Ngati Apopo: Maori Futures

This course explores the local, national and global trends that will materially impact on the future trajectory of Maori self determination and futures making. Students will investigate how Maori navigate such shifts and trends to advance self-determination as change agents.

30 points

Any 30 points at 200 level from CULT, MAOR, POLS, or TREO, or any 60 points at 200 level from the Schedule V of the BA.

POLS331, POLS358, CULT319

In search of Nowhere: the international Arts and Crafts Movement

A detailed introduction to the Arts and Crafts Movement, one of the most interdisciplinary, international, and influential artistic phenomena in history.

30 points

Any 30 points at 200 level from ARTH, or any 60 points at 200 level from the Schedule V of the BA or from the BFA.

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.

30 points

Any 30 points at 200 level from HIST, or any 60 points at 200 level from the Schedule V of the BA.

The Soviet Experiment and Its Aftermath

The emphasis is on Russia's 20th century Communist experience and its many legacies in the fast-changing post-Soviet society. Together we will examine the causes of the Bolshevik Revolution and the greatest social experiment in the history of humankind that followed it. The course will explore the roots of Stalinism, the causes and consequences of Soviet victory over Nazi Germany in World War II, the space race and other Cold War competitions between the superpowers, Gorbachev's reforms and the collapse of the USSR. Was the end of the Communist rule in the Soviet Union predetermined?

30 points

Any 30 points at 200 level from EURA, HIST, or RUSS, or any 60 points at 200 level from the Schedule V of the BA.

RUSS218, RUSS318, HIST274, EURA214

Maori and Indigenous Development

This course will examine the history of Maori economic development. Students will gain an understanding of recent developments and the factors which have affected Maori engagement with globalisation over the past two hundred years.

30 points

Any 30 points at 200 level from HIST or MAOR, or any 60 points at 200 level from the Schedule V of the BA.

HIST262, MAOR212

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.

30 points

Any 30 points at 200 level from HIST, or CRJU201 and either CRJU202 or LAWS202, or any 60 points at 200 level from the Schedule V of the BA.

HIST295

European Novels and Film Adaptations

A study of important European novels and their film adaptations.

30 points

Any 30 points at 200 level from CINE, ENGL, EURA, or RUSS, or any 60 points at 200 level from the Schedule V of the BA.

ENGL305, EURA204, EULC 204, EULC 304, RUSS 215, RUSS 216, CINE214

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.

30 points

Any 30 points at 200 level from EURA or HIST, or any 60 points at 200 level from the Schedule V of the BA.

EURA226, EURO 226, EURO 326, HIST269, HIST329

Art of the Floating World

This course studies ukiyo-e, Art of the Floating World, which was produced in Japan from the seventeenth century to the nineteenth century.

30 points

Any 30 points at 200 level from ARTH, or any 60 points at 200 level from the Schedule V of the BA or from the BFA.

Renaissance and Reformation Europe

A thematic study of two major transformations in European History between c.1350 and c.1600.

30 points

Any 30 points at 200 level from HIST, or any 60 points at 200 level from the Schedule V of the BA.

HIST253

American Revolution and Civil War

An examination into the origins of popular government, the genius of American revolutionary politics, and the Civil War which ended slavery.

30 points

Any 30 points at 200 level from HIST, or any 60 points at 200 level from the Schedule V of the BA.

HIST257

Fascism and the Far-Right in Europe

This course examines the rise of Fascist movements in Italy, Germany, France and Eastern Europe during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries before considering the far-right and fascist regimes created by Franco, Mussolini and Hitler. The course also reflects on the state of the European radical right today.

30 points

Any 30 points at 200 level from HIST, or any 60 points at 200 level from the Schedule V of the BA.

HIST293