Politics paper offerings for 2024
100-level
Semester 1
200-level
Semester 1
Semester 2
- POLS 202 Theories of Justice (can be taken as part of the Criminology Minor)
- POLS 216 Politics of the European Union
- POLS 221 New Zealand Political Parties and Elections
- POLS 234 Asian Security
Not offered in 2024
- POLS 207 Environmental Politics
- POLS 208 Democracy
- POLS 210 Politics of the Middle East
- POLS 213 New Zealand Foreign Policy
- POLS 217 War and Politics
- POLS 218 Interventions, Peacekeeping and the Global South
- POLS 228 Contemporary Issues in Global Politics
- POLS 243 Political Ideologies
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 contact:
Email english@otago.ac.nz
One of the following can be substituted for one 200-level POLS paper:
- 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
- POLS 321 Public Policy in New Zealand
Semester 1
Not offered in 2024
- POLS 301 Power and Liberty
- POLS 303 New Zealand's Political Economy
- POLS 308 United States Foreign Policy since 1945
- POLS 310 Turkey and Its Neighbours
- POLS 315 Nationalism and Identity
- POLS 323 Marxism: Classical and Contemporary
- POLS 375 Human Rights - From the Cradle to the Grave
- POLS 390 Research Project
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
Not offered in 2024
- POLS 402 Community, Culture and Rights
A paper in PPE, Indigenous Development and Gender Studies Honours
Co-taught with POLS 510