Global perspectives in a New Zealand context

The Master of Indigenous Studies positions Mori and Pacific cultures and histories in the global context of indigenous colonial and post-colonial experiences, cultural rights, and self determination.

 

Take your undergraduate degree in Mori Studies, Pacific Studies, or Education to the next level, or get a qualification that underpins your career supporting M?ori and indigenous communities here or overseas.

 

Programmes

• Master of Indigenous Studies
• Postgraduate Diploma in Indigenous Studies
• Postgraduate Certificate in Indigenous Studies

 

Ethical, respectful, culturally appropriate

You’ll learn to debate and negotiate indigenous issues in a persuasive, sophisticated, culturally appropriate, and respectful manner. Explore indigenous perspectives on sustainable development, resource management, governance, language, education, economics, or science.

 

Deepen your understanding of the ethical responsibilities of indigenous research, and conceptualise and articulate your knowledge of indigenous political and cultural relationships.

 

Tailoring your degree

You can choose to complete your qualification with a dissertation, a research project on a topic of your choice, or an internship.

 

Choose the strand that interests you the most, and specialise in a Mori, Pasifika or education topic.

 

Careers

As New Zealand’s Crown–M?ori relations move into a new phase, more people with a deep understanding of m?tauranga M?ori are needed right across the New Zealand government.

 

With a grounding in the political context of Aotearoa and an intimate knowledge of the common issues other indigenous peoples face, you’ll be positioned well for opportunities in government, non-government, and diplomatic organisations—both here and overseas.

 

Or take your experience into the education system, and support tino rangatiratanga in New Zealand’s schools.