New Zealand

This course examines health and wellbeing with an emphasis on communicable and non-communicable diseases including long-term conditions, health literacy and health promotion.

This course examines the golden age of English theater, involving a detailed study of a selection of tragedies by Shakespeare and his contemporaries. The theatrical emphasis of the course is intended to help students respond to the plays as theatrical artifacts and not merely as literary texts.

This course examines theories and practices of persuasive communication. It also emphasizes the ethics of persuasive communication, exploring themes such as the difference between persuasion and manipulation, and the relationship between persuasion and power.

This course examines international trade, theory and policy. It will aim to explain patterns of world production and trade and ask if international trade is beneficial. This will be done with the help of models from international trade theory that are important components of the toolkit of contemporary trade economists. It will also explore the phenomena of outsourcing and international mobility of labor (immigration) and capital (Foreign Direct Investment (FDI)). The course will analyze and compare instruments of trade policy and evaluate their impact on domestic and international welfare. Finally, the course will study the world trading system, including the World Trade Organization (WTO) and international trade agreements. 

This course examines visual art spanning from the early modern period to the contemporary. It covers a range of art practices situated within a global context, along with art works produced in Māori and Pacific cultures alongside Indian, Asian, Middle Eastern, European and American traditions.

This course examines empowering notions of Pacific wellbeing for Pacific individuals, families and communities. Students explore definitions of Pacific wellbeing and the cultural concepts, models, practices and worldviews that have enhanced the overall positive wellbeing experiences of Pacific peoples across the Pacific region.

This course examines the medium of comics both as a visual language and as a means of communication. Beginning with a history of comics, the course considers a variety of storytelling techniques, ranging from comics journalism to graphic medicine, from activism to indigeneity, as well as superheroes, the underground, and manga.

This course examines new and emerging challenges and opportunities in health and social services, and immerses students in areas of innovation and change including partnerships with services users, responding to increasing demand in mental health services and opportunities afforded by digital health and emerging technologies.

This course examines key theories and approaches used to understand and influence health and wellbeing. Consideration will be given to the types of questions that are asked by health psychology researchers, and the different methods and tools used to deepen understandings of health and illness in the social world.

This course examines the comparative study of political systems. It covers relevant concepts and theories, and  applies these learnings to case studies from around the world.