The three disciplines within the School represent important fields of study, each with their own set of concepts and perspectives. Many students take courses in each of them. Graduates develop skills in critical and creative thinking, leadership, communication and research.
Date: 16 February 2012
Venue: Kelburn Campus,
Victoria University
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Welcome to the School of History, Philosophy, Political Science and International Relations (HPPI).
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The New Zealand Contemporary China Research Centre is running a series of innovative research projects.
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The Political Science journal is edited in the Political Science and International Relations Programme.
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Dan Weijers, co-founder of the International Journal of Wellbeing, a journal devoted to the study of human wellbeing.
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Congratulations to Matthew Castle, an International Relations Masters graduate, who has been awarded a Woolf Fisher Scholarship to study at Cambridge next year. Read more
"Political Science and International Relations (PSIR) asks fundamental questions about how power and resources are distributed around the world, and what impact political decisions have on societies." Fiona Barker, Lecturer in PSIR. Read more
Programme Research Seminars are held regularly during
Trimesters 1 and 2.
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