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Study Abroad and Exchange

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If you are currently studying at Victoria University of Wellington and are interested in doing part of your study at an overseas university, visit Wellington Global Exchange.

What you can study

Victoria University of Wellington offers courses in over 120 subjects. Make the most of your study experience by choosing subjects and courses that are unique to New Zealand and the University:

Choosing your courses

Use the Course Finder to explore the courses available at Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington. You can search for specific courses, or browse all the courses available in a subject area. Once you've entered your search, you can use the filters on the right-hand side to narrow down your results.

Each course has a code that reflects the level of study:

000 Pre-degree courses
100 First-year undergraduate courses
200 Advanced undergraduate courses
300 Advanced undergraduate courses
400 Honours courses and some Master's courses
500 Master's courses
600 PhD courses
800 A few diploma and certificate courses

Courses taken at 200 or 300 levels (second or third year) are often considered suitable for upper-level undergraduate credit transfer.

First Year Abroad

If you're not currently going to university and don't want to commit to a long-term degree, you can still choose to study abroad at Victoria University of Wellington. You can select 3-4 first year (100-level) courses and gain a basic introduction to variety of subjects.

Course and requirements

Enhance your study experience with service and leadership programmes

Enhance your Study Abroad experience by joining one of the University's award-winning extracurricular leadership programmes—it's a great way to boost your CV, broaden your mind and make new friends.

Wellington International Leadership Programme (WILP)

If you're interested in world affairs, global issues, and communicating across cultures then WILP is for you. Step out of your comfort zone, get involved and kickstart an internationally focused career!

Wellington Plus Programme

Wellington Plus Programme is the first of its kind in New Zealand and helps develop leadership, social responsibility and employability skills.

Federico Mascolo

LUISS Guido Carli University, Italy

Politics, Philosophy and Economics

I chose Victoria University of Wellington because of the great feedback I heard from other exchange students, as well as the central location of Wellington, which was a great base to travel all around New Zealand.

My WILP experience

I decided to join the Wellington International Leadership Programme as I saw it as the natural extension of my studies in Politics, Philosophy and Economics. The seminars and events that I participated in were really interesting, with my personal highlight being the seminar on global warming.

As part of my experiential activities I attended MAOR123 as I was really interested in learning more about Māori culture. The most memorable moment was attending a powhiri (Māori welcoming ceremony) and getting to know the history of the University Marae.