Graduate Diploma in Arts (Politics and International Relations)

Summary

Specialise in Politics and International Relations for your Graduate Diploma in Arts at Massey

The Graduate Diploma in Arts (Politics and International Relations) is a bridging tool for graduates in other subjects to get the equivalent of a major in politics.

Understand the world around you

Politics is exciting and relevant. It’s about contests for power and how we make decisions in society: who gets what, when and how, from the local community to the global level. It’s concerned with the conflict of ideas and values. It has to do with who governs, with how and why decisions that affect all of us (such as how much students should pay to study at university or whether the UN should sanction military interventions) are made.

Small class sizes and enthusiastic lecturers

At Massey, politics and international relations is taught in a small interdisciplinary qualification where you have regular and close contact with academic staff. Your lecturers are active researchers in their respective fields. They are a politically diverse group who critically and enthusiastically engage with contemporary and historical events.

A wide range of topics

With Massey's GradDipArts (Politics and International Relations), you may study topics such as:

how New Zealand’s system of government works

what the rise of China means for the future of global politics

the nature of inequality and how it is affected by public policy

what is happening in the Palestine/Israel conflict

the core concepts and the great thinkers of political philosophy

the causes and consequences of key contemporary international conflicts.

Further study

If you successfully complete your Graduate Diploma in Arts, you could go on to study a Postgraduate Diploma in Arts or a Master of Arts.

A Graduate Diploma in Arts in Politics and International Relations is a good fit if you:

are interested in how decisions are made in society

want a career where you can make a difference

want to understand what is going on in the wider world.