Victoria University of Wellington Te Herenga Waka – Te Whare Wananga o te Upoko o te Ika a Maui 

IAU-020871

New Zealand

top General Information

Address

Street:P.O. Box 600

City:Wellington

Post Code:6140

WWW:https://www.wgtn.ac.nz

Institution Funding

Public

History

Founded 1897 as Victoria University College, started academic activities 1899, became autonomous 1962. Merged with the Wellington College of Education, founded in 1880, on 1 January 2005

Academic Year

(March-June; July-October; November-February

Admission Requirements

Acceptable credits in the National Certificate of Educational Achievement or approved alternative

Language(s)

English

Accrediting Agency

New Zealand Qualifications Authority

top Officers

Head : Nic Smith

Job title:Vice-Chancellor


Senior Administrative Officer : Bryony James

Job title:Provost


Senior Administrative Officer : Robyn Longhurst

Job title:Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic)


International Relations Officer : Rawinia Higgins

Job title:Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Engagement)

top Divisions

Campus : Auckland Premises

Fields of study:Architecture, Business Administration, Design, Education


Campus : Kelburn


Campus : Pipitea

Fields of study:Business Administration, Government, Law


Campus : Te Aro

Fields of study:Architecture, Design


Department/Division : Science, Health, Engineering, Architecture and Design Innovation

Fields of study:Architecture, Computer Science, Design, Engineering, Environmental Studies, Health Sciences, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, Nursing, Psychology, Statistics


Faculty : Architecture and Design Innovation

Fields of study:Architecture, Building Technologies, Design, Interior Design, Landscape Architecture


Faculty : Business and Government

Fields of study:Administration, Business and Commerce, Communication Studies, Economics, Finance, Government, Information Management, Public Administration


Faculty : Education

Fields of study:Education, Teacher Training


Faculty : Graduate Research

Fields of study:Architecture and Planning, Arts and Humanities, Business Administration, Education, Engineering, Government, Health Sciences, Law, Midwifery, Music, Natural Sciences, Nursing, Social Sciences


Faculty : Humanities and Social Sciences

Fields of study:Anthropology, Art History, Arts and Humanities, Asian Studies, Classical Languages, Criminology, Education, English, History, International Relations and Diplomacy, Leisure Studies, Linguistics, Midwifery, Music, Nursing, Pacific Area Studies, Philosophy, Political Sciences, Religious Studies, Social Policy, Sociology, Theatre, Women's Studies


Faculty : Law

Fields of study:Law

top Degrees

Certificate


Diploma


Graduate Certificate


Graduate Diploma


Bachelor's Degree

Fields of study:Actuarial Science, Anthropology, Architecture, Art History, Artificial Intelligence, Arts and Humanities, Asian Studies, Astronomy and Space Science, Austronesian and Oceanic Languages, Biology, Biomedicine, Biotechnology, Building Technologies, Business and Commerce, Cell Biology, Chemistry, Chinese, Classical Languages, Communication Studies, Computer Engineering, Computer Graphics, Computer Science, Criminology, Data Processing, Design, Development Studies, Ecology, Economics, Education, Educational Psychology, Electronic Engineering, Engineering, Environmental Management, Environmental Studies, Film, Foreign Languages Education, French, Geography, Geography (Human), Geology, German, Government, Greek (Classical), Health Sciences, History, Indigenous Studies, Information Technology, International Relations and Diplomacy, International Studies, Italian, Japanese, Latin, Law, Linguistics, Literature, Management, Marine Biology, Mathematics, Media Studies, Midwifery, Modern Languages, Molecular Biology, Music, Pacific Area Studies, Philosophy, Physics, Political Sciences, Preschool Education, Psychology, Religious Studies, Sociology, Spanish, Statistics, Teacher Training, Theatre


Bachelor Honours Degree

Fields of study:Accountancy, Actuarial Science, Anthropology, Art History, Artificial Intelligence, Arts and Humanities, Asian Studies, Austronesian and Oceanic Languages, Biology, Biomedicine, Biotechnology, Business and Commerce, Cell Biology, Chemistry, Chinese, Classical Languages, Computer Engineering, Computer Graphics, Criminology, Data Processing, Ecology, Economics, Education, Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Energy Engineering, English, Film, Finance, French, Geography, Geography (Human), Geology, Geophysics, German, Government, Greek (Classical), History, Human Resources, Indigenous Studies, Information Technology, International Business, International Relations and Diplomacy, Italian, Japanese, Jazz and Popular Music, Labour and Industrial Relations, Latin, Law, Linguistics, Management, Marine Biology, Marketing, Mathematics, Media Studies, Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Music, Music Theory and Composition, Musical Instruments, Musicology, Natural Sciences, Pacific Area Studies, Philosophy, Physics, Political Sciences, Psychology, Religious Practice, Sociology, Software Engineering, Spanish, Statistics, Sustainable Development, Theatre, Tourism


Postgraduate Certificate

Fields of study:Accountancy, Actuarial Science, Applied Linguistics, Architectural and Environmental Design, Architecture, Arts and Humanities, Business Administration, Business and Commerce, Communication Studies, Criminology, Cultural Studies, Data Processing, Demography and Population, Design, Education, Engineering, Fine Arts, Foreign Languages Education, Government, Health Sciences, Heritage Preservation, Indigenous Studies, Information Sciences, International Business, Linguistics, Marine Science and Oceanography, Midwifery, Museum Studies, Music, Natural Sciences, Nursing, Performing Arts, Pharmacology, Physical Education, Psychology, Public Administration, Social Sciences, Statistics, Translation and Interpretation


Postgraduate Diploma

Fields of study:Accountancy, Actuarial Science, Applied Linguistics, Architectural and Environmental Design, Architecture, Arts and Humanities, Biomedicine, Business Administration, Business and Commerce, Clinical Psychology, Communication Studies, Criminology, Cultural Studies, Demography and Population, Development Studies, Education, Educational Psychology, Engineering, Environmental Studies, Fine Arts, Foreign Languages Education, Government, Health Sciences, Heritage Preservation, Indigenous Studies, Information Sciences, International Business, International Relations and Diplomacy, Linguistics, Meteorology, Museum Studies, Music, Natural Sciences, Nursing, Pharmacology, Physical Education, Political Sciences, Psychology, Public Administration, Translation and Interpretation


Master's Degree

Fields of study:Accountancy, Actuarial Science, Anthropology, Applied Linguistics, Architecture, Art History, Art Therapy, Artificial Intelligence, Arts and Humanities, Asian Studies, Austronesian and Oceanic Languages, Behavioural Sciences, Biology, Biomedicine, Biotechnology, Business Administration, Cell Biology, Chemistry, Chinese, Classical Languages, Cognitive Sciences, Communication Studies, Computer Engineering, Computer Graphics, Computer Science, Criminology, Cultural Studies, Data Processing, Demography and Population, Design, Development Studies, Ecology, Economics, Education, Educational Administration, Educational Psychology, Electronic Engineering, Energy Engineering, Engineering, English, Environmental Management, Environmental Studies, Film, Finance, Fine Arts, Foreign Languages Education, French, Geography, Geography (Human), Geology, Geophysics, German, Government, Health Administration, Health Sciences, Heritage Preservation, History, Human Resources, Immunology, Indigenous Studies, Information Sciences, Information Technology, Interior Design, International Business, International Relations and Diplomacy, Italian, Japanese, Labour and Industrial Relations, Landscape Architecture, Law, Leadership, Linguistics, Management, Marine Biology, Marine Science and Oceanography, Marketing, Mathematics, Media Studies, Meteorology, Microbiology, Midwifery, Molecular Biology, Museum Studies, Music, Music Theory and Composition, Musical Instruments, Musicology, Natural Sciences, Neurosciences, Nursing, Occupational Health, Pacific Area Studies, Performing Arts, Pharmacology, Philosophy, Physical Education, Physics, Political Sciences, Primary Education, Psychology, Public Administration, Regional Planning, Religious Studies, Secondary Education, Social Policy, Social Sciences, Sociology, Software Engineering, Spanish, Statistics, Surveying and Mapping, Sustainable Development, Teacher Training, Theatre, Tourism, Town Planning, Translation and Interpretation, Writing


Doctoral Degree

Fields of study:Architecture, Arts and Humanities, Business Administration, Design, Education, Engineering, Government, Health Sciences, Law, Midwifery, Music, Music Theory and Composition, Musical Instruments, Natural Sciences, Nursing, Social Sciences

Note

Also Double Major and Conjoint Degree Programmes; Executive MBA; Higher Doctorates

top Academic Periodicals

Periodicals

Victoria University of Wellington Law Review

Main Press

Victoria University Press

top Student & Staff Numbers

Staff

Statistics Year:2022-2023

Full Time Total:850

Students

Statistics Year:2022-2023

Total:21833

Foreign Total:2284

Updated on 20-12-2023