Courses in Museums & Cultural Heritage

Bachelor of Arts (Honours) - BA(Hons)

Art History
Course Title Available in 2026
ARTHIST 730/730AB   Exploring Pacific Art    Semester 2
ARTHIST 734AB   Art Writing and Curatorial Practice    Semester 1
 
English
Course Title Available in 2026
ENGLISH 718   Opening the Archive    Semester 1
 
History
Course Title Available in 2026
HISTORY 712AB   Insider Histories    Semester 1 and 2 (full year)
 
Museums and Cultural Heritage
Course Title Available in 2026
MUSEUMS 702   Inside the Museum    Semester 2
MUSEUMS 704AB   Exhibiting Cultures    Semester 1
MUSEUMS 760   Directed Study    Semester 1, repeated Semester 2
MUSEUMS 761/761AB   Directed Study    Semester 1 or 2, or full year options: Semester 1 and 2, or …
MUSEUMS 780/780AB   Research Project    Semester 1 or 2, or full year options: Semester 1 and 2, or …
 

   

Master of Arts - MA

Art History
Course Title Available in 2026
ARTHIST 730/730AB   Exploring Pacific Art    Semester 2
ARTHIST 734AB   Art Writing and Curatorial Practice    Semester 1
 
English
Course Title Available in 2026
ENGLISH 718   Opening the Archive    Semester 1
 
History
Course Title Available in 2026
HISTORY 712AB   Insider Histories    Semester 1 and 2 (full year)
 
Museums and Cultural Heritage
Course Title Available in 2026
MUSEUMS 702   Inside the Museum    Semester 2
MUSEUMS 704AB   Exhibiting Cultures    Semester 1
MUSEUMS 760   Directed Study    Semester 1, repeated Semester 2
MUSEUMS 761/761AB   Directed Study    Semester 1 or 2, or full year options: Semester 1 and 2, or …
MUSEUMS 780/780AB   Research Project    Semester 1 or 2, or full year options: Semester 1 and 2, or …
MUSEUMS 793   Dissertation    Semester 1 or 2, or full year options: Semester 1 and 2, or …
MUSEUMS 796AB   Thesis    Semester 1 or 2, or full year options: Semester 1 and 2, or …
MUSEUMS 797AB   Research Portfolio    Semester 1 or 2, or full year options: Semester 1 and 2, or …
 

   

Master of Heritage Conservation - MHerCons

Art History
Course Title Available in 2026
ARTHIST 730/730AB   Exploring Pacific Art    Semester 2
ARTHIST 734AB   Art Writing and Curatorial Practice    Semester 1
 
English
Course Title Available in 2026
ENGLISH 718   Opening the Archive    Semester 1
 
History
Course Title Available in 2026
HISTORY 712AB   Insider Histories    Semester 1 and 2 (full year)
 
Museums and Cultural Heritage
Course Title Available in 2026
MUSEUMS 702   Inside the Museum    Semester 2
MUSEUMS 704AB   Exhibiting Cultures    Semester 1
MUSEUMS 792AB   Dissertation    Semester 1 or 2, or full year options: Semester 1 and 2, or …
 

   

Bachelor of Arts (Honours) - BA(Hons)

Art History
Course Title Not taught 2026
ARTHIST 731 Sites of Resistance Not taught in 2026
ARTHIST 732 Topics in Pacific Art and Visual Culture Not taught in 2026
 
History
Course Title Not taught 2026
HISTORY 705AB Writing New Zealand Not taught in 2026
 
Māori
Course Title Not taught 2026
MĀORI  741 Ngā Taonga Hanga: Taonga Māori Not taught in 2026
 
Museums and Cultural Heritage
Course Title Not taught 2026
MUSEUMS 700 Exhibiting Cultures: International Not taught in 2026
MUSEUMS 701 Indigenous Peoples and Museums Not taught in 2026
MUSEUMS 705 Exhibiting Cultures: Māori and Indigenous Not taught in 2026
MUSEUMS 706 Special Topic Not taught in 2026
MUSEUMS 750 Museums Past and Present Not taught in 2026
MUSEUMS 751 Special Topic Not taught in 2026
 
Anthropology
Course Title Not taught 2026
ANTHRO 704AB Material Culture Not taught in 2026
ANTHRO 708AB Cultural Resource Management in Archaeology Not taught in 2026
ANTHRO 742 Contact and Colonialism Not taught in 2026
 
Art History
Course Title Not taught 2026
ARTHIST 700AB Participation, Collaboration, and Photography Not taught in 2026
 

   

Master of Arts - MA

Anthropology
Course Title Not taught 2026
ANTHRO 704AB Material Culture Not taught in 2026
ANTHRO 708AB Cultural Resource Management in Archaeology Not taught in 2026
ANTHRO 742 Contact and Colonialism Not taught in 2026
 
Art History
Course Title Not taught 2026
ARTHIST 700AB Participation, Collaboration, and Photography Not taught in 2026
ARTHIST 731 Sites of Resistance Not taught in 2026
 
Museums and Cultural Heritage
Course Title Not taught 2026
MUSEUMS 700 Exhibiting Cultures: International Not taught in 2026
 
Art History
Course Title Not taught 2026
ARTHIST 732 Topics in Pacific Art and Visual Culture Not taught in 2026
 
Museums and Cultural Heritage
Course Title Not taught 2026
MUSEUMS 701 Indigenous Peoples and Museums Not taught in 2026
 
History
Course Title Not taught 2026
HISTORY 705A Writing New Zealand Not taught in 2026
 
Museums and Cultural Heritage
Course Title Not taught 2026
MUSEUMS 705 Exhibiting Cultures: Māori and Indigenous Not taught in 2026
 
History
Course Title Not taught 2026
HISTORY 705B Writing New Zealand Not taught in 2026
 
Museums and Cultural Heritage
Course Title Not taught 2026
MUSEUMS 750 Museums Past and Present Not taught in 2026
 
Māori
Course Title Not taught 2026
MĀORI  741 Ngā Taonga Hanga: Taonga Māori Not taught in 2026
 
Museums and Cultural Heritage
Course Title Not taught 2026
MUSEUMS 751 Special Topic Not taught in 2026
 
Sociology
Course Title Not taught 2026
SOCIOL 732 Tourism and Heritage Not taught in 2026
 

   

Master of Heritage Conservation - MHerCons

Museums and Cultural Heritage
Course Title Not taught 2026
MUSEUMS 701 Indigenous Peoples and Museums Not taught in 2026
 
Anthropology
Course Title Not taught 2026
ANTHRO 704AB Material Culture Not taught in 2026
ANTHRO 708AB Cultural Resource Management in Archaeology Not taught in 2026
ANTHRO 742 Contact and Colonialism Not taught in 2026
 
Art History
Course Title Not taught 2026
ARTHIST 731 Sites of Resistance Not taught in 2026
 
History
Course Title Not taught 2026
HISTORY 705AB Writing New Zealand Not taught in 2026
 
Māori
Course Title Not taught 2026
MĀORI  741 Ngā Taonga Hanga: Taonga Māori Not taught in 2026
 
Sociology
Course Title Not taught 2026
SOCIOL 732 Tourism and Heritage Not taught in 2026