History department
History is one of the fastest-growing disciplines at AUT, with an expanding range of courses across a variety of topics. We offer world-class teaching, and study options that are exciting and rewarding. We are also New Zealand’s leading university in online history learning.
Study history
You can study history as part of an AUT bachelor's degree, certificate or diploma.
- A History major in the Bachelor of Arts
- A major or minor in other AUT bachelor's degrees
- A subject in the Certificate in Arts
- A subject in the Diploma in Arts
History courses
You can also study individual history courses. Many of these are delivered online.
With the introduction of the compulsory New Zealand history curriculum, our history courses offer great professional development for existing teachers or anyone studying teaching who wants to work in this area.
Level 5 courses
- EDUC554 Past and Present Perspectives of Aotearoa
- HIST500 Introduction to New Zealand History
- HIST501 The Holocaust: Its Causes, Character, and Legacy
- HIST504 Gender and Development in Asia and the Pacific since WWII
Level 6 courses
- HIST691 Tā Moko: Marked Histories and Identities
- HIST690 Te Tiriti O Waitangi: The Treaty of Waitangi
- HIST692 Our People, Our Stories: Contemporary New Zealand Oral Histories
- HIST694 Auckland in the Twentieth Century
Level 7 courses
- HIST709 Gender and Culture
- HIST701 Nostalgia and Utopianism in New Zealand History
- HIST707 He Wānanga mō Te Reo Māori: History of the Māori Language
- HIST710 Special Topic in History
- HIST711 Historical Methods
Our most popular courses
Contact details
Contact us online
Phone 0800 AUT AUT (0800 288 288)
Te Ara Poutama
WB Building, Level 3, City Campus
Wellesley Street
Auckland City
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