Tauranga Boys’ College

Online University (S1)

Course Description Prerequisites

Open to year 12 and 13 secondary school students who:

are over 16 years old at the start of the paper,
have New Zealand citizenship or permanent residency,
have NCEA Level 2 or above endorsed with merit or excellence, and
have approval from Academic Tutor or Deputy Principal (Senior School)

The University of Waikato, Unistart programme, gives students the opportunity to take University papers while at secondary school.

These papers are delivered entirely online and are 100% internally assessed (there is no exam).

Fees-free: The Unistart Programme does not affect fees-free eligibility for full-time study the following year.

You can choose ONE of the following papers:

Subject	Paper code	Paper title
Climate Change	CLIMT101-(NET)	Introduction to Climate Change Science
Computer Science	COMPX101-(NET)	Introduction to Programming
Digital learning	DLRNG100-(NET)	Developing Digital Fluency
Forensic Psychology	CRSCI101-(NET)	Introduction to Security and Crime Science
Health, Sport and Human Performance	CMYHE101-(NET)	Understanding Hauora, Health and Wellbeing
International Languages and Cultures	SPNSH231-(NET)	Intermediate Spanish 1
Language and Literacy Education	WRITE100-NET)	Writing for Academic Success (availability is subject to approval)
Māori and Indigenous Studies	MAORI102-(NET)	He Hīnātore ki te Ao Maori: Introducing the Maori World
Māori Education	MAOED100-(NET)	Huarahi Mātauranga Māori: Historical and Contemporary Approaches to Māori Education
Māori Language/Te Reo Māori	MAORI211-(SEC)	Te Reo Maori: Intermediate 2
Music	MUSIC140-(NET)	Audio Tech: Communication and Creativity
Screen and Media	MEDIA100-(NET)	Understanding Visual Media

NB: You must select an even number of Semester Courses.

Course Overview

Term 1
Supervised, self-managed study.

Term 2
Supervised, self-managed study.

Learning Areas:

Arts, English, Humanities, Languages, Other, Physical Education, Technology, University Papers, Y13 Semester Courses

Contributions and Equipment/Stationery

$75 admin fee paid in full before the course starts.
NB: This course is subsidised by Tauranga Boys College. If the student withdraws at any stage, you a liable for the full cost of the paper ($848).

A laptop that can be used to research, play lectures, and write reports. (A tablet or an iPad is not suitable.)
A set of headphones.