What can you study at Massey University as a Study Abroad or Exchange student
As a Study Abroad or Exchange student you are able to select papers (classes) from any Massey University College or department, for which you have the equivalent pre-requisite background of study. You are not restricted to the normal planning requirements of a bachelor's degree programme, but instead are able to study for example, two Business papers, one Science paper and one Education paper, to suit your home university and personal interest requirements.
The study abroad programme is suitable for students who are not intending to complete a degree programme at Massey, but would like to enrich their home university degree by spending a semester or year at Massey in New Zealand.
How to apply to study abroad
Information on the Rugby Study Abroad programme
Subject areas available at Massey University
Massey University has a wide range of papers offered through our five academic colleges: Business, Creative Arts, Education, Humanities and Social Sciences and Sciences.
Below is a list of subject areas taught at Massey University. Click on an interest area to view a summary of the teaching focus and then select on one of the sub-interest groups to view options available.
- Agriculture and Horticulture
- Animal Studies
- Arts and Humanities
- Aviation
- Business
- Communication, Journalism and Media
- Design
- Engineering, Technology and Construction
- Fine Arts
- Food and Nutrition
- Information Technology and Computing
- Kaupapa Maori
- Land and the Environment
- Languages
- Music
- Nursing and Health
- Sciences
- Social Science and Psychology
- Social Work
- Sport
- Teaching and Education
Search for papers at Massey University
To search through the current list of all papers (classes) taught at Massey University and to check the availability of specific papers at a particular Massey campus, please visit the Study at Massey page and use the keyword search.
Study at Massey - Search for a specific area of interest
New Zealand flavoured papers
Many Study Abroad and exchange students decide to enrich their cultural experience by studying one or more papers with a New Zealand content focus. Examples include New Zealand fauna and flora, Maori language, natural heritage, social policy, environmental issues, Maori performing arts, and literature.
A list of popular New Zealand focused papers can be downloaded below. We have also complied a list of indigenous New Zealand papers which may also be of interest to you during your study at Massey University, as well as a list of papers that give you a better chance to explore New Zealand's fascinating landscape and environment through practical and fieldwork papers.
NZ Indigeous People, History, Society (286 KB)
Explore NZ- Fieldwork papers (1,257 KB)
