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History
Studying History gives you an insight into the forces that have shaped our world and ourselves.
You can study different cultures, regions, themes and time periods to gain an appreciation of the lives and experiences of people in the past. You can also understand how societies have changed over time.
Study opportunities include New Zealand history, Māori and indigenous histories, pre-modern and modern Europe, American history and the histories of Asia, Australia and the Pacific.
History and your career
Our graduates have careers in government, the public service, teaching and libraries, and as researchers with the Waitangi Tribunal and the Ministry for Culture and Heritage/Te Manatu Taonga. Others have continued their study of History at institutions such as Harvard University and Oxford University.
Study options in History
History is available for both undergraduate and postgraduate programmes, and is taught by History in the School of Humanities.
Want to talk to someone about studying History?
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Undergraduate study
Find out what undergraduate study in History involves.
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Stage I courses
Our Stage I courses introduce you to a field of history with either a geographical or thematic focus.
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Stage II courses
Stage II courses offer focused, in-depth study of a historical field, area or topic.
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Stage III courses
Our Stage III courses involve advanced undergraduate study and provide a gateway to postgraduate study.
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Postgraduate study
Opportunities for postgraduate study in History.
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Postgraduate courses
The postgraduate courses you can take as part of History.
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PhD in History
Find out about doctoral study in History.
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Meet History students and graduates
Current History students and recent graduates tell their own stories.
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Meet History academics
Watch featured History academics discuss their research.
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History in the School of Humanities
The subject History is located within History in the School of Humanities.
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FindaThesis
Find a supervisor for your postgraduate research in History.
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about
- Our faculty
- Schools in our faculty
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Subjects and courses
- Academic English Studies
- Academic English Studies and Linguistics
- Ancient History
- Anthropology
- Applied Linguistics
- Art History
- Asian Studies
- Biological Sciences
- Chinese
- Classical Studies
- Communication
- Comparative Literature
- Computer Science
- Conflict and Terrorism Studies
- Cook Islands Maori
- Creative Writing
- Criminology
- Dance
- Development Studies
- Drama
- Economics
- Education
- Employment Relations and Organisation Studies
- English
- English Writing
- Ethnomusicology
- European Studies
- French
- Gender Studies
- German
- Geography
- Greek
- History
- Humanities
- Indigenous Studies
- International Relations and Human Rights
- Interpreting
- Italian
- Japanese
- Korean
- Language Teaching and Learning
- Languages and Literature
- Latin
- Latin American Studies
- Linguistics
- Logic and Computation
- Māori Studies
- Mathematics
- Media, Film and Television
- Museums and Cultural Heritage
- Music
- Pacific Studies
- Philosophy
- Physics
- Politics and International Relations
- Psychology
- Public Policy
- Russian
- Samoan
- Screen Production
- Social Science for Public Health
- Sociology
- Spanish
- Statistics
- Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)
- Theological and Religious Studies
- Tongan
- Translation Studies
- Writing Studies
- Modules
- Programmes
- Our research
- Our staff
- Our students and graduates
- Equity in our faculty
- News
- Events
- Notices
