Master of Arts – MA

Build on your Honours degree with advanced study and research at the Master's level and become a leader in your field.

Study your specialist subject in detail and take the opportunity to contribute to the world's knowledge in that area. Enhance your critical thinking, communication, and problem-solving abilities and learn to create and assess new ideas.

Working alongside some of New Zealand’s leading academic staff, you'll complete a research thesis of up to 40,000 words and emerge as an expert in your subject with highly developed research skills.

A Master of Arts will give your career prospects a boost and open doors to new opportunities. Be a leader in a humanities or social science field and help make New Zealand a better place.

Duration

If you are doing an MA by thesis you'll normally need to complete it within 3 Trimesters, 1.5 years, or 2 years if you're studying part-time. Master of Arts - start at any time.

Workload

If you are studying full time you can expect a workload of a minimum of 30 hours a week for much of the year. If you can't commit this many hours you should enrol as a part-time student.