Politics and International Relations – Graduate Certificate in Arts

The Graduate Certificate in Arts (Politics and International Relations) is a bridging tool for graduates in other subjects to gain knowledge of politics. You can use it to study another subject area without completing a second bachelor’s degree.

Understand the world around you

Politics is about how power is used to make decisions about who gets what, when and how – from the local sports club or community group to the nation and internationally. Politics is also concerned with the conflict of ideas and values and with who governs. In the end, the study of Politics is the study of how, why and by whom decisions that affect all of us are made.

Small class sizes and enthusiastic lecturers

At Massey, we teach Politics and International Relations 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 GCertArts (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
• the core concepts and the great thinkers of political philosophy
• the causes and consequences of key contemporary international conflicts.