University Lecture Courses - Semester Two 2025

Public Programmes provide you with opportunities to learn about cutting-edge research, stimulate your thinking, engage with important issues, and debate your ideas with others. Our programme offers choice, quality, and an opportunity to learn from experts in the field. Courses are open to all learners, regardless of whether you have completed tertiary education.

For more information regarding course details, please visit: https://www.publicprogrammes.ac.nz/ and choose University Lecture Courses, or email us publicprogrammes@auckland.ac.nz.

Cancellation and Refund Policy

All course cancellations must be advised by email to publicprogrammes@auckland.ac.nz

All course cancellations received no later than 14 working days prior to the start of the course will be refunded in full, minus a $35 administration charge.

All course cancellations received between 7 – 14 working days prior to the start of the course will receive a 50% refund of the course fee, minus a $35 administration charge.

All course cancellations received within seven working days of the course start date will not be refunded.

No refunds will be given for courses with a fee of $35 or less.

No refunds will be given once a course has started.

If a course is cancelled by Public Programmes you will be advised and your course fee will be refunded.

Cancellations due to unforeseen illness will be refunded in full. An administration fee of $35.00 may apply.

Alternative to cancellation – registration may be transferred to another person. Transfers must be advised by email within 48 hours of the course start date. The purchaser will not be refunded. The purchaser will be responsible for recovering the course fee from the person to whom the registration is transferred (if desired).

Access

Some of our course content is delivered at venues accessible only via stairs. Please let us know if you have any concerns regarding access.

Liability

The University of Auckland’s undertakings are limited to those set out in the course materials relating to the advertised course, together with any other terms implied by law. While from time to time, tutors may offer to provide additional assistance to a student, this does not constitute any undertaking by the University of Auckland or binding legal obligation upon it. The agreement between the University of Auckland and the course registrant is limited to the course supply as described in the course material.

University Lecture Course Series

Participants in this programme are not eligible to attend tutorials, take part in assessments, sit for exams and will not have access to course materials and CANVAS.