You can study different cultures, regions, themes and time periods to gain an appreciation of the lives and experiences of people in the past. You can also understand how societies have changed over time.
Study opportunities include New Zealand history, Māori and Indigenous histories, pre-modern and modern Europe, American history and the histories of Asia, Australia and the Pacific.

Postgraduate study in History allows you to extend your skills and pursue specialised areas of historical research to suit your interests. You are encouraged to become familiar with current debates on the nature of history and with the major theoretical developments which have influenced the field in the past 20 years.

Study and research opportunities reflect staff research expertise in History:
- New Zealand social, political and cultural history
- Māori history
- Modern US history
- The Pacific Islands and their historical development
- Australian history
- Chinese, Japanese and Southeast Asian history
- Medieval, early modern and modern European history
- War, peace and international affairs
- Sexuality
- Science and technology
- Medicine
- Gender
- Race
- Religion
- Film