Elective courses are listed below, but not all of them are offered every semester, so it’s really important to check with the relevant department first. You also need to find out what the entry requirements are, and how many credits you can gain towards your qualification.

If you’re a Unitec student and you’re studying an undergraduate degree you may be able to take an elective course from another degree programme as part of your qualification.

If you’re not a Unitec student but would like to study a course over a full semester and you meet the admission requirements and pre-requisites you can apply to do the course as a Certificate of Proficiency.

Note: ‘extra electives’ are also referred to as ‘global electives’.

Elective courses on offer (subject to change)

Architecture
Critical Studies 1 (ARCH5311)

Business
Digital Marketing (BSNS6363)
Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) (BSNS7575)
Social Media Marketing (BSNS7474)

Community Studies
Advanced Social Practice Theory (CSTU7923)
Assessment in Social Work (CSTU6231)
Child Protection Studies (CSTU6237)
Disabilities and Mental Health (CSTU6238)
Discourses of Social Practice (CSTU6233)
Fields of Practice (CSTU5163)
Foundations of Social Practice (CSTU5166)
Just Practice (CSTU7926)
Research Methods (CSTU7917)
Ripene Tahi (CSTU5167)
Social Policy (CSTU7914)
Social Practice Practicum 1 (CSTU7922)
Social Practice Practicum 2 (CSTU7924)
Social Practice with Migrant and Refugee Background Communities (CSTU5164)
Talanoa Pasifika (CSTU5168)

Computing and Information Technology
Hardware Fundamentals (ISCG5400)
Introduction to Databases (ISCG5423)
Networking Fundamentals (ISCG5403)
Operating System Fundamentals (ISCG5401)

Construction
Development and Finance (CONS6906)
Industry Project Part 1 (CONS7821)
Industry Project Part 2 (CONS7822)
Measurement and Estimation 1 (CONS6201)
Measurement and Estimation 2 (CONS6202)
People Management (CONS7515)
Planning and Organisation 1 (CONS6401)
Professional Business Management (CONS7820)
Property and Construction Law (CONS5818)
Technical Fundamentals (CONS5504)
Technology 3 (CONS5103)

Education
Advanced Professional Experience (EDUC7007)
Informed Professional Experience (EDUC6007)
Introduction to Professional Experience (EDUC5007)
Teachers as Partners (EDUC5006)

English and Applied Linguistics
Listening & Speaking Academic Skills 1 (EAPL5163)
Listening & Speaking Academic Skills 2 (EAPL5164)
Listening in Academic Contexts (EAPL5151)
Reading & Writing Academic Skills 1 (EAPL5161)
Reading & Writing Academic Skills 2 (EAPL5162)
Reading in Academic Contexts (EAPL5153)
Speaking in Academic Contexts (EAPL5152)
Writing in Academic Contexts (EAPL5154)

Landscape
Life Drawing (LAND6013)
Negotiated Study (Study Tour) (LAND7001)
Plants and Ecology (LAND5050)

Natural Science
Advanced Field Surveying of New Zealand Biota (NSCI7105)
Animal Health and Welfare (NSCI6732)
Anthrozoology (NSCI7103)
Applied Animal Behaviour Science (NSCI7106)
Behavioural Ecology (NSCI6739)
Captive Wild Animal Management (NSCI6738)
Diversity of Life: Animals (NSCI5103)
Diversity of Life: Plants and Fungi (NSCI5101)
Ecological Evaluation and Management (NSCI6745)
Geographic Information Systems (NSCI6743)
Introduction to Animal Behaviour and Welfare (NSCI5702)
Molecular Genetics and Evolution (NSCI6748)
One Health (NSCI7421)
Principles of Ecology (NSCI5731)
Science and Society (NSCI5735)

Performing and Screen Arts
Contextual Studies 1 (PASA5903)