History department

History is one of the fastest-growing disciplines at AUT, with an expanding range of papers encompassing 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.

History papers

You can study history as part of your AUT bachelor's degree. History is available as a minor.

Level 5 papers

Level 6 papers

Level 7 papers

Academic staff

Our expert academic staff are widely known as authorities on history.

Professor Paul Moon

Dunedin Train Station

New Zealand stone church

Janie Seddon shipwreck, Motueka

Great graduatesBen CrispBachelor of ArtsHe enjoys the freedom the Bachelor of Arts offers him, says Ben Crisp who is in the final year of a Bachelor of Arts in Culinary Arts, with a minor in history.He enjoys the freedom the Bachelor of Arts offers him, says Ben Crisp who is currently in the final year of a Bachelor of Arts in Culinary Arts, with a minor in history. Ben jumped at the chance to include history papers as part of his studies. He plans to become a secondary school teacher, with the goal of teaching history as well as food technology.

Contact us

Sonia Mehana
Registrar, Te Ara Poutama
Phone: +64 9 921 9999 ext 6600

sonia.mehana@aut.ac.nz

News

New book to profile Busby

11 Feb, 2019

Professor of History Paul Moon is working on a book about prominent early settler James Busby for a renowned international publishing house.

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