With Massey’s Master of Arts (Politics) you’ll build on your undergraduate interests and get right into the heart of this exciting discipline. What is it like? With a Master of Arts (Politics) at Massey you can further investigate topics in politics that have taken your interest. Understand the world around you Politics is exciting and relevant. It’s about contests for power and how we make decisions in society: who gets what, when and how, from the local community to the global level. It’s concerned with the conflict of ideas and values. It has to do with who governs, and how and why decisions that affect all of us (such as how much students should pay to study at university or whether the UN should sanction military interventions) are made.

Careers Massey’s Master of Arts (Politics) can lead to a range of careers, including: Academia Business and commerce Diplomacy Finance Journalism and media Policy advising and analysis Public service Research Organisations employing our graduates include the NZ Defence Forces, the Ministry of Social Development, the Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment, the Treasury, Air New Zealand, the Reserve Bank, the United Nations, TV3News and Amnesty International.