POLS319-25S1 (C) Semester One 2025

International Organisations: The United Nations and Contemporary Challenges

30 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

An advanced undergraduate course examining international organisations with a special focus on the contemporary role of the United Nations.

Prerequisites

Any 30 points at 200 level from POLS, or
any 60 points at 200 level from the Schedule V of the BA, or
LAWS, GEOG, or
the Schedule V of the BCom.

Timetable 2025

Students must attend one activity from each section.

Lecture A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Monday 09:00 - 11:00 Ernest Rutherford 225
17 Feb - 6 Apr
28 Apr - 1 Jun
Lecture B
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Wednesday 13:00 - 14:00 Ernest Rutherford 460
17 Feb - 6 Apr
28 Apr - 1 Jun

Course Coordinator

For further information see Language, Social and Political Sciences Head of Department

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage  Description
In-Class Debate & Short Essay 20% 1,500-word summary and critic as well as taking an active part during the ‘in class debate’
Final exam 30%
Final Project - Group work 35% Policy brief essay (approximately 1,000-words/student). A short proposal (5%) will be submitted for approval week 7. The Final essay (20%) will be presented as a group to the class (10%).
Informed participation 15% Activities such as researching the question of the week or contributing to an online forum

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $1,788.00

International fee $8,200.00

* 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 Language, Social and Political Sciences .

All POLS319 Occurrences

  • POLS319-25S1 (C) Semester One 2025