We have the strongest concentration of award-winning humanities scholars in Aotearoa New Zealand, venturing beyond boundaries to explore what makes us human.
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Contact advisers and discipline convenors, and find people in the School of Humanities in the University Directory.
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We study how people, past and present, use art, literature, contemplation and action to bring meaning to life.
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We host the Auckland History Initiative, Shakespeare fellows and writers-in-residence, publish journals and websites, and put on performances.
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Study the history and culture of ancient Greece and Rome, and Pharaonic Egypt.
Study ancient cultures
You can combine the literary study of drama with experience in all aspects of performance.
Study Drama
Learning Ancient Greek can provide you with access to Greek literature and thought in the original language.
Study Greek
History gives you an insight into the forces that have shaped our world and ourselves.
Study History
Latin was the language of the ancient Romans, and for 1500 years the principal international language of Europe.
Study Latin
Logic and Computation is the study of the development of computer languages.
Study Logic and Computation
Museums and Cultural Heritage develops an understanding of museums and heritage practices in visual and material culture.
Study museums
Philosophy examines fundamental questions about human nature and our place in the world.
Study Philosophy
Religion is complex, always changing, and is key to understanding how people think and act both locally and globally.
Study religion