Massey University, Humanities and Social Sciences Masters Degrees

The Master of Applied Linguistics provides professionals in all areas of second-language teaching, including Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL), with a qualification that meets their specific combination of professional and research needs. Read more

Go beyond your bachelor’s degree and delve deep into a subject that interests you. The Master of Arts is 180 credits. This means you can complete an MA in three semesters of full-time study. Read more

The Master of Education will update your professional knowledge and qualifications, while exploring new developments and changes in education. Read more

A deep understanding of the principles and practices of effective learning and teaching is at the core of what it means to be an effective teacher and learner. Read more

Emergency management focuses on organising communities to respond to disasters, survive them, rebuild social structures and infrastructure, and sustain and preserve life. Read more

Development studies at Massey is ranked in the top 100 in the world in the QS World University Rankings. The Master of International Development is a 180-credit course that can follow on immediately from your bachelor’s degree. Read more

Massey’s Master of Speech and Language Therapy provides qualified speech language therapists with opportunities for advanced clinical and theoretical study. Read more

Massey’s Master of Sustainable Development Goals will give you an advanced grounding in the theory, practice and application of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Read more

With a Master of Arts (Politics) at Massey you can further investigate topics in politics that have taken your interest. Politics is exciting and relevant. Read more

With a Massey Master of Arts (Psychology) you’ll further explore the thoughts, feelings and actions of individuals and groups in social and cultural contexts. Read more

With a Massey Master of Science (Psychology) you’ll further explore the thoughts, feelings and actions of individuals and groups in social and cultural contexts. Read more

The Massey MA (Social Anthropology) gives you a different perspective on world affairs. Studying social anthropology develops your understanding of other cultures and ethnic groups, and shows you how your way of life is just one of many possible ways of being human. Read more

Massey is ranked in the world’s top 250 universities for sociology by the Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) ranking. Sociology is about understanding and describing our local society and its global setting. Read more