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Study Politics at Otago

• Overview
• Qualifications
• Papers
• Major Subject and Programme Requirements
• Minor Subject Requirements
• Further Information

Overview

Most Political Studies papers emphasise government structure and policy making, including domestic and foreign policy. There are also papers on classical political philosophers, political behaviour (e.g. elections) and the activity of political parties. A paper in research methods including quantitative analysis is also offered.

The Department of Politics' approach to the study of politics is a blend of traditional and modern analysis.

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Qualifications

• Bachelor of Arts (BA)
• Bachelor of Arts with Honours (BA(Hons))
• Diploma for Graduates (DipGrad)
• Postgraduate Diploma in Arts Subjects (PGDipArts)
• Master of Arts (MA)
• Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Papers

See the full list of Politics (POLS) papers.

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Programme Requirements

Bachelor of Arts (BA) majoring in Politics

Level	Papers	Points
100-level	Two 100-level POLS papers	36
200-level	Two 200-level POLS papers One further POLS paper at 200-level or above One of GEND 201, GEND 208, HEAL 203, PHIL 227, PHIL 228, PSYC 204 may be substituted for one 200-level POLS paper	36 18
300-level	Four 300-level POLS papers Every programme must include one of POLS 102, POLS 207, POLS 212, POLS 213, POLS 303, POLS 319	72
Plus	198 further points; must include 54 points at 200-level or above. Up to 90 points may be taken from outside Arts	198
Total		360

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Bachelor of Arts with Honours (BA(Hons)) in Politics

Stage	Papers	Points
1st stage	Two 100-level POLS papers 90 further points	36 90
2nd stage	Four 200-level POLS papers 48 further points One of GEND 201, GEND 208, HEAL 203, PHIL 227, PHIL 228, PSYC 204 may be substituted for one 200-level POLS paper	72 48
3rd stage	POLS 302 Four further 300-level POLS papers 30 further points	18 72 30
4th stage	POLS 490 and three further 400-level POLS papers. Every programme must include at least one of POLS 102, POLS 207, POLS 212, POLS 213, POLS 303, POLS 319, POLS 402	120

 

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Postgraduate Diploma in Arts Subjects (PGDipArts) in Politics

The Postgraduate Diploma in Arts Subjects (PGDipArts) programme in Political Studies is the same as the fourth stage course for the degree of Bachelor of Arts with Honours.

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Minor Subject Requirements

Politics as a minor subject for a Bachelor of Arts (BA), Bachelor of Theology (BTheol), Bachelor of Science (BSc), Bachelor of Applied Science (BAppSc) or Bachelor of Commerce (BCom) degree

Level	Papers	Points
100-level	See below
200-level	See below
300-level	Five POLS papers, at least three of which must be above 100-level, including one at 300-level. One of GEND 201, GEND 208, HEAL 203, PHIL 227, PHIL 228, PSYC 204 may be substituted for one 200-level POLS paper	90
Total		90

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Further Information

Email us at political-studies@otago.ac.nz or visit our home page http://www.otago.ac.nz/politicalstudies