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Study History at Otago

• Overview
• Qualifications
• Papers
• Major Subject and Programme Requirements
• Minor Subject Requirements
• Further Information

Overview

History gives an understanding of the past and present. To see the perspective of New Zealand's position in today's world, to know how cultures and countries developed and to understand Māori-Pakeha relations in contemporary New Zealand, we need to study history. Any society without a sense of history has lost not only its memory but its identity.

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Qualifications

• Bachelor of Arts (BA)
• Bachelor of Arts with Honours (BA(Hons))
• Diploma for Graduates (DipGrad)
• Postgraduate Diploma in Arts Subjects (PGDipArts)
• Master of Arts (MA)
• Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Papers

See the full list of History (HIST) papers.

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Programme Requirements

Bachelor of Arts (BA) majoring in History

Level	Papers	Points
100-level	Two 100-level HIST papers Any 100-level ARTH paper may be substituted for one HIST paper	36
200-level	Three 200-level HIST papers Any 200-level ARTH paper, ENVI 211, ENGL 215, or MAOR 207 may be substituted for one 200-level HIST paper	54
300-level	Four HIST papers at 300-level or above (may include one 400-level HIST paper worth 24 points with Head of Department approval) Any 300- or 400-level ARTH paper, MAOR 307, or MAOR 407 may be substituted for 18 300-level HIST points	72
Plus	198 further points; must include 54 points at 200-level or above. Up to 90 points may be taken from outside Arts	198
Total		360

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Bachelor of Arts with Honours (BA(Hons)) in History

Stage	Papers	Points
1st stage	Two 100-level HIST papers 90 further points	36 90
2nd stage	Four 200-level HIST papers 48 further points Any 200-level ARTH paper, ENVI 211, ENGL 215, or MAOR 207 may be substituted for one 200-level HIST paper	72 48
3rd stage	Five 300-level HIST papers 36 further points Any 300-level ARTH or 400-level HIST paper or MAOR 307 may be substituted for one 300-level HIST paper	90 36
4th stage	HIST 490 HIST 405 Two further 400-level HIST papers Any 400-level ARTH paper or MAOR 407 may be substituted for one 400-level HIST paper	48 24 48

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Postgraduate Diploma in Arts Subjects (PGDipArts) in History

The Postgraduate Diploma in Arts Subjects (PGDipArts) programme in History is the same as the fourth stage course for the degree of Bachelor of Arts with Honours.

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Minor Subject Requirements

History as a minor subject for a Bachelor of Arts (BA), Bachelor of Theology (BTheol), Bachelor of Science (BSc), Bachelor of Applied Science (BAppSc) or Bachelor of Commerce (BCom) degree

Level	Papers	Points
100-level	Two 100-level HIST papers	36
200-level	Two 200-level HIST papers	36
300-level	One 300-level HIST paper	18
Total		90

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Further Information

Email us at history@otago.ac.nz or visit our home page http://www.otago.ac.nz/historyarthistory/