International Relations and Security Studies
Why study International Relations and Security Studies?
A wide range of different length dissertations and theses can be undertaken allowing you to focus on an area of special interest.
Like most states, New Zealand depends for its security and prosperity on regional and international stability. Its political, economic and societal well-being can be affected by, for example, major power relations; global financial crisis; and the rise of violent extremist non-state actors and the responses to them. As a good international citizen, New Zealand seeks to play a role in the international institutions which try to uphold international law and order and to contribute to international stabilisation operations in various countries.
Given the significance of such issues, International Relations and Security Studies is available as a minor in the Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Social Sciences.
Career Opportunities
- Diplomat
- Foreign Policy Analyst
- International Defence Relations Officer
- National Assessments Bureau
- National and International NGOs
- New Zealand Defence Force Officer
- Security and Intelligence Officer
Study International Relations and Security Studies in these qualifications
Scholarships and prizes
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Subject links
- International Relations and Security Studies Papers
- Political Science
- Public Policy Programme