Focusing on what matters to you

Globalisation and the things it brings with it—good, bad, and ugly—dominate the way that we think and interact in the world today.

 

From politics, law, and human rights, to health and wellbeing, to the environment and sustainability, to business—we understand that the personal is political and that local decisions can have a big impact in the wider world.

 

The Bachelor of Global Studies is a qualification that takes you across disciplines and allows you to focus on different aspects of the issues at the heart of our globally connected world—while developing your knowledge of te ao M?ori and Aotearoa’s place in the global context.

 

Find the Bachelor of Global Studies minors that best suit your area of interest.

 

Area and Cultural Studies

Take a look at the history and contemporary issues facing specific areas, the cultures within those areas, and those cultures’ diaspora.

 

Cultures and Identities

Discover the history and investigate the impact of changing global attitudes towards identity—gender, sexuality, indigeneity, and culture.

 

Environment and Sustainability

Look at the global cultural impacts of climate change and the breakdown of the environment, and examine worldwide attempts to deal with the big environmental issues facing our world.

 

Ethical Leadership and Intercultural Communication

Learn the pleasures and pitfalls of communicating across cultures, and how to lead effectively when working with people from varied cultural backgrounds.

 

Global Health and Wellbeing

A globalised world includes one where some have access to medicines and treatments while others do not. Discover the roots of these inequalities and how they can be changed.

 

Globalisation, Movement, and Change

Look at the way that people have moved—and continue to move—around the world, examining the issues and impacts of migration, global communities, and cultures.

 

Human Rights, Justice, and Peace

Find out how we can create peace and preserve human rights across nations with different historic legal systems and approaches to law and justice.

 

World Affairs and Organisations

Examine the intersection of capitalism and culture. Find out what’s required to run an international business and the potential impacts of a globalised economy on developing nations.