每门课程的学习计划应包括经批准的400级和500级论文，总分为120分，并且通常应包括来自多个学科的论文。经相关系主任或课程主任批准后，可以包括400到500篇论文中不超过相关应用科学硕士（MAppSc）表中指定的论文的40分的论文。服装和许多材料（例如纺织品和皮革）可以满足人类的基本需求，并且对于表现，身体感觉（例如，保护和保暖）和社会意义（例如，属于一个群体）的幸福感至关重要。服装在非语言交流中起着重要作用，表明穿戴者的许多个人和社会特征。服装和纺织品的生产和分销对新西兰和世界经济至关重要，服装和纺织
The programme of study for each subject shall consist of approved 400- and 500-level papers to the value of 120 points, and shall normally include papers from more than one subject. With the approval of the Head of Department or Course Director concerned, papers worth up to 40 points from 400- and 500-level papers other than those specified in the relevant Master of Applied Science (MAppSc) table may be included. Clothing and many materials such as textiles and leather meet basic human needs, and are essential to performance, feelings of well-being in both the physical sense (e.g. for protection and warmth) and the social sense (e.g. belonging to a group). Clothing plays an important role in non-verbal communication indicating many personal and social characteristics of the wearer. Clothing and textile production and distribution are significant to the New Zealand and world economy, and clothing and textiles are one of the few product groups subject to control in international trade.