Courses in History

Bachelor of Arts - BA

Asian Studies
Course Title Available in 2026
ASIAN 100   Images of Asia    Semester 1
 
European Studies
Course Title Available in 2026
EUROPEAN 100   Europe and the World    Semester 1
 
History
Course Title Available in 2026
HISTORY 103   Global History    Semester 1
HISTORY 104   Pacific History: An Introduction    Semester 2
HISTORY 107   Titiro Whakamuri: Histories of Aotearoa New Zealand    Semester 2
HISTORY 108   Rise and Fall of the USA    Semester 1
HISTORY 205   Bloodlands: Global Warfare    Semester 1
HISTORY 208   African-American Freedom Struggles: USA 1900-2000    Summer School
HISTORY 210   Health, Medicine and Society    Semester 1
HISTORY 225   Samurai and Scholars: Early Modern China and Japan    Semester 1
HISTORY 239   Medieval Cultures: Faith, Power, Identities    Semester 2
HISTORY 250   The Global Cold War    Semester 2
HISTORY 252   New Zealand Cultural History    Semester 1
HISTORY 300   Thinking History: Approaches to the Past    Semester 2
HISTORY 308   African-American Freedom Struggles: USA 1900-2000    Summer School
HISTORY 309   Bloodlands: Global Warfare    Semester 1
HISTORY 317   Nazi Germany and its Legacies    Semester 2
HISTORY 335   Samurai and Scholars: Early Modern China and Japan    Semester 1
HISTORY 339   Medieval Cultures: Faith, Power, Identities    Semester 2
HISTORY 350   The Global Cold War    Semester 2
HISTORY 352   New Zealand Cultural History    Semester 1
HISTORY 367   Health, Medicine and Society    Semester 1
 
Māori
Course Title Available in 2026
MĀORI  396   Tikanga: Ancestral Ways    Semester 1
 

   

Bachelor of Arts (Honours) - BA(Hons)

History
Course Title Available in 2026
HISTORY 706AB   Topics in European Cultural History    Semester 1 and 2 (full year)
HISTORY 712AB   Insider Histories    Semester 1 and 2 (full year)
HISTORY 713AB   Empire and Insurgency, 1840-1950    Semester 1 and 2 (full year)
HISTORY 725AB   Health, Medicine and Society    Semester 1 and 2 (full year)
HISTORY 737AB   Rethinking History    Semester 1 and 2 (full year)
HISTORY 760/760AB   Special Study    Semester 1 or 2, or full year options: Semester 1 and 2, or …
HISTORY 761/761AB   Special Study    Semester 1 or 2, or full year options: Semester 1 and 2, or …
HISTORY 780/780AB   Research Project    Semester 1 or 2, or full year options: Semester 1 and 2, or …
 

   

Master of Arts - MA

History
Course Title Available in 2026
HISTORY 706AB   Topics in European Cultural History    Semester 1 and 2 (full year)
HISTORY 712AB   Insider Histories    Semester 1 and 2 (full year)
HISTORY 713AB   Empire and Insurgency, 1840-1950    Semester 1 and 2 (full year)
HISTORY 725AB   Health, Medicine and Society    Semester 1 and 2 (full year)
HISTORY 737AB   Rethinking History    Semester 1 and 2 (full year)
HISTORY 760/760AB   Special Study    Semester 1 or 2, or full year options: Semester 1 and 2, or …
HISTORY 761/761AB   Special Study    Semester 1 or 2, or full year options: Semester 1 and 2, or …
HISTORY 793   Dissertation    Semester 1 or 2, or full year options: Semester 1 and 2, or …
HISTORY 797AB   Research Portfolio    Semester 1 or 2, or full year options: Semester 1 and 2, or …
 
Pacific Studies
Course Title Available in 2026
PACIFIC 717   Pacific Policies, Pacific Peoples    Semester 1
PACIFIC 718   Pacific Policies, Pacific Peoples    Semester 1
 

   

Bachelor of Arts - BA

History
Course Title Not taught 2026
HISTORY 341 Making Sense of the Sixties: the USA 1954-1974 Not taught in 2026
HISTORY 356 Body and Blood: Religious Cultures and Conflicts c.50-1650 Not taught in 2026
HISTORY 357 Progress and Poverty: The USA, 1877-1919 Not taught in 2026
HISTORY 359 Special Topic: Capitalism and Consumerism in United States History Not taught in 2026
HISTORY 360 The Māori 20th Century Not taught in 2026
HISTORY 370 Ireland Since 1798 Not taught in 2026
HISTORY 371 Atlantic Revolutions Not taught in 2026
 
Classical Studies and Ancient History
Course Title Not taught 2026
ANCIENT 255 The Later Roman Empire Not taught in 2026
ANCIENT 355 The Later Roman Empire Not taught in 2026
 
Art History
Course Title Not taught 2026
ARTHIST 225 Imaging the Renaissance Not taught in 2026
ARTHIST 325 Imaging the Renaissance Not taught in 2026
 
European Studies
Course Title Not taught 2026
EUROPEAN 212 The History and Culture of War and Violence Not taught in 2026
EUROPEAN 312 The History and Culture of War and Violence Not taught in 2026
 
Humanities
Course Title Not taught 2026
HUMS 101 Europe: Medieval to Modern Not taught in 2026
HUMS 300 Critiquing the museum Not taught in 2026
 
Pacific Studies
Course Title Not taught 2026
PACIFIC 214 Pacific History: New Zealand in the Pacific from 1900 Not taught in 2026
PACIFIC 314 Pacific History: New Zealand in the Pacific from 1900 Not taught in 2026
 
Politics and International Relations
Course Title Not taught 2026
POLITICS 229 Mana Māori Motuhake / Māori Politics and Public Policy Not taught in 2026
 
History
Course Title Not taught 2026
HISTORY 217 Nazi Germany and its Legacies Not taught in 2026
HISTORY 224 Old Regime and Revolution: France, 1750-1815 Not taught in 2026
HISTORY 227 Waitangi: Treaty to Tribunal Not taught in 2026
HISTORY 233 Australian History Since 1788 Not taught in 2026
HISTORY 241 Making Sense of the Sixties: the USA 1954-1974 Not taught in 2026
HISTORY 243 Body and Blood: Religious Cultures and Conflicts c.50-1650 Not taught in 2026
HISTORY 256 Sex and Gender in the Middle Millennium (500-1500CE) Not taught in 2026
HISTORY 257 Progress and Poverty: The USA, 1877-1919 Not taught in 2026
HISTORY 259 Special Topic: Capitalism and Consumerism in United States History Not taught in 2026
HISTORY 260 The Māori 20th Century Not taught in 2026
HISTORY 270 Ireland Since 1798 Not taught in 2026
HISTORY 271 Atlantic Revolutions Not taught in 2026
HISTORY 318 Special Topic Not taught in 2026
HISTORY 324 Old Regime and Revolution in France c.1750-1815 Not taught in 2026
HISTORY 326 Sex and Gender in the Middle Millennium (500-1500CE) Not taught in 2026
HISTORY 327 Waitangi: Treaty to Tribunal Not taught in 2026
HISTORY 333 Australian History Since 1788 Not taught in 2026
 

   

Bachelor of Arts (Honours) - BA(Hons)

History
Course Title Not taught 2026
HISTORY 700AB Settlers and Empire Not taught in 2026
HISTORY 705AB Writing New Zealand Not taught in 2026
HISTORY 707AB Early Modern Japanese Lives Not taught in 2026
HISTORY 711AB Texts and Contexts Not taught in 2026
HISTORY 715AB Topics in the History of War and Peace Not taught in 2026
HISTORY 716 Topics in the History of War and Peace Not taught in 2026
HISTORY 721AB Special Topic: Māori History in Focus Not taught in 2026
HISTORY 734AB Uncovering United States History Not taught in 2026
HISTORY 735AB Saints and Sinners c.300-800 CE Not taught in 2026
HISTORY 736AB Medieval Women, c.1100-1500 Not taught in 2026
HISTORY 740 Special Topic Not taught in 2026
HISTORY 742 Special Topic Not taught in 2026
 

   

Master of Arts - MA

History
Course Title Not taught 2026
HISTORY 707AB Early Modern Japanese Lives Not taught in 2026
HISTORY 711AB Texts and Contexts Not taught in 2026
HISTORY 715AB Topics in the History of War and Peace Not taught in 2026
HISTORY 716 Topics in the History of War and Peace Not taught in 2026
HISTORY 721AB Special Topic: Māori History in Focus Not taught in 2026
HISTORY 734AB Uncovering United States History Not taught in 2026
HISTORY 735AB Saints and Sinners c.300-800 CE Not taught in 2026
HISTORY 736AB Medieval Women, c.1100-1500 Not taught in 2026
HISTORY 740 Special Topic Not taught in 2026
HISTORY 742 Special Topic Not taught in 2026
HISTORY 700AB Settlers and Empire Not taught in 2026
HISTORY 705AB Writing New Zealand Not taught in 2026