Massey University (Māori: Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa) is New Zealand's largest university with almost 40,000 students.[2]
Locations
Massey University has campuses in Palmerston North (sites at Turitea and Hokowhitu), Wellington (in the suburb of Mt Cook) and Auckland (at Albany). In addition, Massey offers most of its degrees extramurally within New Zealand and internationally. It has the nation's largest business college. Research is undertaken on all three campuses.
Massey University is the only university in New Zealand offering degrees in aviation, dispute resolution, and veterinary medicine. Having recently been accredited by the American Veterinary Medical Association, Massey veterinary school now has the distinction of having its degree recognised not only by New Zealand, but also the United States, Australia, Canada, and Britain, as well as most other countries in the world. This is an honour shared by only a handful of other institutions.
New Zealand's first satellite, KiwiSAT is currently being designed and built by New Zealand Radio Amateurs with the support of Massey, especially in space environment testing.
History
Massey University has undergone many name changes and mergers. The New Zealand Agricultural College Act of 1926 established the sixth college of the University of New Zealand (UNZ) at Turitea, across the Manawatu River from Palmerston North City. It drew from the agriculture departments of Victoria University College in Wellington and Auckland University College.
In 1927 the college was renamed Massey Agricultural College after former New Zealand Prime Minister William "Farmer Bill" Massey who died in 1925 and had been vigorous in land reform efforts until shortly before his death. The Massey Agricultural College Committee first met on 1 February, 1927 and the Batchelar property, near the present Turitea site, was purchased that June. The college was officially opened for tuition on 20 March 1928 by O. J. Hawkin.
With the demise of the UNZ in 1961, it became Massey College, part of Victoria University of Wellington (VUW). In 1960 a branch of VUW was established in Palmerston North to teach students by distance education, known as extramural study. In 1963 this branch amalgamated with Massey College to form Massey University College of Manawatu, and on 25 September, the Massey University Act 1963 made it an independent university as Massey University of Manawatu, with its present name being adopted in 1966.
Auckland Campus (Albany)
In 1993 the Auckland campus in Albany was created and has grown rapidly in a fast developing part of Auckland's North Shore City.
Hokowhitu
In 1996 the Palmerston North College of Education at Hokowhitu (formerly known as Palmerston North Teachers College) merged with Massey.
Wellington
In 1999 the Wellington campus was created through a merger with the Wellington Polytechnic. Part of Massey Wellington sits inside the New Zealand Dominion Museum building.
Extramural
Extramural study first began in 1960 and Massey University is New Zealand's largest and pre-eminent provider of distance education.citation needed Massey is known for its flexible learning and innovative delivery options and this tradition continues in the use of elearning.
Academic Structure
The University, today, consists of five colleges:
College of Business
The College of Business at Massey University was founded in 1972 as the School of Business, which later became the Faculty of Business Studies in 1977. The College of Business has existed in its current form since 1997. [1]
Schools and Departments
- School of Accountancy (including Business Law)
- School of Aviation
- Executive Education
- Department of Commerce
- Department of Communication Journalism and Marketing
- Department of Economics and Finance
- Department of Management
- Department of Management and International Business
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College of Creative Arts
Schools
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College of Education
Established in 1996 after the merger between Palmerston North College of Education and Massey University Faculty of Education. [4]
College of Humanities and Social Sciences (Te Kura Pūkenga Tangata)
Schools and Centre
- School of English and Media Studies (Palmerston North, Wellington, Extramural)
- School of Health Sciences (All Campuses)
- School of History, Philosophy and Classics (Palmerston North, Extramural)
- School of Language Studies (Palmerston North, Wellington, Extramural)
- School of Māori Studies (Palmerston North, Wellington, Extramural)
- School of People, Environment and Planning (Palmerston North, Extramural)
- School of Psychology (All Campuses)
- School of Social and Cultural Studies (Auckland)
- School of Sociology, Social Policy and Social Work (Palmerston North, Wellington, Extramural)
- Centre for Defence Studies (Palmerston North, Extramural)
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College of Sciences
Schools & Institutes
- Institute of Food, Nutrition and Human Health (IFNHH)
- Institute of Fundamental Sciences (IFS)
- Institute of Information and Mathematical Sciences Te Kura Pūtaio Mōhiohio me Pāngarau (Auckland)
- Institute of Molecular BioSciences (Palmerston North, Auckland)
- Institute of Natural Resources (INR)
- Institute of Veterinary, Animal and Biomedical Sciences (IVABS)
- School of Engineering and Advanced Technology (SEAT).
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Notable alumni
Politicians
Sportspeople
Others
Massey University Students' Associations Federation (MUSAF)
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The Massey University Students' Associations Federation represents the student bodies at Massey University. MUSAF has three representatives to the Massey University's governing body, the Massey University Council.
Constituent Members
- Massey University Students' Association (MUSA)
- Manawatahi
- Albany Students' Association (ASA)
- Te Waka o Ngā Ākonga Māori
- Massey at Wellington Students Association (MAWSA)
- Massey Extramural Students' Society (EXMSS)
Massey University School of Aviation
Massey University School of Aviation is an educational institute which forms part of the College of Business. It provides flight instruction together with a university degree to prospective airplane pilots (i.e. fixed wing professional pilots) as well as a degree in aviation management to those students who want to work in other areas of aviation. The School of Aviation also caters for postgraduate education with a postgraduate diploma, masters and PhD.
The 2006 air accident at Massey University School of Aviation
On February 9 2006, two students at the School - Brandon James Gedge, 20, from Tauranga, and Dae Jin Hwang, 27, from West Auckland - flying Piper Warrior II (PA28-161) trainer aircraft, registrations ZK-MBD and ZK-MBL, were killed when involved in a mid-air collision over Opiki, 18 km southwest of Palmerston North, at about 10am [10:00] before crashing on to farm land spreading debris over a 500 square metre area.[7] The CAA found the accident's probable cause was sun strike. They concluded the two aircraft did not make visual contact and therefore were unable to make avoiding maneuvers. As a result of the accident, special procedures have been set up in the airspace used south of Palmerston North, referred to as the Southern Training Area.[8]
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Coordinates: 41°18′5.61″S, 174°46′31.88″E
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