艺术学士学位（BA）是奥塔哥大学最灵活的本科学位课程，使学生能够从40多种艺术和社会科学学科以及大学其他地方提供的论文中进行学习。学术广度是通过在一门或两门主修专业中选择一门或两门未成年专业而获得的深入知识来补充的。它通常在三年的全日制课程中学习，或在兼职学习中进行同等水平的学习。太平洋岛屿研究在多个系教授。选择论文的主题是太平洋史前，太平洋人民问题，太平洋历史，太平洋宗教和教堂历史，太平洋艺术史，跨文化电影和媒体研究以及毛利文化和历史。
Pacific Islands Studies is a unique, multidisciplinary programme that examines contemporary issues of importance to Pacific peoples, including New Zealanders, within their broad cultural context.<br>The course covers the geographical area contained within the Polynesian Triangle defined by Hawaii, Rapa Nui, and Aotearoa as well as the islands of Melanesia and Micronesia. The focus of the programme affirms New Zealand's location within the Pacific and its acknowledged political, intellectual and diplomatic links in the area.