History (2024)
The History programme teaches papers in global, oral, intellectual, religious, cultural, social, war, comparative, environmental, health, indigenous and science histories in local, national and international contexts. We also explore, methodological, intellectual, and historiographical issues at both undergraduate and graduate levels. History teaches advanced skills in high-level critical thinking, research, communication, and the gathering and assessing of complex evidence, skills in great demand from among prospective employers.
History is available as a first major for the Bachelor of Arts (BA), Bachelor of Climate Change (BCC) and the Bachelor of Social Sciences (BSocSc). History may also be taken as a second major or minor in other undergraduate degrees, subject to approval of the Division in which the student is enrolled.
To complete History as a single major for the BA, BCC or BSocSc, students must gain 135 points from papers listed for History, including 105 points above 100 level, and a further 60 points above 200 level.
To complete History as part of a double major for the BA, BCC, BSocSc or other undergraduate degree, students must gain 120 points from papers listed for History, including 90 points above 100 level, and a further 45 points above 200 level.
To complete a minor in History, students must complete 60 points from the papers listed for the History major, including at least 30 points above 100 level.
Note: Students are encouraged to contact the Division of Arts, Law, Psychology and Social Sciences Office for programme advice.
On this page
- Prescriptions for the GradCert(Hist) and GradDip(Hist)
- Prescriptions for the PGCert(Hist), PGDip(Hist), BA(Hons), BSocSc(Hons), MA and MSocSc
- Prescriptions for the MPhil
- Prescriptions for the PhD
- 100 Level
- 200 Level
- 300 Level
- 500 Level
- 800 Level
- 900 Level
Prescriptions for the GradCert(Hist) and GradDip(Hist)
A Graduate Certificate and Graduate Diploma are available to graduates who have not included History at an advanced level in their first degree.
For further details, contact the Division of Arts, Law, Psychology and Social Sciences Office.
Prescriptions for the PGCert(Hist), PGDip(Hist), BA(Hons), BSocSc(Hons), MA and MSocSc
To complete a BA(Hons) or BSocSc(Hons) in History, students must gain 120 points from approved 500 level papers, including at least 30 points in research (normally HISTY591).
To be eligible to be considered for enrolment in the MA or MSocSc in History, a student must have completed either:
a) a BA or BSocSc with a major in History (or equivalent) and have gained at least a B average across the 300 level papers, or for a qualification considered by the Academic Board to be equivalent, or
b) a BA(Hons) or BSocSc(Hons) in History (or equivalent) with at least second class honours (second division), or a PGDip in History (or equivalent) with at least a B average, or for a qualification considered by the Academic Board to be equivalent and
c) have satisfied the prerequisites for graduate study in the subject(s) being presented for the Degree, at levels considered appropriate by the Academic Board.
Completion requirements for the MA or MSocSc in History vary according to admission criteria:
Students admitted under a) above must complete 180 points from approved 500 level papers, including ALPSS500 and at least 45 points from the papers listed for the subject in List A: Advanced Study of the regulations for the MA or MSocSc.
Students admitted under b) above must complete 120 points from approved 500-level papers, including at least 45 points from the papers listed for the subject in List A: Advanced Study of the regulations for the MA or MSocSc.
Prescriptions for the MPhil
The Master of Philosophy is a one year research-based degree in which students undertake a programme of approved and supervised research that leads to a thesis which critically investigates an approved topic of substance and significance, demonstrates expertise in the methods of research and scholarship, displays intellectual independence and makes a substantial original contribution to the subject area concerned, and is of publishable quality.
Prescriptions for the PhD
The Doctor of Philosophy is a three year research-based degree in which students undertake a programme of approved and supervised research that leads to a thesis which critically investigates an approved topic of substance and significance, demonstrates expertise in the methods of research and scholarship, displays intellectual independence and makes a substantial original contribution to the subject area concerned, and is of publishable quality.
100 Level
Code Paper Title Points Occurrence / Location HISTY107 Aotearoa Histories: Past and Future 15.0 24B (Hamilton) This introductory paper provides students with an overview of Aotearoa New Zealand's histories through hundreds of years of Maori and Iwi history and British Colonial invasions, to the present. Students explore popular overarching myths and narratives of Aotearoa NZ history, key events, peoples and leading scholarship in the field.... HISTY117 Global Indigenous History 15.0 24A (Hamilton) Indigenous historians ask critical questions about how we understand the modern world. With a focus on Indigenous peoples' scholarship, activism, and art this paper introduces central concerns in global Indigenous history over the past century. Students will explore histories of sovereignty, land and water protection, decolonial ac... 200 Level
Code Paper Title Points Occurrence / Location ANTHY208 Protest Movements in the Asia-Pacific 15.0 24B (Hamilton) This paper is about how people across the Asia-Pacific region act collectively to challenge the status quo of powerful political, social, economic, and cultural systems. HISTY200 Pacific History 15.0 24B (Hamilton) This course introduces students to the history of the Pacific from first settlement through to World War II, focusing on how indigenous peoples and diverse newcomers have engaged with each other and the Pacific's oceanic environment. HISTY201 Histories of Everyday Life in Aotearoa 15.0 No occurrences This paper examines histories of social and cultural life in Aotearoa since 1900. We investigate leisure and popular culture; food; urban and suburban life; protests and sovereignty movements; migration; education and work; and family life and sexuality. HISTY206 What Historians Do: Methods and Sources 15.0 24A (Hamilton) The paper focuses on the fundamental and accepted practices in academic historical scholarship and surveys a variety of significant historical and theoretical approaches to the discipline. HISTY211 Modern United States 15.0 24A (Hamilton) This paper introduces students to histories of the modern United States, with a focus on the twentieth century. We will cover histories of race, gender, empire, civil rights, protest, and everyday life. We will also consider the relevance of United States history here in the Pacific and Aotearoa. 300 Level
Code Paper Title Points Occurrence / Location HISTY300 Gender in History 15.0 24A (Hamilton) Gender in History examines the role of gender in society, culture, and the lives of individuals by introducing students to a range of historical case studies and methodologies. HISTY301 Sugar and Spice: Colonialism, Capitalism and the Environment 15.0 24A (Hamilton) An examination of key commodities that have reshaped diets, economies and societies across the globe since the early modern period. HISTY302 Blood, Land, DNA: Contemporary Indigenous Histories and Archives 15.0 24B (Hamilton) This paper explores critical questions about power, sovereignty, and belonging in contemporary Indigenous history, focusing on Aotearoa, the Pacific, and North America. Students will work with diverse archival sources to develop independent research questions. HISTY380 Special Topic: Reproductive Histories 15.0 24B (Hamilton) This paper introduces students to a specific field of historical enquiry while encouraging the development of professional-level skills in research and presentation. INTLC317 French Culture from Versailles to the Revolution 15.0 24B (Hamilton) A study of France's literary, social, and historical movements from the Golden Age of Versailles through to the Enlightenment and the Revolution it inspired. 500 Level
Code Paper Title Points Occurrence / Location ALPSS500 Academic & Professional Research & Writing 30.0 24A (Online), 24B (Online) & 24C (Online) In this course, students will gain the skills and confidence to seamlessly transition from study to work. This course works to enhance the 'skills for the future' identified by the World Economic Forum (2020), in order to produce resilient, creative students with strong analytic and critical thinking skills. ALPSS590 Directed Study 30.0 24X (Hamilton) This paper allows students from the Division of Arts, Law, Psychology and Social Sciences to undertake research on a specific topic related to their major under the guidance of academic staff. ALPSS591 Research Project 30.0 24X (Hamilton) & 24X (Tauranga) A research report on the findings of a theoretical or empirical or practice-led investigation (up to 12,500 words maximum). ALPSS592 Dissertation 60.0 24X (Hamilton) & 24X (Tauranga) A research report on the findings of a theoretical or empirical or practice-led investigation (up to 25,000 words maximum). HISTY512 Environmental History 30.0 24A (Hamilton) Environmental History explores the ways in which human societies, cultures, and economies have imagined and shaped, as well as been shaped by, the natural world across time and place from the development of agriculture to 20th century environmental movements. HISTY516 History and Theory 30.0 24B (Hamilton) This paper prepares students for professional historical practice and higher study through an investigation of relevant historiographical theories and methodologies. HISTY593 History Thesis 90.0 24X (Hamilton) An externally examined piece of written work that reports on the findings of supervised research. HISTY594 History Thesis 120.0 24X (Hamilton) An externally examined piece of written work that reports on the findings of supervised research. INTLC517 French Culture from Versailles to the Revolution 30.0 24B (Hamilton) A study of France's literary, social, and historical movements from the Golden Age of Versailles through to the Enlightenment and the Revolution it inspired. 800 Level
Code Paper Title Points Occurrence / Location HISTY800 History MPhil Thesis 120.0 24X (Hamilton) No description available. 900 Level
Code Paper Title Points Occurrence / Location HISTY900 History PhD Thesis 120.0 24I (Hamilton), 24J (Hamilton), 24K (Hamilton) & 24X (Hamilton) No description available.
2024 Catalogue of Papers information current as of : 12 March 2024 7:59pm