Undergraduate study in Global Politics and Human Rights
What you can study in Global Politics and Human Rights
As part of a Bachelor of Global Studies majoring in Global Politics and Human Rights, you can become familiar with the connected and complex challenges that affect the world right now. Through exposure to Law, Politics and other subjects, you will be able to assess the goals and strategies adopted by entities on the global stage, including governments and NGOs.
Structuring your major in Global Politics and Human Rights
You can choose your courses from those listed in the BGlobalSt schedule for Global Politics and Human Rights.
Courses*
Core courses
Stage I
- ECON 151 Understanding the Global Economy
- ECON 152 Principles of Economics
- GLOBAL 101 Global Issues, Sustainable Futures
- HISTORY 103 Global History
- INTBUS 151 Business across Borders
- MĀORI 130 Te Ao Māori: The Māori World
- PHIL 104 Ethics and Justice
- POLITICS 106 Global Politics
- SOCIOL 103 Social Policy, Social Justice
- STATS 150 Lies, Damned Lies and Statistics
Stage II
- ANTHRO 213 Questioning Race and Racism
- COMMS 208 Digital Communication Ethics
- CRIM 207 Criminology: Indigenous and Global
- EDUC 212 Global Education Policy for All?
- GENDER 208 Thinking Gender
- GLOBAL 205 Just Global Futures (pre requisite GLOBAL 102)
- GLOBAL 251 Special Topic: Migration in the Americas
- GLOBAL 252 Special Topic: Asian Cities: Growth and Transition
- GLOBAL 277 Study Abroad 2A
- GLOBAL 278 Study Abroad 2B
- GLOBAL 279 Study Abroad 2C
- GLOBAL 280 Study Abroad 2D
- HISTORY 205 Bloodlands: Global Warfare
- PHIL 205 Community, Society and Rights
- PHIL 268 Ethical Theory
- POLITICS 201 Globalisation and International Organisations
- POLITICS 218 American Politics and Public Policy
- POLITICS 222 Public Policy: Actors, Processes and Politics
- POLITICS 254 China and the World
- SOCIOL 213 Ethnicity and Identity
Stage III courses
- ANTHRO 321 Equality and Inequality
- CRIM 302 Criminology: The Indigenous and the Global
- CRIM 307 Doing Time: Incarceration and Punishment
- GEOG 308 Geopolitics and Indigenous Rights
- GLOBAL 351 Special Topic: Migration in the Americas
- GLOBAL 352 Special Topic: Asian Cities: Growth and Transition
- GLOBAL 377 Study Abroad 3A
- GLOBAL 378 Study Abroad 3B
- GLOBAL 379 Study Abroad 3C
- GLOBAL 380 Study Abroad 3D
- HISTORY 309 Bloodlands: Global Warfare
- LAWPUBL 402 International Law
- LAWPUBL 436 International Human Rights
- LAWPUBL 443 Refugee Law
- LAWPUBL 446 Indigenous Peoples in International Law
- LAWPUBL 451 Counterterrorism Law and Policy
- LAWPUBL 455 The Law of Disarmament
- LAWPUBL 458 Comparative Indigenous Law Topics
- LAWPUBL 461 Indigenous Rights Legal Clinic
- MĀORI 335 Mana Taketake / Indigenous Sovereignty and Public Policy
- PHIL 310 Political Philosophy 3
- PHIL 368 Ethical Theory
- POLITICS 300 Great Power Relations
- POLITICS 303 War and Political Violence
- POLITICS 314 Democracy in Theory and Practice
- POLITICS 320 Social Justice
- POLITICS 346 Terrorism
- POLITICS 356 Ethno-political Violence from Hate Crimes to Genocide
- SOCIOL 315 Law, Inequality and the State
*Not all courses available in every year
Scholarships and awards
- Major undergraduate scholarships
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