PACS211-25S1 (C) Semester One 2025

The Contemporary and Transnational Pacific

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 17 February 2025
End Date: Sunday, 22 June 2025
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 2 March 2025
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 11 May 2025

Description

This course examines the contemporary interface of global forces that reconfigure the organisation of power within the Pacific. An exploration of transnational processes, paradigms and conceptualisations of the local, national, regional and global impacts will be explored with a critical lens of inclusion, diversity and empowerment. Students will analyse theoretical and conceptual underpinnings of global politics, education, health, wellbeing, employment, identity and power. Key research about Pacific community engagement and the economic relations between the islands, Aotearoa and the Pacific region will be supported by the perspectives of local and national Pacific community leaders. Contemporary issues related to colonialism, migration, racism, postcolonial contexts, aid in the Pacific, security and the role of the social media will also be critically analysed.

Prerequisites

Any 45 points at 100-level

Timetable 2025

Students must attend one activity from each section.

Lecture A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Tuesday 16:00 - 17:00 A4 Lecture Theatre
17 Feb - 6 Apr
28 Apr - 1 Jun
Lecture B
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Wednesday 14:00 - 15:00 A7
17 Feb - 6 Apr
28 Apr - 1 Jun
Tutorial A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Friday 10:00 - 11:00 Jack Erskine 101
24 Feb - 6 Apr
28 Apr - 1 Jun

Course Coordinator

For further information see Macmillan Brown Centre for Pacific Studies Head of Department

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage  Description
Group Project 20% Group Project
Report 20% Report
Major Essay 30% Major Essay
Final Exam 30% Final Exam

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $894.00

International fee $4,100.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

For further information see Macmillan Brown Centre for Pacific Studies .

All PACS211 Occurrences

  • PACS211-25S1 (C) Semester One 2025
  • PACS211-25S1 (D) Semester One 2025 (Distance)