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Public Policy papers analyse and evaluate how national, regional and local institutions of the state formulate and implement policies. They discuss theories of organisation, decision-making and administration, public management, and how public officials work and interact with both the public and the political executive. Papers examine policies in the context of political values and culture, economic constraints, political party agendas, and seek to explain how and why particular policies are adopted by governments.
Public Policy is available as a major for the BSocSc. Public Policy may also be taken as a second major or as a supporting subject within other undergraduate degrees, subject to academic approval of the Faculty or School of Studies in which the student is enrolled.
To complete a major in Public Policy, students must gain 120 points above100 level in Public Policy, including POLS212 and at least 60 points above 200 level. It is recommended that students intending to major in Public Policy include POLS105 in the first year of their programme of study.
Note: Candidates must gain at least 60 points at 100 level in any subject(s) before enrolling in Public Policy papers above 100 level, and at least 90 points at 100 and 200 level before enrolling in Public Policy papers above 200 level.
| 100 level | 200 level | 300 level | 400 level | Prescriptions for the GradCert(PP) and GradDip(PP) | Prescriptions for the PGCert(PP), PGDip(PP), BSocSc(Hons) and MSocSc |
100 level |
| ECON100 - 13A (SEC), 13A (NET), 13A (HAM) & 13B (HAM) - Business Economics and the New Zealand Economy |
| ECON110 - 13B (SEC), 13B (NET) & 13B (HAM) - Economics and Society |
| POLS100 - 13A (HAM) - Playing Politics: Conflict, Co-operation and Choice |
| POLS105 - 13A (HAM) - People and Policy |
| SOCP102 - 13A (TGA) & 13A (HAM) - Introduction to Social Policy |
200 level |
| ECON200 - 13A (TGA), 13A (HAM), 13B (WIT), 13B (TGA), 13B (HAM) & 13T (HAM) - Macroeconomics and the Global Economy |
| ECON217 - Economics, Law and Policy |
| ENVP206 - 13B (HAM) - Principles of Environmental Planning |
| LBST202 - 13B (HAM) - Work and Employment in Capitalist Societies |
| PCSS201 - 13A (TGA) & 13A (HAM) - Education and New Zealand Society |
| POLS200 - Politics and the Media |
| POLS211 - 13B (HAM) - Political Systems Around the World |
| POLS212 - 13A (HAM) - Policy Issues: International Perspectives |
| SOCP206 - 13A (TGA) & 13B (HAM) - Social Policy and Social Issues |
| WGST211 - 13A (HAM) - Gender at Work |
300 level |
| ECON313 - Economics of Human Resources and Public Policy |
| ECON315 - 13B (HAM) - Environmental and Natural Resource Economics |
| ECON317 - Economics, Law and Policy |
| LBST301 - 13A (HAM) - Globalisation and the Nation State |
| POLS314 - 13B (HAM) - European Integration |
| POLS318 - Global Environmental Politics and Policy |
| POLS327 - 13A (HAM) - Political Ideas |
| POLS328 - New Zealand Government and Politics |
| POLS390 - 13A (HAM), 13B (HAM) & 13S (HAM) - Directed Study |
| SOCP302 - 13B (HAM) - Social Policy |
| WGST302 - Researching Gender: Epistemologies and Methodologies |
| WGST303 - 13B (HAM) - Gender, State and Public Policy |
400 level |
| ECON413 - Economics of Human Resources and Public Policy |
| ECON415 - 13B (HAM) - Environmental and Natural Resource Economics |
| LAWS438 - Regulatory Regimes and the Global Economy |
| LAWS444 - 13A (HAM) - The Law and Public Policy |
Prescriptions for the GradCert(PP) and GradDip(PP) A Graduate Certificate and Graduate Diploma are available to graduates who have not included Public Policy at an advanced level in their first degree. |
| SOCP509 - Comparative Criminology: Issues and Policy |
| SOCY503 - Criminology from a Sociological Perspective |
Prescriptions for the PGCert(PP), PGDip(PP), BSocSc(Hons) and MSocSc To be eligible to be considered for enrolment in graduate Public Policy papers, a student should normally have at least a B average in either the best three of their 300 level Public Policy papers or all their undergraduate Public Policy papers. |
| HDVP504 - Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Health Development and Policy: Frameworks for Analysis |
| HDVP505 - Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Health Development and Policy: Systems for Health Delivery |
| HDVP506 - Methods in Health Policy Analysis |
| LBST521 - Labour and the Third Way: Theory and Policy |
| LBST522 - Labour and the Future: A Political Sociological Perspective |
| PCSS508 - 13B (HAM) - Educational Policy |
| POLS501 - 13A (HAM) - The Policy Process and Policy Analysis: Theoretical Perspectives |
| POLS514 - Defence Policy: Australia and New Zealand |
| POLS531 - 13B (HAM) - Issues in Public Policy and Administration |
| POLS537 - 13B (HAM) - Environmental Politics and Public Policy |
| POLS590 - 13A (HAM), 13B (HAM) & 13Y (HAM) - Directed Study |
| POLS591 - 13A (HAM), 13B (HAM) & 13Y (HAM) - Dissertation |
| POLS592 - 13C (HAM) - Dissertation |
| POLS593 - 13C (HAM) - Political Science Thesis |
| POLS594 - 13C (HAM) - Political Science Thesis |
| POPS508 - 13B (HAM) - Population Health and Health Planning |
| SOCP506 - Social Policy: Comparative Approaches |
| SOCP508 - 13B (HAM) - Techniques for Policy Analysis |
| SOCY531 - 13A (HAM) - Special Topic: Criminology from a Sociological Perspective |
| SSRP503 - 13B (HAM) - The Conduct of Social Science Research: Qualitative Research |
| SSRP504 - 13A (HAM) - The Conduct of Social Science Research: Survey Research |
| WGST506 - 13B (HAM) - Theorising Gender |
| WGST507 - Gender, Policy and Development |
Current information as of 22 May 2013 3:17pm
