Japanese Art

This course presents an introduction to the arts of Japan, with a particular focus on the art of the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries.

15 points

Any 15 points at 100 level from ARTH, or 60 points at 100 level from the Schedule V of the BA.

The First World War: Total War in Europe

The First World War is often described as a total war. Between 1914 and 1918 over 9 million combatants were killed and European nations deliberately targeted civilians for attack. Governments gave themselves extraordinary powers over people’s lives as they tried to turn whole societies, economies and cultures to the war effort. The results of this ranged from social and political reform to revolution, genocide and the collapse of empires. Students will explore the war’s impacts on the people of Europe, investigating its origins; military, political and social developments; and the legacies of both peace diplomacy and war cultures. Focusing primarily on Britain, France and Germany, this course asks how the experience and endurance of total war affected Europe, and what this meant for the modern world.

15 points

Any 15 points at 100 level in HIST or CLAS120, or any 60 points at 100 level from the Schedule V of the BA.

HIST301, HIST302, HIST305, HIST339

Crime, Criminology and Policing in Modern Europe since 1750

Beginning in the mid-eighteenth century, this course traces the development of crime, criminology and policing in modern Europe. Paying particular attention to the rise of competing biological and sociological models of criminality and the birth of forensics, the course examines the social, political and professional implications of attempting to put the investigation, understanding, and punishment of crime on a scientific footing. Topics covered will include: crime and insanity, Lombroso and the born criminal, the professionalisation of policing, and the development of fingerprinting and crime scene analysis.

15 points

Any 15 points at 100 level in HIST or CLAS120, or any 60 points at 100 level from the Schedule V of the BA, or 60 points at 100 level from Schedules C or E of the BCJ.

HIST395

European Novels and Film Adaptations

A study of important European novels and their film adaptations.

15 points

Any 15 points at 100 level from CINE, ENGL, EURA, or RUSS, or any 60 points at 100 level from the Schedule V of the BA.

CINE214, ENGL305, EULC 204, EULC 304, EURA304, RUSS 215, RUSS 216

Exceptional Americans: An Introduction to American Literature

This course offers students the chance to engage with some of the most exceptional writers and texts in the American tradition and, at the same time, to think critically about the idea of exceptionalism itself.

15 points

Any 15 points at 100 level from ENGL, or any 60 points at 100 level from the Schedule V of the BA.

ENGL109 and AMST110

International Contemporary Art 1945-2000

This course provides an introduction to international contemporary art, focusing on developments in Europe, the USA and Aotearoa New Zealand between 1945-2000. After looking at mid-twentieth-century tendencies such as Minimalism, Conceptual Art and Land Art, the course turns to consider some of the broader trajectories of contemporary art practice and criticism in the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries.

15 points

Any 15 points at 100 level from ARTH, or 60 points at 100 level from the Schedule V of the BA.

ARTT102, ARTH109

The Rise and Fall of Communism in Central and Eastern Europe, 1944 - 1991

The end of the Cold War and of Eastern European communism in 1989-1991 did not mean the loss of global interest in developments in the former communist countries of Central and Eastern Europe. On the contrary, the recent history of these countries, the period of their post-communist transition to political democracy and a market economy, has been marked with new instabilities, crises and wars which have had serious implications for global trends. This course is designed to provide a broad background to an understanding of the political, socio-economic, and cultural developments in the former communist countries of Central and Eastern Europe as an essential prerequisite to understanding the modern world.

15 points

Any 15 points at 100 level from EURA or HIST, or any 60 points at 100 level from the Schedule V of the BA.

EURA326, EURO 226, EURO 326, HIST269, HIST329

Ethnicity, Racism and Genocide

This course provides a critical introduction to the historical and anthropological study of ethnicity, racism, genocide and migration.

15 points

Any 15 points at 100 level from ANTH, HIST, MAOR, SOCI, or TREO, or any 60 points at 100 level from the Schedule V of the BA.

ANTH223, HIST283, PACS204, SOCI223, SOCI323

Renaissance and Reformation Europe

A thematic study of two major transformations in European History between c.1350 and c.1620.

15 points

Any 15 points at 100 level in HIST or CLAS120, or any 60 points at 100 level from the Schedule V of the BA.

HIST373

America in Revolution and Civil War

This course explores the basic political ideas and institutions of early America in association with a close examination of the American revolution and the Civil War. It considers ideas from multiple perspectives and by means of close reading of texts of multiple genre including political essays, letters, fiction and autobiography.

15 points

Any 15 points at 100 level in HIST or CLAS120, or any 60 points at 100 level from the Schedule V of the BA.

HIST377