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Current course list
100-level courses
- PUBL 113 Social and Public Policy: Values and Change Offered in 2027, 2026
200-level courses
- PUBL 201 Introduction to Public Policy Offered in 2027, 2026
- PUBL 203 Introduction to Public Economics Offered in 2027, 2026, 2025
- PUBL 209 Introduction to Public Economics Offered in 2027, 2026, 2025
- PUBL 210 Policy Analysis Methods and Practice Offered in 2027, 2026, 2025
- PUBL 211 Public Management Offered in 2025
300-level courses
- PUBL 303 Public Sector Economics Offered in 2027, 2026
- PUBL 304 Cabinet Government / Te Rūnanga o Te Kāwanatanga Offered in 2027, 2026, 2025
- PUBL 307 Environmental Policy and Governance Offered in 2027, 2026, 2025
- PUBL 310 Complexity and Collaboration in Public Policy Offered in 2027, 2026, 2025
- PUBL 311 Critical Thinking in Policy and Management Offered in 2027, 2026, 2025
400-level courses
- FCOM 427 Research Methods Offered in 2027, 2026, 2025
- FCOM 429 Applied Research Internship Offered in 2025
- FCOM 430 Research Project in Business Offered in 2027, 2026, 2025
500-level courses
- EGOV 501 Digital Government and Public Services Offered in 2027, 2025
- GOVT 501 Government and Governing Offered in 2027, 2026, 2025
- PADM 501 Delivering Public Value Offered in 2027
- GOVT 502 Public Managers and the Policy Process Offered in 2027, 2026, 2025
- PADM 502 Designing Public Policies and Programmes Offered in 2027
- PADM 503 Choices and Challenges for Government in a Market Economy Offered in 2027
- PADM 504 Decision Making Under Uncertainty Offered in 2027
- GOVT 505 An Introduction to Quantitative Analysis for Public Policy Offered in 2027, 2026, 2025
- PADM 505 Governing by the Rules - The Jurisprudence of Governing Offered in 2027
- PADM 506 Leading Public Sector Change Offered in 2027
- PADM 507 Financial Management in the Public Sector Offered in 2027, 2026, 2025
- PADM 508 Approved Personal Course of Study Offered in 2027
- PADM 509 Approved Personal Course of Study Offered in 2027
- PADM 510 Approved Personal Course of Study Offered in 2027
- GOVT 511 Managing for Results Offered in 2027, 2026, 2025
- PADM 511 Approved Personal Course of Study Offered in 2027, 2025
- GOVT 512 Managing Public Resources Offered in 2027, 2026, 2025
- PADM 512 Work-based Project Offered in 2027
- GOVT 513 Managing People in the Public Sector Offered in 2027, 2026, 2025
- GOVT 514 Leading Change in Public Organisations Offered in 2027, 2026, 2025
- GOVT 515 Implementation and Service Delivery Offered in 2027, 2026, 2025
- PADM 515 Managing in Public Sector Organisations Offered in 2027, 2025
- GOVT 518 Comparative Public Management Offered in 2027
- GOVT 521 Economics and Policy Offered in 2027, 2026, 2025
- GOVT 522 Policy Analysis and Advising Offered in 2027, 2026, 2025
- GOVT 523 Policy Methods and Practice Offered in 2027, 2026, 2025
- GOVT 525 Policy Capstone Offered in 2027, 2026, 2025
- GOVT 533 Monitoring and Evaluation Offered in 2027
- GOVT 535 Ideas and Instruments: Strategic Procurement and Contracting Offered in 2027, 2026, 2025
- GOVT 536 Regulatory Policy Offered in 2027, 2026, 2025
- GOVT 542 Governance for Sustainability and Resilience Offered in 2026, 2025
- GOVT 556 Directed Individual Study Offered in 2025
- GOVT 557 Directed Individual Study Offered in 2025
- GOVT 558 Directed Individual Study Offered in 2025
- GOVT 559 Directed Individual Study Offered in 2025
- GOVT 562 Research Project Offered in 2027, 2026, 2025
- GOVT 565 MPM Capstone: The Future-Facing Public Manager Offered in 2027, 2026, 2025
- GOVT 570 Work-based Project Offered in 2027, 2026, 2025
- PUBL 591 Thesis Offered in 2027, 2026
- FCOM 592 Thesis Offered in 2027, 2026, 2025
- FCOM 593 Dissertation Offered in 2027, 2026, 2025
600-level courses
- EGOV 690 e-Government for PhD Offered in 2025
- GOVT 690 Thesis Offered in 2027, 2026, 2025
- PUBL 690 Public Policy for PhD Offered in 2027, 2026, 2025