Unlimited Vision Photography: Intention, Process and Express
Photography is a mixture of science and art. In this course you will explore picture making as more than a collection of technical elements. You will learn that ‘good’ photographs come from a...
View ArticleRethinking Retirement
This four-week course will help you assess and prepare for the next stage in your life. You will plan for your home and health needs, your work options (both paid and unpaid), your networks and...
View ArticleSpanish for Travellers
This course provides an introduction to Spanish for absolute beginners and those with very little knowledge of the language. It gives a good grounding in pronunciation, vocabulary and basic grammar and...
View ArticleWriting Effective Copy
Everything starts with a word. But which word is the right word? Print, radio, television, email, internet – in this three-day interactive workshop, you will discover the secrets of successful...
View ArticleLesser Known Stories of World War II
New Zealanders’ knowledge of World War II is often limited to official stories. This course seeks to broaden our understanding of the war by telling lesser known personal stories and anecdotes from...
View ArticleTruth: Does it matter?
This course draws upon Aristotle, Kant and Heidegger to argue that truth is important in science, education and religion. The alternative is that truth is irrelevant in modern technology, law and...
View ArticleUnderstanding Modern Iran
This course aims to provide an understanding of contemporary Iran and its place in the Middle East, by examining its history and how this has shaped modern Iran. Particular attention is paid to the...
View ArticleHindi for Travellers
This introduction to conversational skills in Hindi will suit beginners who would like to learn basic grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation. The course will be useful for anyone intending to travel or...
View ArticleCreative Ageing
Ageing is one experience that all human beings have vitally in common. We are living increasingly long lives, but what are we to think of this, how might we feel about it and how could we usefully,...
View ArticleNew Zealand Sign Language 2
Following on from New Zealand Sign Language 1 this post-beginners’ course will focus on receptive and expressive skills for everyday communication in NZSL. New Zealand Sign Language (NZSL) is the...
View ArticleFood Writing: From Recipes to Reviews
In this course, you will learn the complete craft of food writing, spanning the full spectrum from recipe-led articles to investigative food features, food and travel features and restaurant reviewing....
View ArticleReading Shakespeare: The Winter's Tale
This course discusses the meaning of, and ideas in, The Winter’s Tale, which is one of Shakespeare’s last four plays that are often referred to as the Romances. In some ways, The Winter’s Tale is a...
View ArticleSport Psychology for Coaches and Athletes
Sport Psychology applies a scientific approach to people in sport and exercise contexts. This includes studying how psychological factors affect you or your team’s performance in sport and how...
View ArticleSurveillance and Privacy in Aotearoa
This course introduces contemporary debate about surveillance and asks to what extent New Zealand might be considered a ‘surveillance society’. Who is under surveillance, what data is collected, by...
View ArticleUnderstanding India
India can appear fascinating, charming, colourful, exuberant, baffling, perplexing, contradictory and infuriating. This repeat of a popular 2014 course seeks to understand modern India, the world’s...
View ArticleAnimals in Western Art
This 5 week course runs on Wednesdays 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 July, 6pm-8pm. This course looks at a fascinating aspect of subject-matter in Western art, following it over centuries through diverse examples by...
View ArticleAn Introduction to Russian Language and Culture
Russian is best learnt when both written and oral skills are taught together within the context of the Russian way of life. Russian culture is, therefore, an essential part of this eight-week beginners...
View ArticleCelebrating 150 years of Wellington As the Capital
As early as 1854, New Zealand’s premier, James Fitzgerald, suggested that “the General Assembly should be held in a more central position in the colony”, but it wasn’t until 1865 that the capital...
View ArticleShooting the Night Sky: An Exploration of Night Photography
Night photography is, by its nature, magical. In the photographer’s hands, the camera becomes a magic box that allows the night to be caught in a way the human eye could never see. Shooting the Night...
View ArticleNew Zealand Sign Language 1
New Zealand Sign Language (NZSL) is the language of the New Zealand Deaf community and was recognised as the country’s third official language in 2006. In this beginner’s course, you’ll learn basic...
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