100-level
Semester 1
200-level
Semester 1
Semseter 2
Not offered in 2022
- POLS 250 International Security in a Globalizing World
- POLS 221 New Zealand Political Parties and Elections
- POLS 228 Contemporary Issues in Global Politics
200-level recommendations and options
We highly recommend students consider taking ENGL228 Writing for the Professions. This paper will help develop your skills at writing memos, letters, proposals and reports. For further information, please email english@otago.ac.nz
One of the following can be substituted for one 200-level paper in the POLS major with Head of Programme approval (please note that substitutions are not possible in the POLS minor):
- CHIN 241 Contemporary Chinese Society
- GEND 201 Introduction to Feminist Theory
- GEND 208 Governing Bodies
- PHIL 227 Morality and Politics: Hobbes to Hume
- PHIL 228 Ethics
- PSYC 204 Justice, Race and Class
- PUBH 203 Health Policy and Politics
300-level
Summer school
Semester 1
Not offered in 2022
- POLS 301 Power and Liberty
- POLS 303 New Zealand's Political Economy
- POLS 323 Marxism: Classical and Contemporary
- POLS 325 International Relations: Concepts and Theories
Paper substitutions
The following papers can be substituted for a 300-level POLS paper:
- CLAS 346 Power and Politics in Roman and Modern Times
- HUMS 301 Internship Practicum - Relevant work experience undertaken in an approved workplace, enabling the application of skills acquired in an academic environment.
400-level
Semester 1
No 400-level papers offered S1 2021.
Semester 2
- POLS 475 Neoliberalism and Resistance
A paper in PPE
Co-taught with POLS 512
Not offered in 2022
- POLS 402 Community, Culture and Rights
A paper in PPE, Indigenous Development and Gender Studies Honours
Co-taught with POLS 510
