Undergraduate study in Transnational Cultures and Creative Practice
What you can study in Transnational Cultures and Creative Practice
As part of your Bachelor of Global Studies majoring in Transnational Cultures and Creative Practice, you can discover and analyse cultural expressions of life in a transnational world.
You'll be able to choose from a range of arts, including architecture, painting, cinema, literature, music and dance. You'll be able to build your own areas of focus within the major.
Structuring your study in Transnational Cultures and Creative Practice
You can choose your courses from those listed in the BGlobalSt schedule for Transnational Cultures and Creative Practice. You must also meet any specific requirements indicated in the schedule.
2021 BGlobalSt schedule for Transnational Cultures and Creative Practice
Courses*
Core courses
Stage I courses
- ANTHRO 106 Global Sound Cultures: Musics, Places and People
- ARCHHTC 102 Modern Architecture and Urbanism
- ARTHIST 115 Global Art Histories
- ECON 151 Understanding the Global Economy
- ECON 152 Principles of Economics
- GLOBAL 101 Global Issues, Sustainable Futures
- HISTORY 103 Global History
- MĀORI 130 Te Ao Māori: The Māori World
- MĀORI 190 Kapa Haka 1
- MUS 188 Making Words Sing: The Art and Soul of Songwriting
- PACIFIC 110 Pacific Music and Dance
- POLITICS 106 Global Politics
- STATS 150 Lies, Damned Lies and Statistics
- URBPLAN 101 Introduction to Urban Planning
Stage II courses
- ANTHRO 202 Music and Identity in World Music Cultures
- ANTHRO 234 Popular Musics of the Pacific
- ARCHHTC 237 Rise of the City
- ARTSHIST 206 South Asian Photography
- ARTHIST 233 The Art of Gender Politics
- COMPLIT 200 World Literatures 1: Life, Death, War, Peace, Love
- COMPLIT 202 Interpreting Folktales
- COMPLIT 206 When East Meets West
- COMPLIT 210 World Literatures 2: Machines and Modernities
- DANCE 200 Dance and Culture
- EUROPEAN 200 Screening Europe
- EUROPEAN 207 European Drama: Greatest Hits
- GENDER 208 Thinking Gender
- GLOBAL 251 Special Topic: Migration in the Americas
- GLOBAL 252 Special Topic: Asian Cities: Growth and Transition
- GLOBAL 277 Study Abroad 2A
- GLOBAL 278 Study Abroad 2B
- GLOBAL 279 Study Abroad 2C
- GLOBAL 280 Study Abroad 2D
- LATINAM 201 Latin American History and Culture Through Film
- MĀORI 292 Kapa Haka 2
- MEDIA 202 Hollywood and its Others
- MEDIA 222 Comics and Visual Narrative
- MUS 243 Music in Society
- PACIFIC 210 Pacific Music and Dance 2
- PHIL 212 Philosophy of the Arts
Stage III courses
- ANTHRO 301 Contemporary Research in Music and Culture
- ANTHRO 329 Music of East Asia: Tradition, Modernity and Globalisation
- ARCHHTC 341 Worlds of Architecture
- ARTHIST 313 South Asian Photography
- ARTHIST 333 The Art of Gender Politics
- COMPLIT 302 When East Meets West
- COMPLIT 303 Interpreting Folktales
- DANCE 302 Dance in Aotearoa New Zealand
- ENGLISH 346 African and Caribbean Literature
- EUROPEAN 300 Screening Europe
- EUROPEAN 307 European Drama: Greatest Hits
- GLOBAL 351: Special Topic: Migration in the Americas
- GLOBAL 352: Special Topic: Asian Cities: Growth and Transition
- GLOBAL 377 Study Abroad 3A
- GLOBAL 378 Study Abroad 3B
- GLOBAL 379 Study Abroad 3C
- GLOBAL 380 Study Abroad 3D
- HUMS 300 Critiquing the museum
- LATINAM 303 Latin American History and Culture through Film
- LATINAM 306 Latin American Icons: The Political Economy of Otherness
- MĀORI 393 Kapa Haka 3
- MEDIA 307 Hollywood and its Others
- MEDIA 327 Comics and Visual Narrative
- MUS 387 The Beatles and Bob Dylan
- PACIFIC 310 Koneseti
- PHIL 332 Philosophy of the Arts
- SOCIOL 213 Ethnicity and Identity
*Not all courses available in every year
Scholarships and awards
Help and advice
Our friendly staff will provide you with advice on planning your degree and enrolling in your courses at Student Hubs.
If you would like to find out more about studying Transnational Cultures and Creative Practice or need degree planning advice, you can book an appointment or contact the Global Studies Student and Programme Adviser, Dr Svetlana Kostrykina (s.kostrykina@auckland.ac.nz).