I heard it is quite good for a Law school as well, from a friend of mine from Auckland, ironically studying Law at Vic.

yeah... coz not enough seats for year 2. only the top XX% will continue the following year. thats why quite a number conjoint with other deg in case they fail their law.

As some people have mentioned, staying in Law in NZ is extremely competitive. The reason is that law is an open entry course. Meaning anyone, and I mean anyone, who at least know's English, can enter into 1st year law. Pretty much anyone applying to studying law will get a place.

However, staying in is another thing. I only have the figures for 2006, but in Auckland, about 1500 people got into 1st year law. Only about 500 were allowed to go on into 2nd year. In Canterbury, only 40% got into 2nd year law. I don't think anything has changed much since then.

As EmperorMeng said, it is very common for NZ students doing law to do a conjoint. And all is not lost if you don't get through to 2nd year: should you do another degree, what you did for 1st year law will count to your general electives.

That is fine from the perspective of domestic (and PR's) students, but as a intl student, you pay about NZ$11,000 for your 1st year, and there is no gurantee that you'll be able to continue into 2nd year. That is a real disincentive, at least from a financial point of view.

Law schools in NZ are very well developed. Auckland's law school is the 2nd oldest (the oldest goes to Canterbury), and every bit competent. I frankly would have no qualms reading law in NZ: it's the whole open entry thing that puts many a intl student off.

Oh, and as a side note, 90% of Auckland's Law student's are double degree students.

This post has been edited by haya: Sep 25 2008, 07:03 PM

500? I thought it was 200.
That's a lot then, cos I thought Vic had a reputation for taking the most 2nd year students (at 300). Also have (along with Waikato and Canterbury) the reputation for taking in 'rejects' from Auckland and Otago. For Vic the reason was slightly different, being that they have more places.

I believe Otago is the oldest, with Canterbury a close second.

You'll probably find similar statistics all over the country. Of the remaining 10%, I'll say 8% already have another bachelor's degree.

My bad. Yes, Otago's Law school started a few months earlier than Canterbury's. ''

It was a fair bit for 2006, but it has to be seen on the whole picture. 500 students out of 1500 is about 33%. Canterbury's success rate was 40%, but I have no idea how many students got through.

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man... u r so lucky..

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hi there guys. i have been doing research about NZ and i'm gonna explode from information overload.

so i would like a very simple and direct question from any of you guys who got the expertise or knowledge. which university is good for studies related to mass communication in NZ?

i'm currently looking into UNITEC and AUT, any other options that i can look into? is it difficult to gain a position to study in the unis there? it's intimidating to read about their 'limited places', you see. i will be using my TARC diploma to attempt a credit transfer, which some counselors told me is a pretty good move, but i don't know as i choose to leave a little bit of doubt to myself when i'm talking to those counselor fellas.

and for UNITEC and AUT, are they well known in the industrial world?

This post has been edited by sE_vIxEn: Sep 28 2008, 09:05 PM

AUT is ok

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the limiting places only applies to a few courses, such as Architecture, Law and Medic, other than that I don't think there's such requirement

ya... the entry requirement should somehow equate to the amount of students they accepting for 1st yr. so if u qualify the requirement, no reason why they would reject u. after all , international student bring $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ lol

what about UNITEC? it is well known? internationally recognised? the website says so, but i dunno about the real world.

thanks for the tip.

problem is, i'm a credit transfer student, and when i went to JMECC that day they say that there hasn't been a case where a student transfer over to UNITEC / AUT via a diploma. so a bit worried, he he.

UNITEC isn't exactly a government sponsored university, thus more people would prefer to go to AUT instead.

UNITEC ain't officially recognize as university yet ... go AUT...there is quite a few Malaysian who studied Mass Comm here afaik

Location wise, AUT is in the city, while UNITEC is located outside of the city, up west i think.....

i'm wondering if there is any photojournalism courses in nz. am currently pursuing a multimedia degree and planning to take masters in photojournalism later on.

may i know what difference does that make? as in, costs, recognition?

can you give a rough description of the distance between these two institutes? are they really that far apart?

i know it isn't officially recognised as a university, but i am seeking a practical approach to studying communication, and not just by books and papers. so far AUT and UNITEC are the ones that interest me.

UNITEC's so-called 'park-like' campus sounds appealing to me btw.

No idea, I'm not from Auckland, but I've seen AUT though, it's located in the city centre.

Communication in which major? AUT might be good for you

communication in public relations. anyway i've figured out the distance, thanks for trying to help yeah. appreciate it.

Hi guys, I need some advice...
I may further my studies in NZ due to I have some relatives staying there...
I currently study psychology degree...
I may futher my master in psychology or accounting??
any recommend uni??
oso if i wanna apply pr??
like aus, u need stay there for at least 2yrs then only can apply pr...
NZ??

According to the PBRF 2007, Victoria University has the best psychology school for that year. That's all I can give Hope it helps

As far as the law course is concerned, I'm currently an UOL (External System programme) student, the passing rate here is also the same, for the 1st year, it's roughly 30+ % and the figures will gradually increase. Law isn't that easy to study. U need analytical skills and good linguistic approach. Although it's pretty easy to enter, but it doesn't assure you will pass.
The law programme offered by UoA is 4 years, compare to other respective Unis in UK, only 3 years. Law isn't just about memorising, bear in mind, it's not also regurgitate what you have studied. It's more than that. It's like studying philosophy (in laymen's term, it's called bullshit). Nevertheless, if you really want to take up law, take A-level's law. Prepare and suit yourself 1st.