New Start General NSGEN 47

You'll be introduced to a variety of topics in Humanities, Social Sciences, Education and Social Work, Law and Science. This will help you make the right decision about your future study.

New Start General offers you:

• A programme of weekly lectures, workshops and tutorials
• A choice of locations – City Campus and Tai Tonga Campus, South Auckland in Semesters One and Two, and Tai Tokerau Campus, Whangārei in Semester Two and Summer School
  
• Access to online course resources
• A Saturday Orientation Day
• Mentoring and peer support
• Part-time study over one semester (13 weeks) for Auckland courses 
• Saturday study over eight weeks for the Tai Tokerau course
• Assignments to write and a test to sit
• The Academic Integrity course

The Auckland programme will include an Orientation Day. We will offer you tips on how to manage your studies; a campus tour; an overview of coursework expectations, course information and what happens after New Start. All Auckland students are expected to attend Orientation.

At City Campus and in South Auckland, you'll attend weekly two-hour lectures with University academic staff from various disciplines and faculties, plus workshops and tutorials. At Tai Tokerau Campus there will be eight seven-hour sessions, which include the lectures, workshops and tutorials.

The lectures will introduce you to a new subject area each week, such as Anthropology, Art History, Classics and Ancient History, Comparative Literature, Economics, Education, History, Law, Māori Studies, Media, Film and Television, Philosophy, Politics and International Relations, Psychology, Sociology and test preparation.

Note: Lecture topics and assignments may vary each semester.

To support you during the course, we run a series of study skills workshops. These will help you develop your skills and your understanding of what will be expected of you during your University study. Most workshops run for one to two hours and include:

• Assessing your language skills
• Essay writing skills
• Life on campus
• Managing your New Start studies
• Memory, revision and exam techniques
• Taking notes and reviewing lectures
• Planning your degree studies
• Reading critically
• Test preparation
• Using information technology
• Using the library

You’ll also attend one-hour tutorials for assessed topics. These small-group discussions give you the opportunity to ask about lectures or assignments. Tutorials are normally held a day or two after lecture classes.

You'll complete three assignments, the University's Academic Integrity course and an end-of-course test. These tasks will help prepare you for University studies. To complete the course, you'll need to submit all coursework and sit the test to obtain a final grade, which will be used to assess your application to the University of Auckland.

Having successfully completed your New Start course, you'll be able to:

• Demonstrate the skills necessary for undergraduate study
• Write essays in an appropriate academic style
• Demonstrate study skills and self management
• Demonstrate the ability to critically analyse and evaluate concepts
• Describe and debate issues of importance within at least ten different disciplines
• Make informed decisions, plan an undergraduate course of study and enrol at the University of Auckland

NSGEN 47: The University of Auckland Tai Tokerau Campus, Whangārei
Summer School: Friday 7 January, Saturdays 8 January - 19 February 2022 (subject to change due to staff availabilty)
Closing date for online applications: 3 January 2022

NSGEN 47: The University of Auckland Tai Tonga Campus, South Auckland
Semester One: Mondays and Tuesdays 6-8pm, 28 February–27 June 2022 (subject to change due to staff availability)
Where: Tai Tonga Campus, 6 Osterley Way, Manukau
Closing date for online applications: 21 February 2022

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NSGEN 47: The University of Auckland City Campus
Semester One: Tuesdays and Thursdays 12-2pm, 28 February–27 June 2022 (subject to change due to staff availability)
Where: City Campus
Closing date for online applications: 21 February 2022

NSGEN 47: The University of Auckland City Campus
Semester Two: Tuesdays and Thursdays 6–8pm, 18 July–14 November 2022 (subject to change due to staff availability)
Where: City Campus
Closing date for online applications: 11 July 2022

NSGEN 47: The University of Auckland Tai Tokerau Campus, Whangārei
Semester Two: Saturdays 9am–4pm, 18 July–14 November 2022 (subject to change due to staff availability)
Where: Tai Tokerau Campus, Whangārei
Closing date for online applications: 11 July 2022