Our Population Studies programme has a social policy focus, which includes studying population trends, family structures, fertility and family formation, labour force and employment. Understanding a population is vital for planning for the future. In Population Studies, you will be invovled in a broad range of subjects including social sciences, economics and geography. There is a large research component and in addition to New Zealand, individual researchers study populations in Australia, India, Africa, Europe, the South Pacific, and a range of themes, including population ageing, social policy, fertility, mortality, migration, families and households, labour force and income and ethnicity.

Career Opportunities Government and Local Body Administrator Health Sector Analyst Merchant Banker Policy Analyst Social Sciences Researcher