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.
- EDUC554 Past and Present Perspectives of Aotearoa
- HIST500 Introduction to New Zealand History (Compulsory)
- HIST501 The Holocaust: Its Causes, Character, and Legacy
- HIST503 Ka Whawhai Tonu Mātou: Struggle and Resistance in Aotearoa and South Africa
- HIST504 Gender and Development in Asia and the Pacific since 1950
- HIST690 Te Tiriti O Waitangi: The Treaty of Waitangi (Compulsory)
- HIST691 Tā Moko: Marked Histories and Identities
- HIST692 Our People, Our Stories: Contemporary New Zealand Oral Histories
- HIST693 Tāmaki Makaurau from 1100 to 1900
- HOSP608 Eating History: Exploring Food and Hospitality in Aotearoa New Zealand
- HIST701 Nostalgia and Utopianism in New Zealand History
- HIST703 Agitation and Indignation – The People’s Voice in Democratic Societies
- HIST707 He Wānanga mō Te Reo Māori: History of the Māori Language
- HIST708 Auckland in the Twentieth Century
- HIST709 Gender and Culture
- HIST710 Special Topic in History
Academic staff
Our expert academic staff are widely known as authorities on history.
Dunedin Train Station
New Zealand stone church
Janie Seddon shipwreck, Motueka
Contact us
Sonia Mehana
Registrar, Te Ara Poutama
Phone: +64 9 921 9999 ext 6600
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