Please note that not every paper will be offered each year.
100-level
- POLS101 Political Philosophy - Basic Problems
- POLS102 New Zealand Politics – Introduction
- POLS104 International Relations – Introduction
- POLS105 Comparative Politics – Introduction
200-level
- POLS202 Theories of Justice (can be taken as part of the Criminology Minor)
- POLS205 The Good Society and the Market
- POLS207 Environmental Politics
- POLS208 Democracy
- POLS210 Tyranny, Terror and the Politics of the Middle East
- POLS211 Global Political Economy
- POLS213 New Zealand Foreign Policy
- POLS214 Islam, Politics and the Challenge of Terrorism
- POLS215 Politics and the Media
- POLS216 Politics of the European Union
- POLS217 War and Politics
- POLS218 Interventions, Peacekeeping and the Global South
- POLS220 Digital Politics
- POLS221 New Zealand Political Parties and Elections
- POLS231 ST: Surveillance, Accountability & the Role of NZ Intelligence & Security Agencies
- POLS233 Special Topic: The Good Society and the Market
- POLS250 International Security in a Globalizing World
We highly recommend students consider taking ENGL228 Writing for the Professions. This paper will help develop your skills at writing memos, letters, proposal and reports. For further information contact the course coordinator, Dr Simone Celine Marshall email simoneceline.marshall@otago.ac.nz
One of the following can be substituted for one 200-level POLS paper with HOD approval:
- PSYC204 Justice, Race and Class
- GEND201 Introduction to Feminist Theory
- GEND208 Governing Bodies
- PUBH203 Health Policy and Politics
- PHIL227 Morality and Politics: Hobbes to Hume
- PHIL228 Ethics
300-level
- POLS301 Power and Liberty
- POLS303 New Zealand's Political Economy
- POLS304 International Relations - Peace-keeping
- POLS305 The Good Society and the Market (Advanced)
- POLS308 United States Foreign Policy since 1945
- POLS310 Turkey and Its Neighbours
- POLS312 Ethics and International Relations
- POLS315 Nationalism and Identity
- POLS317 News Media and International Crises
- POLS318 Chinese Foreign Policy
- POLS319 Treaty Politics
- POLS320 Pacific Geopolitics in the 21st Century
- POLS321 Government and Public Policy
- POLS322 Politics and Human Nature
- POLS323 Marxism: Classical and Contemporary
- POLS325 International Relations: Concepts and Theories
- POLS330 Special Topic: The Politics of Corruption
The following paper can be substituted for a 300-level POLS paper:
400-level
- POLS402 Community, Culture and Rights
A paper in PPE, Indigenous Development and Gender Studies Honours
Co-taught with POLS510 - POLS411 Sex/Gender in Western Political Thought
A paper in PPE and Gender Studies Honours
Co-taught with POLS511
500-level
- POLS501 “The Political”: Theory and Practice
- POLS510 Community, Culture and Rights
- POLS511 Sex/Gender in Western Political Thought
- POLS520 New Zealand Government and Politics
- POLS521 Politics and Society
- POLS540 International Relations Theory
- POLS541 International Relations and the Global South
- POLS550 Comparative Regional Conflicts
- POLS551 Conflict, Crises and New Zealand Foreign Policy in the Pacific
- POLS552 Comparative State/Minority Politics
- POLS553 The Global Politics of Poverty and Inequality
- POLS590/591 Research Dissertation
