Program Overview

Philosophy, Politics and EconomicsPHPE 401

Course Description

This course examines topics at the intersection of philosophy, politics, and economics. Topics may include: social choice theory, rational choice theory, economic history, value theory, the politics of global finance, global governance, and comparative political economics.

Course Details

• Academic Year: The academic year is the teaching period covered by trimesters 1, 2, and 3. As trimester 3 is taught across the summer, the academic year can end in the following calendar year.
• Course Options:
  • Select a course offering to view its details below
  • Trimester One: One of three teaching periods that make up the academic yearusually March to June, July to October, and November to February.
  • CRN: A unique number given to a single version of a course. It differentiates between courses with the same course code that are taught in different trimesters or streams, or in different modes (for example, in person or online).
• Offering: 6 Jul to 8 Nov, 11.00am on Monday, 11.00am on Thursday, Kelburn, Trimester 2, CRN

Course Learning Objectives

Students who pass this course should be able to:

• Critically analyse and evaluate issues of relevance to government from a variety of different disciplinary perspectives.
• Undertake interdisciplinary research within Philosophy, Political Science, and Economics.
• Understand and synthesise the principles and methodologies used in Philosophy, Political Science, and Economics.

How This Course is Taught

This course is optimised for face-to-face delivery on campus and cannot be completed remotely. All lectures will be recorded, but certain assignments can only be completed in person, and class discussion and participation is expected.

Assessment

• IN PERSON Test 1: Mark: 30%
• Assignment: Mark: 35%
• Essay: Mark: 35%
• Assessment dates and extensions: Once you've signed up to this course, you can use the University's online learning environment to see due dates for assessments and information about extensions.

Lecture Times and Rooms

6 July 2026 to 16 August 2026, 17 August 2026 to 11 October 2026

What You'll Need to Get

All readings will be provided via the University's online learning environment.

Entry Restrictions

• Prerequisites: Permission of the PPE Programme Director
• Corequisites: None
• Restrictions: The courses listed contain similar content to this course. If you have already passed one of them, you cannot take this course. None

Taught By

School of History, Philosophy, Political Science and International Relations Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

Fees

• NZ$2,411.10 for domestic students
• NZ$9,575.40 for international students

Estimated Workload

Approximately 300 hours or 16.7 hours per week for 18 weeks.

Points

30 points. Points estimate the amount of hours of work you might do. One point is about 10 hours of work. You need to study and pass a certain amount of points at particular levels to get a qualification.