Samoan
The Samoan population is the largest Pacific ethnic group in New Zealand. Our Samoan courses complement the efforts of the Samoan community to maintain and develop the language.
Studying Samoan will help you to understand the complexities of fa'a Samoa (Samoan culture), Samoan values and world-views. It will enrich your study of subjects such as Anthropology, Pacific Studies and Linguistics. For New Zealand born Samoans, studying Samoan is a great opportunity to learn more about your cultural and linguistic heritage.
Samoan and your career
Knowledge of Samoan can be useful for careers in education, the public service, social services and welfare, business, marketing, journalism, language teaching, interpreting and translation.
Study options in Samoan
Samoan is available for undergraduate programmes and is taught by the Centre for Pacific Studies.
From 2013 Samoan may not be available as a BA minor. Courses in Samoan would be available as part of the BA major or minor in Pacific Studies.
