The University of Waikato at Tauranga

The University has had a campus in Durham Street, Tauranga since 1999. The University also uses library, teaching and computing facilities in the Bay of Plenty Polytechnic’s Bongard Centre.

Students are able to complete the Bachelor of Management Studies, Bachelor of Teaching (Early Childhood) and Bachelor of Teaching (Primary) degrees in Tauranga. In addition, the Bachelor of Tourism degree will be introduced in Tauranga from 2007. Students can also complete the Postgraduate Diploma in Management Studies, the Graduate Diploma of Teaching (Secondary) and the Te Tohu Paetahi programme in Tauranga. Students can also take papers towards Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Liberal Studies and Bachelor of Social Science degrees.

The range of papers taught is not as comprehensive as on the Hamilton campus.

Papers are taught in a variety of ways, including by Tauranga based University of Waikato and Bay of Plenty Polytechnic academic staff and by Hamilton based academic staff teaching by video conference link from Hamilton or by commuting to Tauranga. Students are also able to enrol in web based papers offered from the Hamilton campus.

Some students complete their degrees entirely in Tauranga and some transfer or commute to Hamilton if they want to enrol in papers not available on the Tauranga campus.

A wide variety of Continuing Education courses are also taught in Tauranga.