Public Policy Papers at Tauranga (2023)

Public Policy is available as a minor.

To complete Public Policy as a minor, students must gain 60 points in Public Policy, including at least 30 points above 100 level. Students must include POLSC102, POLCY212 and POLCY318.

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• 100 Level
• 200 Level
• 300 Level

• 100 Level

  Code	Paper Title	Points	Occurrence / Location
  POLSC102	New Zealand Politics and Policy	15.0	23B (Hamilton) & 23B (Tauranga)
  This paper provides a foundation for the study of political science and public policy, with a particular focus on the study of government, politics and policy in New Zealand.
  POLSC103	Introduction to Political Psychology	15.0	23A (Online) & 23A (Tauranga)
  Politics affects every aspect of our lives. This paper is an introduction to understanding political behaviour, helping you become more critically aware of your own role as citizen.
  SOCPY100	Introduction to Social Policy	15.0	23A (Hamilton) & 23A (Tauranga)
  This paper examines the values behind social policy and introduces students to some of the important issues and debates in New Zealand and other democratic societies.

• 200 Level

  Code	Paper Title	Points	Occurrence / Location
  EDSOC200	Education and New Zealand Society	15.0	23A (Hamilton)
  This paper critically examines educational ideas and practices by considering philosophical, historical, political, socio-cultural and economic aspects. It examines how the interrelationships between education and society change over time.
  LEGAL201	Public Law	30.0	23D (Hamilton) & 23D (Tauranga)
  Part One examines the principles of constitutionalism and the framework of the New Zealand system of government. Part Two examines the exercise and control of executive power in New Zealand and the relationship between the state, its agencies and the individual.
  POLSC203	The Rhetoric of Collective Memory	15.0	23B (Online) & 23B (Tauranga)
  Why do social groups decide to keep certain memories of the historical past alive while repressing others? Students tackle this question by analysing museums, monuments and popular culture.
  POLSC211	Political Systems around the World	15.0	23B (Hamilton) & 23B (Online)
  The paper introduces the comparative study of political institutions, the study of the politics of a number of countries, their similarities and differences, from established democracies to authoritarian regimes.
  POLSC229	US Politics	15.0	23B (Online) & 23B (Tauranga)
  Students in this course explore the foundational elements of the United States, its governing institutions, the extent of public influence within the system, and major contemporary policy issues that the country faces.
  SOCPY200	Social Policy and Social Issues	15.0	23A (Online) & 23A (Tauranga)
  The paper continues the study of social policy at 200 level. The focus of this paper is on the welfare state, the policy cycle as well as social problems, such as poverty.

• 300 Level

  Code	Paper Title	Points	Occurrence / Location
  POLSC301	Visual Communication: Politics, Propaganda, Protest	15.0	23A (Online) & 23A (Tauranga)
  This paper introduces students to the power of visual communication. The theoretical knowledge gained is applicable to politics and beyond.
  SOCPY300	Social Policy	15.0	23B (Online)
  This paper provides students with experience of the ways in which policy is formulated and enacted. Theoretical perspectives are consolidated and extended to enhance opportunities for employment in the social policy field.