Explore qualifications, subjects, and courses, including majors in Māori Studies and Kaitiakitanga. Find out who can help you plan and apply.
Our Kaitawaka Māori can provide advice about what to study and how to plan your first-year courses. She can also help you through the application process and connect you with the Māori support network at the University.
Enrolling at Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington is a two step process. First you'll apply for your chosen programme of study (typically a degree and major), and then you'll select the courses for your first year to complete your enrolment.
Te Kawa a Māui specialises in teaching and learning about the Māori and Indigenous worlds. The school offers a range of undergraduate and postgraduate qualifications, subjects, and courses that encompass different aspects of Māoritanga.
Take risks and be indulgent when choosing courses. Going to university is a big change from secondary school so you might as well stray outside your comfort zone and try something new.
Dr Liana McDonald (Ngāti Kuia, Rangitāne o Wairau)
Senior lecturer in Sociology
Get a pre-degree foundation in Māori language, culture, and society, as well as the academic study skills you'll need for degree-level study at university.
Develop an awareness, appreciation and a broad understanding of all things Māori with a BA majoring in Māori Studies.
Gain an in-depth understanding of how Māori manage environmental resources such as land, lakes, forests, and fisheries with a BA in Kaitiakitanga.
Build your ability to make a difference for Māori and boost your career with one of our postgraduate qualifications in Māori or Indigenous Studies.
Gain specialist skills and apply mātauranga Māori to help promote physical activity and wellbeing in Aotearoa New Zealand
We offer a range of programmes for anyone looking to study at university for the first time, further their studies and career, or retrain in a new profession.
Knowing about Te Tiriti and our history as a country is crucial to understanding the future of Aotearoa, and we have a unique opportunity to do that here at Te Herenga Waka.
Luke Fitzmaurice (Te Aupōuri)
Lecturer, Faculty of Law
