVS503 Our Total Environment
- FOOD502 Food Science
- FOOD503 Food Technology
- GESC500 Mapping Our Environment
- HEAL505 Human Anatomy and Physiology
- HEAL507 Health and Environment
- MAOH501 Hauora Māori and Environment
- MASC500 Introduction to Marine Science
- MASC501 Marine Science Techniques
- MELS501 Histology and Cytology
- MICR501 Microbial Life
- PHYS501 Physics for Scientists and Engineers
- SOSC585 Climate Action
And one mathematical and computer sciences course
- COMP500 Programming Concepts and Techniques*
- COMP503 Object Oriented Programming*
- MATH502 Algebra and Discrete Mathematics
- MATH504 Introductory Mathematics for Science
- MATH505 Algebra and Calculus I
- STAT500 Applied Statistics
- STAT502 Introductory Probability and Statistics
*Only available to students in the Analytics and Mathematical Modelling and Computation majors
#Please note that this course is designed for students with chemistry knowledge from high school. If you're unsure about your level of knowledge, you can take an optional pre-test here.
And one course from either the natural sciences or mathematical and computer science courses above.
Complete the following course:
- SCIE606 Vision Mātauranga: Science Practice in Aotearoa
And one of:
- CHEM604 Instrumental Analysis
- SCIE600 Scientific Inquiry
In Year 3, you complete a project in an area related to your major. This project gives you an important competitive edge for your career, and is good preparation for postgraduate study.
Courses you complete for this project:
- SCIE707 Science Capstone Project A
- SCIE708 Science Capstone Project B
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Ready for the next step?
If you like what you see in this plan, don’t forget to apply to study at AUT or, if you’re already an AUT student, enrol in your courses and classes