Graduate Diploma in Arts in Political Science and International Relations

University of Canterbury

The Graduate Diploma in Arts offers those who hold a bachelor's degree in a major in an unrelated area the opportunity to study arts in-depth, choosing from over 30 subjects. The GradDipArts is designed for graduates seeking to qualify for entry to postgraduate qualifications in arts, to change career direction, or to extend or upgrade their existing qualifications. 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. Study Involve: 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 areas 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.

Faculty of Arts