Partnership programmes

Formal credit arrangements occur when a Bay of Plenty Polytechnic qualification or paper(s) can be credited to a University of Waikato qualification, reducing the time required to complete the higher level qualification.

For information on new arrangements added since the publication of this handbook, please refer to www.uwt.waikato.ac.nz or www.boppoly.ac.nz.

Start and finish your degree in Tauranga

Jointly delivered programmes (Polytechnic Diplomas leading into University Degrees)

Start with the Bay of Plenty Polytechnic New Zealand Diploma in Business (NZDipBus) and pathway directly into one of the following three degrees:

• Bachelor of Business Analysis – Financial (BBA(Fin))
• Bachelor of Management Studies (BMS)
• Bachelor of Tourism (BTour)

Graduates of the Diploma in Social Practice (2000 – 2007) may be eligible to receive up to 225 credits towards the Degree in Social Work).
 

University of Waikato Degrees delivered through the partnership in Tauranga

• Bachelor of Social Sciences (BSocSc)
• Bachelor of Social Work (BSW)
• Bachelor of Teaching (BTchg) - Early Childhood and Primary
• Graduate Diploma of Teaching - Secondary (GradDipT)
• Diploma in Law (PDF, 777kb)

Start in Tauranga and finish in Hamilton

While these degrees cannot be taken in their entirety in Tauranga, papers may be taken in Tauranga that can contribute to an overall degree programme. Papers taken in Tauranga can contribute to other degrees in combination with papers taught at the University’s Hamilton campus or via the Internet.

• Bachelor of Arts (BA)
• Bachelor of Communication Studies (BCS)
• Bachelor of Electronic Commerce (BECom)
• Bachelor of Maori and Pacific Development (BMPD)
• Bachelor of Science (BSc)
• Bachelor of Science (Technology) (BSc(Tech))

Facilities

Classes are taught at the Bongard Centre and Windermere Campus. A range of technology and media, including face-to-face teaching, video conferencing and the internet, are used.

For many classes, video conferencing connects Tauranga classrooms to courses at the University of Waikato Hamilton campus as they are being taught, so students get exactly the same lectures as their Hamilton classmates. Students can interact with their lecturers in Hamilton via video conference link as well as by email and phone.

Other classes are taught face-to-face by Tauranga-based lecturers and tutors, and some Hamilton-based lecturers travel to Tauranga to lecture and tutor. Students have access to the libraries at the University of Waikato in Hamilton and the Bay of Plenty Polytechnic.

A librarian at the Bongard Centre can assist with tutorials and reference questions. Students can access the full range of university library catalogues and electronic databases, and also order books to be delivered from Hamilton.