Mātauranga Toi Māori – Bachelor of Fine Arts with Honours

Massey University

New Zealand, Palmerston North

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Massey University

New Zealand , Palmerston North

Key Facts

Program Level

Bachelor

Study Type

Full Time

Delivery

On Campus

Campuses

Wellington campus

Program Language

English

Start & Deadlines

Next Intake DeadlinesMay-2026

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Duration 4 year(s)

Next Intake May-2026

Mātauranga Toi Māori – Bachelor of Fine Arts with Honours

About

Specialise in Mātauranga Toi Māori for your Bachelor of Fine Arts with Honours at Massey

The four-year Honours degree is an opportunity to extend your mātauranga, hone your skills and push the boundaries of your creative practice. You'll create a larger individual project, or work with other toi Māori creative practitioners in your year group to create a collective or collaborative piece of work.

You'll bring together your specialist knowledge and professional skills to express your unique voice as a toi Māori creative practitioner. You will be guided and directed by leading Māori creative practitioners in your creative discipline. For those wanting to go even further, the fourth year of study with us can be a fast- track into one of the Toi Rauwhārangi Master's programme.

The Mātauranga Toi Māori major enables you to ground your practice within mātauranga Māori as an alternative to some of the other courses within the Fine Arts programme. You will develop the knowledge, skills, values and attitudes necessary to encourage the potential of Mātauranga Toi Māori within the landscape of the creative arts.

Offered as a new major, subjects within this pathway are delivered through a mixed mode of learning including wānanga, noho marae, studio classes and online delivery.

Te Rau Karamu Marae will be your kāinga where you will be nourished by the mahi toi, kōrero tuku iho, karakia, waiata, and manaakitanga. Your experience in these courses will empower and connect you to becoming an indigenous creative practitioner.

More information: Creative Arts Qualification Guide

Requirements

Entry Requirements

Admission to Massey

All students must meet university entrance requirements to be admitted to the University.

Massey University entry requirements

Specific requirements

You must first be enrolled in the Bachelor of Fine Arts with Honours to select the Mātauranga Toi Māori major.

To enter the BFA(Hons) you will:

submit a portfolio (if you do well in NCEA Level 2 art, design or technology – or equivalent - you may not need to submit a portfolio. See details below.)
attend an interview in person or over Zoom.

Portfolio requirements

Automatic entry: If you achieved NCEA Level 2 or 3 with Merit or Excellence overall and a Merit or Excellence endorsement in an approved art, design or technology subject, you have automatic entry and will not have to submit a portfolio. This also applies for Cambridge International students achieving an AS grade A or B in an approved art, design or technology subject.
Portfolio pre-approval entry: You can show work in progress to a Massey College of Creative Arts staff member during a school visit, Massey Open Day or other University event, or video call. They’ll look at examples of your work with you and if it shows the creative potential we’re looking for, they’ll sign a portfolio pre-approval letter. Then you won’t need to submit a final portfolio with your application.
Portfolio entry: Submit a portfolio showing a selection of your creative work that demonstrates your creative potential with your application to study.
Late applications will be considered if space is available.

See full details of the application process and portfolio requirements