Wellington Polytechnic Prospectus/Handbook

This publication, Wellington Polytechnic equivalent of a calendar, was published from 1959 to 1992 and was known under various names, including Prospectus, Handbook and Directory. This publication contains listings of the senior staff, the academic calendar, regulations and rules, and general information on the polytechnic and the courses offered.

For 1975 and 1976 the calendar, rules and general information sections were split out into a separate Student Information pamphlet. After 1976 the publication no longer included the rules and regulations. Between 1986 and 1992 the calendar section was sometimes omitted.

The titles of the publication varied quite a bit over the years:

• 1959-1971 Prospectus
• 1972-1974 Handbook
• 1975-1976 Comprehensive Prospectus
• 1977-1985 Directory
• 1986-1988 Course Information
• 1989-1992 Course Directory

After 1992 the polytechnic did not publish an overall "calendar" type publication. Instead, a variety of separate publications were produced that fulfilled this role. For information on what courses were available, the key publications were the Programme Information publication for 1992 to 1997 and the Qualification Guide for 1994 and 1998 to 1999.

A final Qualification Guide was produced by the Polytechnic for 2000 just before it merged with Massey University. A version was then produced in 2001 by Massey University for the Wellington campus.

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