Regulations for the Degree of Bachelor of Social Sciences (BSocSc)

1. The Personal Programmes of Study Regulations apply in these regulations.

Admission

2. Candidates for the Degree must have qualified for admission to the University of Waikato and met any criteria set out in the Criteria for Admission to Particular Qualifications.

Requirements for the Degree

3. The normal minimum period of enrolment for completion of the Degree is three years.
4. Candidates must enrol in the Division of Arts, Law, Psychology and Social Sciences, the Faculty of Māori and Indigenous Studies, or the Division of Education and follow an approved programme of study.
5. Candidates must gain 360 points at 100, 200, 300, and/or 400 levels, including at least 225 points above 100 level and 75 points above 200 level.
6. Candidates must complete the requirements of a major.
   1. Division of Arts, Law, Psychology and Social Sciences majors
       Anthropology
       Crime Science¹
       Criminology
       Economics
       Environmental Planning
       Geography
       History
       Human Rights
       Law
       Linguistics¹
       Philosophy
       Political Science
       Population Studies
       Psychology
       Screen and Media Studies
       Social Policy
       Sociology
   2. Faculty of Māori and Indigenous Studies majors
       Māori and Indigenous Studies
       Pacific and Indigenous Studies¹
   3. Division of Education majors
       Education and Society
       Human Development
7. To complete the requirements of a single major, candidates must gain 135 points in that major, including at least 105 points above 100 level, of which at least 60 points must be above 200 level. Candidates must also meet any specific requirements prescribed for the major in the relevant subject entry in the Subject Regulations.
8. Candidates completing a single major may also complete a minor by gaining 60 points in any minor subject, including at least 30 points above 100 level. Candidates must also meet any specific requirements prescribed for the minor in the relevant subject entry in the Subject Regulations.
9. Candidates may complete a second major in any undergraduate major.
10. To complete the requirements of a double major, candidates must gain 120 points in each major, including at least 90 points above 100 level, of which at least 45 points must be above 200 level. Candidates must also meet the specific requirements prescribed for each major in the relevant subject entry in the Subject Regulations.
11. A paper completed towards the requirements of a major cannot be counted towards the requirements of another major or a minor.
12. Candidates must also complete at least 105 points from papers listed for the field of the Degree if completing a single major, or at least 120 points from papers listed for the field of the Degree if completing a double major, including:
    1. for candidates enrolled in majors under section 6(a) of these regulations:
       ARTSC111, 15 points from papers specified under the Disciplinary Foundations Subject Regulations, at least 15 points from papers specified in the Cultural Perspectives Subject Regulations, 15 points from List B and at least 15 points from papers as specified in the Work-Integrated Learning Subject Regulations.
    2. for candidates enrolled in majors under section 6(b) of these regulations: MAORI100, MAORI103, one of MAORI203 or MAORI303, at least 15 points from papers as specified in the Work-Integrated Learning Subject Regulations and 45 points from MAORI and PACIS coded papers.
    3. for candidates enrolled in majors under section 6(c) of these regulations: ARTSC111, either EDSOC100 or HMDEV100, EDUCA200, 15 points from List A: Academic Foundations, 15 points from List B and at least 15 points from papers as specified in the Work-Integrated Learning Subject Regulations.
13. Candidates may take up to 120 points from outside the field of the Degree.
14. The field of the Degree comprises all the majors listed in section 6 of these regulations as well as Ethics, Gender and Sexuality Studies, Public Policy.

Conjoint component requirements – Single major only

15. Candidates must gain a minimum 255 points at 100, 200, 300 and 400 levels, including at least 150 points above 100 level and 60 points above 200 level.
16. Candidates must also complete at least 105 points from papers listed for the field of the Degree, as specified in section 12. However, candidates may substitute any of the following papers for any other field of the Degree paper:
    1. for candidates enrolled in the Division of Arts, Law, Psychology and Social Sciences:
       1. 15 points from papers specified in the Disciplinary Foundations Subject Regulations, if the candidate completes the Disciplinary Foundations requirement of their other conjoint component as defined on that page,
       2. 15 points from papers specified in the Cultural Perspectives Subject Regulations, if the candidate completes the Cultural Perspectives requirement of their other conjoint component as defined on that page.
       3. 15 points from papers as specified in the Work-Integrated Learning Subject Regulations, if the candidate completes the Work-Integrated Learning requirement of their other conjoint component as defined on that page.
    2. for candidates enrolled in the Faculty of Māori and Indigenous Studies majors:
       1. MAORI100, if the candidate completes the Disciplinary Foundations requirement of their other conjoint component as defined on that page
       2. 15 points from papers as specified in the Work-Integrated Learning Subject Regulations if the candidate completes the Work-Integrated Learning requirement of their other conjoint component as defined on that page.
    3. for candidates enrolled in the Division of Education majors:
       1. 15 points from List A: Academic Foundations, if the candidate completes the Disciplinary Foundations requirement of their other conjoint component as defined on that page.
       2. EDUCA200, if the candidate completes the Cultural Perspectives requirement of their other conjoint component as defined on that page.
       3. 15 points from papers as specified in the Work-Integrated Learning Subject Regulations, if the candidate completes the Work-Integrated Learning requirement of their other conjoint component as defined on that page.
17. Candidates may take further points from outside the field of the Degree to enhance the coherence of their conjoint programme, with the permission of the Pro Vice-Chancellor of the relevant Division or the Dean of the Faculty of Māori and Indigenous Studies or delegated authority.
18. The field of the Degree is as specified in section 14.

Variations

19. The Pro Vice-Chancellor of the relevant Division or the Dean of the Faculty of Māori and Indigenous Studies or delegated authority may permit more than 120 points to be taken from outside the field of the Degree in individual cases.
20. The Pro Vice-Chancellor of the relevant Division or the Dean of the Faculty of Māori and Indigenous Studies or delegated authority may vary or waive these regulations in individual cases.

Notes:

1. There will be no new intake into this major in 2025.