Planning your degree
For non-conjoint Bachelor of Global Studies degree use this degree planner
Year 1 Outline:
2. Major. In your first year you should take a total of four stage one courses for your major – this includes all courses required for your major plus others chosen from the schedule of stage one courses listed for the major. You will need to check which semester courses are taught in order to plan successfully.
- Global Environment and Sustainable Development must include:
30 points from ECON 151 or 152 (sem 1 or 2),
GLOBAL 101 (sem 1), HISTORY 103 (sem 1),
POLITICS 106 (sem 2)
- Global Politics and Human Rights must include:
30 points: PHIL 102 (sem 1) or 103 (sem 2) and
ECON 151 or 152 (sem 1 or 2), GLOBAL 101 (sem 1),
HISTORY 103 (sem 1)
- International Relations and Business must include:
GLOBAL 101 (sem 1), HISTORY 103 (sem 1) and
POLITICS 106 (sem 2)
- Transnational Cultures and Creative Practice must include:
GLOBAL 101 (sem 1), HISTORY 103 (sem 1) and
POLITICS 106 (sem 2)
- Language. You should begin your language study in year one and plan to take two language courses in your first year if possible. For Asian and European languages you must complete the Language Ability Declaration (LAD) and enrol in one of the beginner level courses listed in the first instance. You will be placed in a class appropriate to your level. For Māori and Pacific languages completion of the LAD is not necessary. Do not hesitate to seek advice from the relevant language programme if you need to.
Enrol in language courses Complete Language Ability declaration Contact Language Advisers
- General Education
Take one General Education course in your first year. Choose from courses in the following General Education schedules: Open, Arts, Business and Economics The rule for GenEd courses is that you can only choose subjects that you have not already studied or do not plan to study during the course of your degree.
Check General Education schedules
Year 2 Outline:
2. Major. Choose three courses at stage two from the course listings for your major, paying attention to the prerequisites for your desired stage three courses.
3. Language. Complete two further language courses. You are also strongly encouraged to take advantage of opportunities for study or experiential learning overseas.
4. Area. Complete two courses of area study related to your language from the course listings for your area. Three courses are required to complete this component, one of which must be at stage 3.
Year 3 Outline:
2. Major. Choose three courses at stage three from the course listings for your major
3. Area of studies. Choose one stage three course from the course listings for your regional area.
4. General Education. Complete your second GenEd course. 5. Electives. The BGlobalSt allows 30pt of elective study in any subject. Choose two courses either from the major listings or from elsewhere that enhance a component of your BGlobalSt degree. In total, you require 360 points including two General Education courses and two electives. See the degree planner for other requirements.
Note: A student is exempted from 15 points of General Education if they do one or two semesters of 45 points of study or more on a student exchange programme. All Global Studies students are strongly encouraged to go overseas during their degree on exchange, study abroad or experiential learning – or a combination of these!
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Variations to this structure are possible but require the approval of the programme director. If you need help at any time, please contact Global Studies administrator. 
Courses
While planning your degree choose from the course listings for your major listed below, paying attention to the prerequisites for your desired stage three courses.
BGlobalSt Languages
The study of an additional language is an essential component of the Bachelor of Global Studies. You can either choose to study a language that you have not studied before, or if you have prior knowledge of a language, you may be placed in a more advanced class depending on the results of a placement test. In either case, you will need to complete 60 points (or four courses) in one language. If you already have advanced language competency, see the Programme Director for options.
Enrol in language courses Complete Language Ability declaration Contact Language Advisers
BGlobalSt Area Study
Another key part of the Bachelor of Global Studies programme is the study of the region where your chosen language is spoken: Asia, Europe, Latin America, the Pacific, and Māori New Zealand. For the BGlobalSt, you will need to complete 45 points (3 courses) from area studies courses related to the region of your chosen language. The courses for your chosen area of studies are listed in the university calendar.