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Our diverse range of courses and location in the nation’s capital and cultural heart will provide you with unrivalled opportunities to build your future.
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Research matters
In the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, we explore the fundamental questions that define human experience.
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Anthropology
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Cultural Anthropology
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Art History
Subjects
Art History, Museum and Heritage Studies
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Asian Languages and Cultures
Subjects
Asian Studies, Chinese, Japanese
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Classics
Subjects
Classical Studies, Greek, Latin
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Creative writing
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Creative writing
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Creative Writing
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Creative Writing
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Criminology
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Criminology
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English Literature
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English Literature
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English Proficiency
Subjects
English Proficiency
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European Languages and Cultures
Subjects
French, German, Italian, Spanish
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Film and Media Studies
Subjects
Film, Media Studies
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Postgraduate Health Care
Subjects
Postgraduate Health Care
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History
Subjects
History, New Zealand Studies, Text Technologies
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Linguistics
Subjects
Applied Linguistics, Linguistics, Modern Language Studies, Text Technologies, Writing (Academic and Professional)
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Literary Translation
Subjects
Literary Translation
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Māori Studies
Subjects
Māori Resource Management, Māori Studies, Tohu Māoritanga
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Postgraduate Midwifery
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Postgraduate Midwifery
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Music
Subjects
Classical Performance, Composition, Jazz, Music, Music Studies, Music Therapy
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New Zealand Sign Language
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New Zealand Sign Language
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New Zealand Sign Language
Subjects
New Zealand Sign Language (NZSL) Studies
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Postgraduate Nursing
Subjects
Postgraduate Nursing
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Pacific Cultures and Languages
Subjects
Pacific Studies, Samoan Studies/Matāupu tau Samoa
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Philosophy
Subjects
Philosophy
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Politics and International Relations
Subjects
International Relations, Political Science, Strategic Studies
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Religious Studies
Subjects
Religious Studies
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Sociology
Subjects
Social Policy, Sociology
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Te Reo Māori
Subjects
Te Reo Māori
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Theatre
Subjects
Theatre
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Applied Linguistics
School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies
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Arranging
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Art History
Avaliable in 4 qualifications
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Asian Studies
Avaliable in 1 qualifications
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Chinese
Avaliable in 4 qualifications
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Creative Writing
Available in 1 qualification
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Criminology
Available in 3 qualifications
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Cultural Anthropology
Available in 4 qualifications
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English
Explore qualifications
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Ethnomusicology
Available in 4 qualifications
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Film
Available in 4 qualifications
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French
Available in 2 qualifications
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German
Subjects
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Greek
Subjects
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Health Care
Subjects
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History
Available in 2 qualifications
Our national and global rankings
We are New Zealand's top ranked university for research quality and consistently rank among the world’s best universities.
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In the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, we explore the fundamental questions that define human experience.
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