Updates to the 2025 University of Auckland Calendar
A summary of updates made subsequent to the initial publication of the Calendar. The most recent additions are at the top of each table.
Changes to Regulations
Changes to the following regulations have been approved to take effect from 1 January 2025.
Name of Regulations |
Date |
Faculty |
Notes |
Bachelor of Science |
13 December 2024 |
Science |
Schedule entry for the Geographic Information Science major amended. |
Enrolment and Programme Regulations |
13 December 2024 |
n/a |
Provisions relating to Points, Additions, Deletions, Late Enrolment, Changes to Current Enrolment, Late Deletion, Late Substitution, Withdrawals, and Refund or Credit of Fees amended. |
Enrolment and Programme Regulations |
13 December 2024 |
n/a |
Academic Standing provisions amended. |
Examination Regulations |
13 December 2024 |
n/a |
Deadline for reconsideration application amended. |
General Education Regulations |
6 December 2024 |
various |
Bachelor of Communication conjoints added to the relevant Faculty Schedules. |
Bachelor of Education (Teaching) |
6 December 2024 |
Education and Social Work |
Primary specialisation restored as suspended. |
| Bachelor of Medical Imaging (Honours) | 22 November 2024 | Medical and Health Sciences | Structure and Content clauses and Schedule amended. |
| Bachelor of Optometry | 22 November 2024 | Medical and Health Sciences | Structure and Content clauses and Schedule amended. |
| Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery | 22 November 2024 | Medical and Health Sciences | Structure and Content clauses amended. |
Bachelor of Laws |
18 November 2024 |
Law |
Schedule amended. |
Master of Commerce |
18 November 2024 |
Business and Economics |
Schedule amended. |
Bachelor of Science |
18 November 2024 |
Science |
Deleted courses removed from schedule. |
Bachelor of Science (Honours) |
18 November 2024 |
Science |
Deleted courses removed from schedule. |
Master of Arts |
18 November 2024 |
Arts |
Specialisations suspended. |
Postgraduate Diploma in Health Sciences |
18 November 2024 |
Medical and Health Sciences |
Specialisations suspended. |
Bachelor of Science |
18 November 2024 |
Science |
Environmental Physics specialisation suspended. |
Bachelor of Advanced Science (Honours) |
18 November 2024 |
Science |
Programme suspended. |
Bachelor of Biomedical Science (Hons) |
18 November 2024 |
Medical and Health Sciences |
Schedule amended. |
Bachelor of Science (Hons) |
18 November 2024 |
Science |
Schedule amended. |
Master of Science |
18 November 2024 |
Science |
Schedule amended. |
Master of Health Sciences |
18 November 2024 |
Medical and Health Sciences |
Schedule amended. |
Master of Biomedical Science |
18 November 2024 |
Medical and Health Sciences |
Schedule amended. |
Postgraduate Diploma in Science |
18 November 2024 |
Science |
Schedule amended. |
Admission Regulations |
18 November 2024 |
n/a |
Early Programme Entry provisions added. |
Postgraduate programme regulations |
18 November 2024 |
All faculties |
Admissions provisions and delegated authorities revised throughout the range of postgraduate programmes. |
Changes to Courses
Changes to the following courses have been approved to take effect from 1 January 2025.
Course Code |
Course Title |
Date |
Faculty |
Notes |
URBPLAN 715 |
Urban Planning Research Dissertation |
13 December 2024 |
Creative Arts and Industries |
Course restored. |
URBPLAN 713 |
Shelter |
13 December 2024 |
Creative Arts and Industries |
Course restored. |
URBPLAN 712 |
Sustainable Urbanism |
13 December 2024 |
Creative Arts and Industries |
Course restored. |
WTRSCI 100 |
Waipapa Taumata Rau: Contemporary Science in Aotearoa New Zealand | 6 December 2024 |
Science |
Restriction amended. |
WTRMHS 100 |
Waipapa Taumata Rau: Foundations for effective health practice in Aotearoa | 6 December 2024 |
Medical and Health Sciences |
Restriction amended. |
WTRENG 100 |
Waipapa Taumata Rau: Engineering and design for the built environment in Aotearoa New Zealand | 6 December 2024 |
Engineering |
Restriction amended. |
WTRBUS 100 |
Waipapa Taumata Rau: Exploring the Māori Economy - Business Beyond Profit | 6 December 2024 |
Business and Economics |
Restriction amended. |
WTR 100, 101 |
Waipapa Taumata Rau |
6 December 2024 |
Arts, Education and Social Work |
Restriction amended. |
CIVIL 727 |
Dynamics of Structures in Earthquakes |
6 December 2024 |
Engineering |
Prerequisite and restriction amended. |
GLMI 701 |
Competing Globally |
6 December 2024 |
Business and Economics |
Prescription amended. |
GLMI 702 |
Global Talent Management |
6 December 2024 |
Business and Economics |
Prescription amended. |
GLMI 707 |
Organisational Change |
6 December 2024 |
Business and Economics |
Prescription amended. |
GLMI 708 |
Self-leadership and Professional Growth |
6 December 2024 |
Business and Economics |
Prescription amended. |
GLMI 709 |
New Ventures and Global Connectivity |
6 December 2024 |
Business and Economics |
Prescription amended. |
GLMI 710 |
Leveraging Innovation Ecosystems |
6 December 2024 |
Business and Economics |
Prescription amended. |
GLMI 711 |
Strategic Entrepreneurship in Action |
6 December 2024 |
Business and Economics |
Prescription amended. |
GLMI 712 |
Contemporary Approaches to Innovation and Business Design |
6 December 2024 |
Business and Economics |
Prescription amended. |
ARCHDES 200 |
DESIGN 3 |
6 December 2024 |
Creative Arts and Industries |
Prerequisite amended. |
LAWPUBL 471 |
Special Topic |
6 December 2024 |
Law |
Course added. |
LAW 411 |
Special Topic |
6 December 2024 |
Law |
Course added. |
LAW 410 |
Special Topic |
6 December 2024 |
Law |
Title changed to He Pūtake Tikanga Māori; prescription and prerequisites added. |
LAWHONS 722 |
Medico-legal problems |
6 December 2024 |
Law |
Title changed to Health Law and Policy. |
WTRBUS 100 |
Waipapa Taumata Rau |
5 December 2024 |
Business and Economics |
Title changed to Waipapa Taumata Rau: Exploring the Māori Economy - Business Beyond Profit. |
WTRENG 100 |
Waipapa Taumata Rau |
5 December 2024 |
Engineering |
Title changed to Waipapa Taumata Rau: Engineering and design for the built environment in Aotearoa New Zealand. |
WTRMHS 100 |
Waipapa Taumata Rau |
5 December 2024 |
Medical and Health Sciences |
Title changed to Waipapa Taumata Rau: Foundations for effective health practice in Aotearoa. |
CLINIMAG 402 |
Radiographic Clinical Practice IV |
5 December 2024 |
Medical and Health Sciences |
Title changed to Radiographic Clinical Practice III. |
WTRSCI 100 |
Waipapa Taumata Rau |
5 December 2024 |
Science |
Title changed to Waipapa Taumata Rau: Contemporary Science in Aotearoa New Zealand. |
| COMLAW 303 | Receiverships and Reconstructions | 22 November 2024 | Business and Economics | Prerequisite amended. |
| ECON 201 | Microeconomics Analysis | 22 November 2024 | Business and Economics | Corequisite deleted. |
| ECON 211 | Macroeconomics Analysis | 22 November 2024 | Business and Economics | Corequisite deleted. |
| ECON 221 | Introduction to Econometrics | 22 November 2024 | Business and Economics | Corequisite deleted. |
| FINANCE 707 | Applied Finance Research | 22 November 2024 | Business and Economics | Restriction amended. |
| FINANCE 761 | Portfolio Theory and Investment Analysis | 22 November 2024 | Business and Economics | Prescription amended. |
FINEARTS 236 |
Drawing as Creative Thinking |
18 November 2024 |
Creative Arts and Industries |
Corequisite deleted. |
FINEARTS 205 |
Creative Computing |
18 November 2024 |
Creative Arts and Industries |
Corequisite deleted. |
EARTHSCI 372 |
Engineering Geology |
18 November 2024 |
Science |
Prerequisite deleted. |
LAWGENRL 407 |
Special Topic: Indigenous Peoples, Criminal Law and Justice |
18 November 2024 |
Law |
Restored and title changed to Indigenous Peoples, Criminal Law and Justice. |
EDPROFM 200 |
Te Ao Māori - Te Māhuri |
18 November 2024 |
Education and Social Work |
Prerequisite amended. |
ECON 722 |
Applied Microeconometrics |
18 November 2024 |
Business and Economics |
Prerequisites and restrictions amended. |
MEDSCI 701 |
Special Studies in Medical Scienc |
18 November 2024 |
Medical and Health Sciences |
Course deleted. |
MEDSCI 721 |
Advanced Toxicology |
18 November 2024 |
Medical and Health Sciences |
Course deleted. |
MEDSCI 733 |
Advanced Methods in Cell Physiology |
18 November 2024 |
Medical and Health Sciences |
Course deleted. |
MEDSCI 740 |
Stem Cell Biology and Transgenesis |
18 November 2024 |
Medical and Health Sciences |
Course deleted. |
ECON 723 |
Time Series and Panel Data Econometrics |
18 November 2024 |
Business and Economics |
Prerequisite added. |
PSYCH 754 |
Developmental and Intellectual Disabilities |
18 November 2024 |
Science |
Prescription amended. |
MĀORI 304 |
Kaupapa Hōu: Special Topic: Kaupapa Māori Research Methodologies |
29 October 2024 |
Arts |
Prerequisites amended. |
COMMS 323 |
Digital Communication and Practice |
29 October 2024 |
Arts |
Restriction added. |
DIGIHLTH 704 |
Healthcare Decision Support Systems |
29 October 2024 |
Medical and Health Sciences |
Title changed to Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and prescription amended. |
BUSINESS 112 |
Managing Sustainable Growth 1 |
23 October 2024 |
Business and Economics |
Prerequisites amended. |
BUSINESS 113 |
Managing Sustainable Growth 2 |
23 October 2024 |
Business and Economics |
Prerequisites amended. |
LAWCOMM 733 |
Special Topic: Comparative Corporate Governance |
23 October 2024 |
Law |
Title changed to Special Topic: Shaping the Law in the Tech Driven Era. |
LAWCOMM 778 |
Special Topic: Selected Topics in Tort Law |
23 October 2024 |
Law |
Title changed to Special Topic: Corporate Governance, Social and Environmental Responsibility. |
LAWENVIR 727 |
Special Topic |
23 October 2024 |
Law |
Title changed to Special Topic: Climate Change Law. |
LAWENVIR 728 |
Special Topic |
23 October 2024 |
Law |
Title changed to Special Topic: Global Environmental Law. |
LAWENVIR 741 |
Special Topic |
23 October 2024 |
Law |
Title changed to Special Topic: Sustainability and Natural Resources Law. |
ENGLISH 789 |
Dissertation |
23 October 2024 |
Arts |
A/B split added. |
Other changes or errata
General changes approved to take effect from 1 January 2025.
Calendar item |
Date |
Faculty |
Notes |
| Enrolment and Programme Regulations | 17 January 2025 | n/a | Cross-reference corrected in regulation 9; numbering revised from regulation 52. |
| MNurs programme regulations | 15 January 2025 | Medical and Health Sciences | NURSPRAC electives added for the 120 point Taught Masters. |
| Limitations Schedule A – Limited Entry Programmes | 20 December 2024 | Engineering | MEPM limit raised, International/Domestic split removed. |
| Programme Start Dates, Non-standard programme start dates | 13 December 2024 | Science | Postgraduate Diploma in Science in Speech Science added. |
| BIOENG 741 | 13 December 2024 | Engineering | Prescription included. |
Limitations Schedule A – Limited Entry Programmes |
13 December 2024 |
CAI, MHS |
BAS and MHealthPsych totals corrected. |
Fees Schedule, Part A – All Students |
13 December 2024 |
n/a |
CertFoundSt enrolment fee added for international admissions. |
Fees Schedule, Part A – All Students |
13 December 2024 |
n/a |
Student services fee exemptions added. |
Key University Dates, Semester and Quarter Dates |
13 December 2024 |
n/a |
Dates added for Tai Tokerau, Autumn and Spring graduations. |
| Limitations Schedule B – Limited Entry Courses | 6 December 2024 | Science | Limits increased for TFCBIO and TFCCHEM courses. |
| Limitations Schedule A – Limited Entry Programmes | 6 December 2024 | various | Limits increased and other revisions for the Tertiary Foundation Certificate. |
| Programme Start Dates, Non-standard programme start dates | 5 December 2024 | Education and Social Work | Academic Year Term Graduate Diploma in Teaching entries removed. |
| JD programme regulations | 22 November 2024 | Law | CUAP approval note removed. |
University Committee Meeting Dates |
18 November 2024 |
n/a |
Equity Leadership September meeting cancelled. |
MProfStuds |
18 November 2024 |
Arts |
Faculty removed from programme participants. |
BEd(Tchg) programme regulations |
18 November 2024 |
Education and Social Work |
CUAP approval note removed. |
BSc programme regulations |
31 October 2024 |
Science |
Points requirement for BSc Geography major corrected. |
Fees Schedule C – International Students |
30 October 2024 |
n/a |
International Health and Travel Insurance Fees added. |
Glossary |
30 October 2024 |
n/a |
Definition of Core Courses amended. |
Limitations Schedule B – Limited Entry Courses |
25 October 2024 |
Science |
WINESCI course limit increased. |
BCom/BProp conjoint schedule |
25 October 2024 |
Business and Economics |
Deleted course removed from requirements list. |
BCom programme regulations |
24 October 2024 |
Business and Economics |
Schedule core course points requirement corrected. |
MBChB programme regulations |
24 October 2024 |
Medical and Health Sciences |
Points requirement in Structure and Content corrected. |