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5476

ARCHGEN 741

: Special Topic: Architectural Project Management
2020 Semester Two (1205)
Examines the theory and practice of managing a building construction project. Explores advanced models of project organisation, procurement, construction contracts, time and cost management and efficient delivery methods.
Subject: Architecture General
Restriction: ARCHGEN 740, 742-745

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5477

ARCHGEN 742

: Special Topic: Timber Technology
2020 Semester Two (1205)
Students will build a small building (a shelter) in a group, and then design a second shelter, through concept plans, developed design plans and a scale model.
Subject: Architecture General
Restriction: ARCHGEN 740, 741, 743-745

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5478

ARCHGEN 743

: Special Topic: Documenting the Intangible
2020 Semester One (1203)
Examines how architectural drawing conventions can communicate the intangible, including through drawing at the scale of 1:1.
Subject: Architecture General
Restriction: ARCHGEN 740-742, 744, 745

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5479

ARCHGEN 744

: Special Topic: Marking Time
2020 Semester Two (1205)
Explores the idea that not only are materials active entities that have agency in making processes, but also that they can contribute to the installation of different narrative layers. The seminar involves many forms of fabrication with different materials as a method of investigation.
Subject: Architecture General
Restriction: ARCHGEN 740-743, 745

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5480

ARCHHTC 700

: Pacific Architecture
2024 Semester One (1243)
Examines architectural history and practice in the Pacific region from ancient sites to the present day. Explores design from all periods, with a view to informing future design through consideration of climate, culture, society, materials and economics.
Subject: Architectural History, Theory
No pre-requisites or restrictions

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5481

ARTHIST 217

: Contemporary Pacific Art
2021 Semester Two (1215)
Focuses on work by contemporary Pacific artists, exploring the ways that they translate indigenous knowledge and urban experiences into gallery forms such as painting, installation, performance, film and video making. Themes such as migration and diaspora, language and memory, notions of homelands and return, and the creation of complex cultural identities will be explored.
Subject: Art History
Prerequisite: 15 points at Stage I in Art History and 30 points passed
Restriction: ARTHIST 317

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5482

ARTHIST 700A

: Participation, Collaboration, and Photography
2021 Semester One (1213)
Explores a range of increasingly prevalent artistic practice grounded in artistic collaboration and audience participation that are typically mediated though photographic documentation. Considering work by artists such as Thomas Hirschhorn, Tania Bruguera, and Sophie Calle, this course covers topics such as relational aesthetics, site-specificity and pedagogical interventions into public space.
Subject: Art History
To complete this course students must enrol in ARTHIST 700 A and B, or ARTHIST 700

Outline is not available yet

5483

ARTHIST 700A

: Participation, Collaboration, and Photography
2020 Semester One (1203)
Explores a range of increasingly prevalent artistic practice grounded in artistic collaboration and audience participation that are typically mediated though photographic documentation. Considering work by artists such as Thomas Hirschhorn, Tania Bruguera, and Sophie Calle, this course covers topics such as relational aesthetics, site-specificity and pedagogical interventions into public space.
Subject: Art History
To complete this course students must enrol in ARTHIST 700 A and B, or ARTHIST 700

Outline is not available yet

5484

ARTHIST 700B

: Participation, Collaboration, and Photography
2021 Semester Two (1215)
Explores a range of increasingly prevalent artistic practice grounded in artistic collaboration and audience participation that are typically mediated though photographic documentation. Considering work by artists such as Thomas Hirschhorn, Tania Bruguera, and Sophie Calle, this course covers topics such as relational aesthetics, site-specificity and pedagogical interventions into public space.
Subject: Art History
To complete this course students must enrol in ARTHIST 700 A and B, or ARTHIST 700

Outline is not available yet

5485

ARTHIST 700B

: Participation, Collaboration, and Photography
2020 Semester Two (1205)
Explores a range of increasingly prevalent artistic practice grounded in artistic collaboration and audience participation that are typically mediated though photographic documentation. Considering work by artists such as Thomas Hirschhorn, Tania Bruguera, and Sophie Calle, this course covers topics such as relational aesthetics, site-specificity and pedagogical interventions into public space.
Subject: Art History
To complete this course students must enrol in ARTHIST 700 A and B, or ARTHIST 700

Outline is not available yet

5486

ARTHIST 701B

: Art for the City and the Court
2022 Semester Two (1225)
Examines the production, patronage and display of art and its function within the political, religious and social frameworks of the early modern court and the city. It focuses on Amsterdam and The Hague in the Dutch Republic and London as the epicentre of the Stuart court. The full panoply of visual and material culture are discussed including painting, sculpture, tapestries, clothing, jewellery and interior decoration.
Subject: Art History
To complete this course students must enrol in ARTHIST 701 A and B, or ARTHIST 701
5487

ARTHIST 726

: Special Study
2024 Semester One (1243)
Directed study on a topic or topics approved by the Academic Head.
Subject: Art History
No pre-requisites or restrictions

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5488

ARTHIST 730A

: Exploring Pacific Art
2021 Semester One (1213)
Focuses on a range of Māori and Pacific art forms. Themes dealt with include indigenous and migrant voices, memory and notions of belonging, popular culture and its interface with gallery practices, and stereotypes and representation. These topics will be discussed alongside relevant Māori and Pacific writers and theorists, including Ngahuia Te Awekotuku, Albert Wendt and Epeli Hau’ofa.
Subject: Art History
Restriction: ARTHIST 732, 736 To complete this course students must enrol in ARTHIST 730 A and B, or ARTHIST 730

Outline is not available yet

5489

ARTHIST 730B

: Exploring Pacific Art
2021 Semester Two (1215)
Focuses on a range of Māori and Pacific art forms. Themes dealt with include indigenous and migrant voices, memory and notions of belonging, popular culture and its interface with gallery practices, and stereotypes and representation. These topics will be discussed alongside relevant Māori and Pacific writers and theorists, including Ngahuia Te Awekotuku, Albert Wendt and Epeli Hau’ofa.
Subject: Art History
Restriction: ARTHIST 732, 736 To complete this course students must enrol in ARTHIST 730 A and B, or ARTHIST 730

Outline is not available yet

5490

ARTHIST 730B

: Exploring Pacific Art
2020 Semester Two (1205)
Focuses on a range of Māori and Pacific art forms. Themes dealt with include indigenous and migrant voices, memory and notions of belonging, popular culture and its interface with gallery practices, and stereotypes and representation. These topics will be discussed alongside relevant Māori and Pacific writers and theorists, including Ngahuia Te Awekotuku, Albert Wendt and Epeli Hau’ofa.
Subject: Art History
Restriction: ARTHIST 732, 736 To complete this course students must enrol in ARTHIST 730 A and B, or ARTHIST 730
5491

ASIAN 708

: Religion in Modern Japanese Society
2020 Semester One (1203)
The aim of this course is to understand the role of religious beliefs, practices, and institutions in modern Japanese society. Topics to be covered include the “invention” of State Shinto and its role in nation-building, the decline of established temple Buddhism, the emergence and impact of new religious movements, and social conflict related to religion-state issues in the postwar period.
Subject: Asian Studies
Restriction: JAPANESE 308

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5492

ASIAN 754

: Special Topic
2021 Semester One (1213)
Subject: Asian Studies
No pre-requisites or restrictions

Outline is not available yet

5493

ASTRO 110

: Introduction to Rocket Science
2024 Semester Two (1245)
An introduction to spaceflight and space technology. Topics include rocketry, orbits, spacecraft design and systems, space-based technologies, space exploration, ethical and legal issues and the present and future scientific, technological and social impacts of spaceflight. No background in physics or mathematics is assumed.
No pre-requisites or restrictions

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5494

AUDIOL 701

: Auditory Neuroscience
2021 Semester One (1213)
The anatomy and physiology of the auditory system, including the central nervous system. Topics include: the anatomy and neuroanatomy of the ear, the role of the middle ear, cochlear mechanics and micromechanics, transduction in the cochlea and vestibular system, responses of the auditory nerve and cochlear homeostasis.
Subject: Audiology
No pre-requisites or restrictions

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5495

BIOMED 850B

: MPhil Thesis
2021 Semester One (1213)
Subject: Biomedical Science
No pre-requisites or restrictions

Outline is not available yet

5496

BIOSCI 100G

: Antarctica: The Frozen Continent
2025 Semester Two (1255)
A general introduction to Antarctica and its environs including the Southern Ocean and the sub-Antarctic islands. Emphasis will be placed on the evolution of Antarctica and how resident plants, animals and micro-organisms have adapted to cope with the extreme environment. Specific topics to be addressed include: the history of Antarctic exploration and its impact on the development of Antarctic science, Antarctic ecosystems, Antarctica as a wilderness region, and the impact of humans including the exploitation of resources and the effects of pollution. This course is suitable for students with both science and non-science backgrounds.
Subject: Biological Sciences
No pre-requisites or restrictions
5497

BIOSCI 100G

: Antarctica: The Frozen Continent
2024 Semester Two (1245)
A general introduction to Antarctica and its environs including the Southern Ocean and the sub-Antarctic islands. Emphasis will be placed on the evolution of Antarctica and how resident plants, animals and micro-organisms have adapted to cope with the extreme environment. Specific topics to be addressed include: the history of Antarctic exploration and its impact on the development of Antarctic science, Antarctic ecosystems, Antarctica as a wilderness region, and the impact of humans including the exploitation of resources and the effects of pollution. This course is suitable for students with both science and non-science backgrounds.
Subject: Biological Sciences
No pre-requisites or restrictions
5498

BIOSCI 100G

: Antarctica: The Frozen Continent
2023 Semester Two (1235)
A general introduction to Antarctica and its environs including the Southern Ocean and the sub-Antarctic islands. Emphasis will be placed on the evolution of Antarctica and how resident plants, animals and micro-organisms have adapted to cope with the extreme environment. Specific topics to be addressed include: the history of Antarctic exploration and its impact on the development of Antarctic science, Antarctic ecosystems, Antarctica as a wilderness region, and the impact of humans including the exploitation of resources and the effects of pollution. This course is suitable for students with both science and non-science backgrounds.
Subject: Biological Sciences
No pre-requisites or restrictions
5499

BIOSCI 100G

: Antarctica: The Frozen Continent
2022 Semester Two (1225)
A general introduction to Antarctica and its environs including the Southern Ocean and the sub-Antarctic islands. Emphasis will be placed on the evolution of Antarctica and how resident plants, animals and micro-organisms have adapted to cope with the extreme environment. Specific topics to be addressed include: the history of Antarctic exploration and its impact on the development of Antarctic science, Antarctic ecosystems, Antarctica as a wilderness region, and the impact of humans including the exploitation of resources and the effects of pollution. This course is suitable for students with both science and non-science backgrounds.
Subject: Biological Sciences
No pre-requisites or restrictions
5500

BIOSCI 108

: Biodiversity: Patterns of Life
2020 Semester One (1203)
Knowledge of biodiversity is fundamental to understanding our world. Students will become familiar with biological diversity and whakapapa beginning with viruses and leading through to microbes, plants, fungi and animals. Defining characteristics of major organismal groupings will be highlighted so as to provide students with an overview of the diversity of life on Earth, and the critical role that maintaining biodiversity has for kaitiakitanga and the future.
Subject: Biological Sciences
No pre-requisites or restrictions

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