Understand the past to change the future by studying the History major in the Bachelor of Arts.
With the Bachelor of Arts in History you delve into the history of New Zealand and major events in our world over the centuries, and develop advanced skills in research, writing, analysis and debate.
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This is part of the Bachelor of Arts.
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Further your understanding of key events in the history of New Zealand and the world, and develop effective communication, critical thinking and other transferable skills.
Apart from the courses below you also need to complete courses from your second major, your chosen minor(s) or electives.
All Bachelor of Arts students need to complete core courses that help you develop transferable skills and support your work in all other courses in the degree.
Complete one course from each of the following clusters. Each cluster aligns with one of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
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If you're majoring in history, this is the main subject area you specialise in. It makes up one third of your degree and consists of eight history-related courses you study throughout your degree.
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Workplace experience is an important part of your degree, and the Work Integrated Learning course is the final part of your degree. This is a supervised work placement related to your major(s), for an organisation of your choice. It's a great way to get industry experience while still being able to get feedback from AUT lecturers, and for many of our students this workplace experience also leads to a job offer.
You could also take the Foundations in Research course to prepare you for postgraduate study.
Use our online tool to build your own degree and see what your three years of study could look like.
https://www.aut.ac.nz/courses/bachelor-of-arts/history-major-bachelor-of-arts
*This major focuses on New Zealand Sign Language and developing the skills to become a Sign Language interpreter. It doesn’t include the option to include courses from different subjects.
The information on this page was correct at time of publication. For a comprehensive overview of AUT qualifications, please refer to the Academic Calendar.