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At Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington, we offer a wide range of different Psychology subjects at both undergraduate and postgraduate level. Choose a subject to focus on and see what your study options are.

Māori Psychology

  • Undergraduate

This major focuses on the psychological well-being of the Māori community and considers Māori perspectives on a range of psychological issues. This major is designed for students interested in pursuing careers working with Māori or in relevant policy positions.

Choose one of three streams, depending on your interests and work aspirations. The Education stream emphasises applications in education contexts. The Health stream focuses on health settings, and the Te Kawa a Maui stream embeds psychology topics within the broader social, political, and cultural context as it relates to Māori.

Undergraduate degrees

You have a number of options for studying Māori Psychology at undergraduate level. You can choose it as an optional major in the Bachelor of Psychology, Bachelor of Arts, or Bachelor of Science, depending on your desired focus of study.

Graduate qualifications

Example courses

  • Te Ao Hurihuri 1: Te Tiriti—History and transformative education

  • Te Iwi Māori me āna Tikanga/Māori Society and Culture

Postgraduate study

Find out about studying this subject at postgraduate level and what your qualification options are.

Postgraduate Psychology

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