Tauranga Boys’ College

Online University (S2)

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:

Arts and Social Sciences	ARTSC105-(NET)	Language in Context
	ARTSC106-(NET)	Critical Social Science Research: The Crisis of Climate Change
Computer Science	COMPX102-(SEC)	Object-Oriented Programming
Education and Society	EDSOC101-(NET)	The New Zealand Educational Context

Forensic Psychology	FPSYC101-(NET)	Introduction to Forensic and Criminological Psychology
Geography	GEOGY101-(NET)	Sustainable Geographies
Health, Sport and Human Performance	SDCOA101-(NET)	Sport, Culture and Development: Trends and Issues
	HMDEV100-(NET)	Lifespan Development
International Languages and Cultures	SPNSH232-(NET)	Intermediate Spanish 2
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
Music	MUSIC115-(NET)	Composition 1

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:

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

Contributions and Equipment/Stationery

$75 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.