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The Personal Programmes of
Study Regulations apply in these regulations. |
| Admission |
| 2. |
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Candidates for the Degree must have |
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(a) |
qualified for the award of
the degree of Bachelor of Media and Creative Technologies of the
University of Waikato or for a qualification considered by the Academic
Board to be equivalent, and |
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(b) |
satisfied the prerequisites for graduate study in the
subject(s) being presented for the Degree, at levels considered
appropriate by the Academic Board. |
| 3. |
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In exceptional circumstances, based on academic merit
and relevant experience, candidates who do not meet the requirements
of section 2 of these regulations may be considered for admission
subject to the completion of any qualifying papers the Academic
Board may prescribe which must be completed either prior to or concurrently. |
| Requirements for the Degree |
| 4. |
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The normal minimum period of enrolment for completion
of the Degree is one year. |
| 5. |
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Candidates must enrol in the Faculty of Arts and Social
Sciences or the School of Māori and Pacific Development and follow
an approved programme of study. |
| 6. |
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Candidates must gain 120 points at 500 level or above. |
| 7. |
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Candidates must complete the compulsory papers prescribed
in the appendix to these regulations. |
| 8. |
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Candidates must gain at least 60 points from one of
the following subjects, including any compulsory papers prescribed
in the relevant subject entry in the University of Waikato Calendar: |
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(a) |
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences subjects |
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Creative Practices |
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Creative Technologies |
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Screen and Media Studies |
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(b) |
School of Māori and Pacific
Development subjects |
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Māori Media and Communication |
| 9. |
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Candidates must include at least 30 points in research,
as prescribed in the relevant subject entry in the University of
Waikato Calendar. |
| 10. |
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Candidates may take up to 30 points from outside the
field of the Degree. |
| 11. |
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The field of the Degree comprises all the subjects listed
in section 7 of these regulations. |
| 12. |
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If a candidate fails a paper or papers (worth not more
than 30 points in total), he or she may repeat the paper or papers
or take an alternative paper or papers with the same total points
value on one occasion only. A candidate who fails a paper or papers
worth more than 30 points in total will not be permitted to proceed
with the Degree. |
| Award of Honours |
| 13. |
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The Degree may be awarded with |
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(a) |
First Class Honours, or |
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(b) |
Second Class Honours (first division), or |
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(c) |
Second Class Honours (second division), or |
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(d) |
Third Class Honours. |
| 14. |
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Except with the approval of the Academic Board, the
level of honours will be calculated on the basis of the grades of
the first 120 points completed by the candidate while enrolled for
the Degree. |
| Variations |
| 15. |
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The Dean or delegated authority may vary or waive these
regulations in individual cases. |
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