Political Science and International Relations
Qualifications
Overview
Political Science and International Relations is the study of our communities and how we make decisions collectively as governments, why we behave as we do as citizens, and how we make choices and changes for the future.
- Analyse how social change happens and how power and resources are allocated, with issues such as development, human rights, environment, nationalism, and foreign policy.
- Study topics are grouped into four broad pathways: international relations, comparative politics (the study of other nations), public policy (how we make choices as communities), and political thought.
- Work with lecturers that are internationally recognised for their academic research and teaching strengths.
- Study a Political Science and International Relations minor alongside several degrees.
Political Science and International Relations major
For the major in the Bachelor of Arts, complete the following courses:
100-level
200-level
- Three 200-level POLS courses
300-level
Political Science and International Relations minor
For the minor in the Bachelor of Arts, Commerce, Digital Screen, Health Sciences, Science, Social and Environmental Sustainability, Sport, or Youth and Community Leadership, complete the following courses:
- 75 points in 100 to 300-level POLS courses, with at least 45 points above 100-level
You will gain a variety of skills that can be applied in a wide range of careers both within politics and in more diverse areas such as law, business, education, and journalism.
Career pathways could include:
- policy analysis
- parliamentary office
- foreign affairs
- diplomacy.
Find out more about what you can do with a degree in Political Science and International Relations.
Contact us
Te Kura Mātāpuna Tangata | School of Language, Social and Political Sciences
Phone +64 3 369 3377
Email politics@canterbury.ac.nz
Location
Level 6, Elsie Locke Building – see campus maps
Postal address
Te Kaupeka Toi Tangata | Faculty of Arts
Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha | University of Canterbury
Private Bag 4800
Christchurch 8140
New Zealand
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