100-level

POLS102
Politics: An Introduction
15 points
Semester Two 2026
Semester Two 2026 (Distance)

POLS103
Introduction to New Zealand Politics and Policy
15 points
Semester One 2026

POLS104
Introduction to International Relations
15 points
Semester One 2026
Semester One 2026 (Distance)

POLS105
Comparing the Politics of Nations: A Global Introduction
15 points
Semester Two 2026

POLS106
Plato to Nato: Introduction to Political Thought
15 points
Semester One 2026
Semester One 2026 (Distance)

POLS111
The Trump Era: Contemporary Issues in Politics and International Relations
15 points
Summer Nov 2025
Summer Nov 2025 (Distance)

200-level

POLS202
International Relations and Humanitarian Ideals
15 points
Semester Two 2026

COMS205
Media and Politics
15 points
Semester One 2026
Semester One 2026 (Distance)

POLS206
Introduction to Public Policy and Policy Analysis
15 points
Semester One 2026

POLS209
Politics of International Aid and Development
15 points
Semester One 2026

POLS211
China from Mao to Now
15 points
Semester One 2026

POLS212
Global and International Political Economy
15 points
Semester Two 2026

POLS215
Introduction to Social Analysis
15 points
Semester Two 2026

HSRV216
Introduction to Public Policy and Policy Analysis
15 points
Semester One 2026

POLS216
City Politics and Urban Policy
15 points
Semester One 2026

CULT219
Te Tiriti: The Treaty of Waitangi
15 points
Semester Two 2026

MAOR219
Te Tiriti: The Treaty of Waitangi
15 points
Semester Two 2026

EURA224
Democratic and Economic Evolution of Europe
15 points
Semester One 2026

POLS224
Democratic and Economic Evolution of Europe
15 points
Semester One 2026

POLS232
Media and Politics
15 points
Semester One 2026
Semester One 2026 (Distance)

POLS234
European Foreign Policy in the 21st Century
15 points
Semester One 2026
Semester One 2026 (Distance)

PHIL240
Bioethics: Life, Death, and Medicine
15 points
Semester One 2026
Semester One 2026 (Distance)

HIST268
Te Tiriti: The Treaty of Waitangi
15 points
Semester Two 2026

300-level

MAOR301
Ngati Apopo: Maori Futures
30 points
Semester Two 2026

POLS301
Contemporary Political Theory
30 points
Semester Two 2026
Semester Two 2026 (Distance)

POLS304
Environmental Politics and Policy
30 points
Semester One 2026

COMS306
Media and Communication in International Context
30 points
Semester Two 2026
Semester Two 2026 (Distance)

POLS308
International Politics: Aotearoa New Zealand Foreign Policy
30 points
Semester Two 2026

POLS314
Militaries and Societies
30 points
Semester Two 2026

POLS315
Global Politics: Political Economy of Contemporary Democracies
30 points
Semester One 2026

ACCT316
Public Management and Governance
15 points
Semester One 2026

CULT319
Ngati Apopo: Maori Futures
30 points
Semester Two 2026

POLS319
International Organisations: The United Nations and Contemporary Challenges
30 points
Semester Two 2026

PHIL324
Bioethics: Life, Death, and Medicine
15 points
Semester One 2026
Semester One 2026 (Distance)

COMS339
Science Diplomacy
15 points
Semester One 2026
Semester One 2026 (Distance)

POLS339
Science Diplomacy
15 points
Semester One 2026
Semester One 2026 (Distance)

Postgraduate

POLS440
Principles and Practice of Policy and Governance
30 points
Semester One 2026
Semester One 2026 (Distance)

POLS441
Principles and Practice of International Relations and Diplomacy
30 points
Semester One 2026

POLS442
Policy and Governance in the Pacific and New Zealand
30 points
Semester Two 2026
Semester Two 2026 (Distance)

COMS443
Policy Issues in Science and Technology
30 points
Semester Two 2026

POLS443
Policy Issues in Science and Technology
30 points
Semester Two 2026

POLS444
International Human Rights
30 points
Semester One 2026

POLS445
China's Emergence as a Global Great Power
30 points
Semester Two 2026

POLS480
Supervised Research Paper
30 points
Semester One 2026
Whole Year 2026

POLS481
Supervised Research Paper A
15 points
Semester Two 2026

POLS482
Supervised Research Paper B
15 points
Semester One 2026

ILAP614
Principles and Practice of International Relations and Diplomacy
15 points
Semester One 2026

POLS650
MA Dissertation
60 points
Approved Start 2026
Semester One 2026
Semester Two 2026

POLS688
Dissertation
60 points
Approved Start 2026

POLS689
Thesis
90 points
Approved Start 2026

POLS690
MA Thesis
120 points
Approved Start 2026

POLS692
Individual Course of Study: Dissertation A
30 points
Semester One 2026
General non-calendar-based 2026

POLS693
Individual Course of Study: Dissertation B
30 points
Semester One 2026
Semester Two 2026

POLS790
Political Science PhD
120 points
Approved Start 2026
Approved Start 2026 (Distance)

Not Offered Courses in 2026

100-level

ARTS115
Islam and Islamic Societies
15 points
Not offered 2026
For further information see ARTS115 course details

POLS137
Computers, Artificial Intelligence, and the Information Society
15 points
Not offered 2026
For further information see POLS137 course details

PHIL145
Political and Social Philosophy
15 points
Not offered 2026
For further information see PHIL145 course details

200-level

POLS203
World Politics: Islamic Societies
15 points
Not offered 2026, offered in 2011 , 2012
For further information see POLS203 course details

POLS205
Politics of the United States of America
15 points
Not offered 2026, offered in 2022 , 2023 , 2024
For further information see POLS205 course details

POLS206
Introduction to Public Policy and Policy Analysis
15 points
POLS206-26S2 (C)
Semester Two 2026 - Not offered
For further information see POLS206 course details

POLS208
Global Politics: Party Politics and Elections in Contemporary Democracies
15 points
Not offered 2026
For further information see POLS208 course details

POLS210
Democratic Uprisings and Political Participation
15 points
Not offered 2026, offered in 2023 , 2024 , 2025
For further information see POLS210 course details

EURA211
Classic Works in Political Philosophy - Machiavelli to Marx
15 points
Not offered 2026
For further information see EURA211 course details

POLS219
Global and International Politics: Foreign Policy Analysis
15 points
Not offered 2026
For further information see POLS219 course details

COMS228
Data Visualisation
15 points
Not offered 2026
For further information see COMS228 course details

POLS228
Data Visualisation
15 points
Not offered 2026, offered in 2024
For further information see POLS228 course details

POLS258
Te Tiriti: The Treaty of Waitangi
15 points
Not offered 2026
For further information see POLS258 course details

300-level

POLS306
The Craft of Social Science Research
30 points
Not offered 2026, offered in 2025
For further information see POLS306 course details

POLS307
Policy Issues in Science, Technology, and Health
30 points
Not offered 2026, offered in 2025
For further information see POLS307 course details

POLS311
Northeast Asia and the Changing Global Order
30 points
Not offered 2026
For further information see POLS311 course details

POLS313
Critical Approaches to International Relations
30 points
Not offered 2026, offered in 2012 , 2015 , 2016 , 2017
For further information see POLS313 course details

COMS316
The Craft of Social Science Research
30 points
Not offered 2026
For further information see COMS316 course details

POLS332
Media and Conflict
30 points
Not offered 2026
For further information see POLS332 course details

400-level

MAOR425
Ngati Apopo: Maori Futures
30 points
Not offered 2026
For further information see MAOR425 course details

Postgraduate

POLS446
Political Economy of Economic Growth and Development
30 points
Not offered 2026, offered in 2023 , 2024 , 2025
For further information see POLS446 course details

PHIL447
Political Philosophy
15 points
Not offered 2026
For further information see PHIL447 course details

POLS447
Islam and Politics: The Middle East, Southeast Asia, and the World
30 points
Not offered 2026, offered in 2017 , 2018 , 2020 , 2022
For further information see POLS447 course details

POLS449
Wicked Problems, Politics, and Justice
30 points
Not offered 2026, offered in 2024 , 2025
For further information see POLS449 course details

PHIL486
Political Theory: Democracy, Citizenship and Culture
15 points
Not offered 2026
For further information see PHIL486 course details