Courses in Public Policy

Master of Public Policy - MPP

Pacific Studies
Course Title Available in 2026
PACIFIC 717   Pacific Policies, Pacific Peoples    Semester 1
PACIFIC 718   Pacific Policies, Pacific Peoples    Semester 1
 
Public Policy
Course Title Available in 2026
POLICY 701   Policy Analysis and Evaluation    Semester 1
POLICY 702   Economics of Policy    Semester 2
POLICY 703   Quantitative Methods and Analysis for Public Policy     Semester 1
POLICY 737   Applied Policy Project    Semester 1, repeated Semester 2
POLICY 740   Policy Design, Analysis and Implementation    Semester 1
POLICY 741   Government and Policy: New Zealand Compared    Semester 2
POLICY 742   Statistics and Data Analysis for Policy    Semester 2
POLICY 743   Economics, Budgets and Bureaucrats    Semester 1
POLICY 744   Policy in Practice    Semester 1, repeated Semester 2
POLICY 790/790AB   Research Project    Availability to be advised
POLICY 792/792AB   Dissertation    Availability to be advised
POLICY 793/793AB   Dissertation    Semester 1 or 2, or full year options: Semester 1 and 2, or …
POLICY 794AB   Thesis    Semester 1 and 2 (full year)
 
Politics and International Relations
Course Title Available in 2026
POLITICS 701   Research Design in Empirical Political Inquiry    Semester 1
POLITICS 741   Ethics and Health Policy    Semester 2
POLITICS 757   Comparative Public Policy    Semester 2
POLITICS 774   Politics-Policy Internship    Semester 2
 
Sociology
Course Title Available in 2026
SOCIOL 728   Family, Gender and the State    Semester 2
 

   

Master of Public Policy - MPP

Public Policy
Course Title Not taught 2026
POLICY 700 Special Topic: Statistics and Data Analysis Not taught in 2026
 
Criminology
Course Title Not taught 2026
CRIM 703 Contemporary Criminology Not taught in 2026
 
Development Studies
Course Title Not taught 2026
DEVELOP 708 Special Topic: Health and Human Rights in Development Practice Not taught in 2026
 
Māori
Course Title Not taught 2026
MĀORI  743 Torangapu / Issues in Māori Politics and Policy Not taught in 2026
 
Pacific Studies
Course Title Not taught 2026
PACIFIC 715 The Global Pacific Not taught in 2026
 
Politics and International Relations
Course Title Not taught 2026
POLITICS 704 Political Management in Government Not taught in 2026
POLITICS 746 Global Organisations and Governance Not taught in 2026
POLITICS 756 New Zealand Government Not taught in 2026
POLITICS 775 Special Topic Not taught in 2026
 
Sociology
Course Title Not taught 2026
SOCIOL 703 Sociology of Mental Health Not taught in 2026
SOCIOL 713 Sociology of Law: Human Rights Not taught in 2026
SOCIOL 736 Renegotiating Citizenship Not taught in 2026
SOCIOL 747 Political Ecology of Youth and Policy Not taught in 2026