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About the school 
        
        
    Contact advisers, discipline convenors and others in the School of Humanities.
Our people 
        
        
    We study how people, past and present, use art, literature, contemplation and action to bring meaning to life.
Explore our research 
        
        
    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 
        
        
    Media and Screen Studies offers you the opportunity to explore audiovisual and digital media.
Study media 
        
        
    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 
        
        
    Screen Production provides an intensive, film school-style experience for future writers, directors and producers of drama and documentary films.
Study Screen Production 
        
        
    Religion is complex, always changing, and is key to understanding how people think and act both locally and globally.
Study religion