From the history and culture of ancient societies to the impact of digital technologies, our research is diverse in form and approach.
Studying history and culture is excellent preparation for succeeding in our increasingly interconnected world. Massey programmes cover history, philosophy, classics, museum studies, social anthropology, and Māori studies. Find out more about studying history and culture and where it can take you.
You come to understand not only other cultures, but your own. You also come to better understand yourself.
David Cranstoun Welch
BA Social Anthropology
My studies in history and museum studies opened up the doorway to a career full of interesting and meaningful projects.
Evan Greensides
Archivist, Palmerston North Central Library
Postgraduate Diploma in Museum Studies
My degree has taken me all over the world and moulded a career full of interesting projects and experiences.
Michelle Whitmore
Bachelor of Arts (History)
I greatly appreciated the flexibility that the distance learning programme at Massey University offers.
Nathan Hawkins
Master of Arts (Philosophy)
Studying anthropology gave me a lot of freedom to explore many varied cultural areas.
Samantha Russell
Bachelor of Arts (Social Anthropology and Psychology)
The ability to conduct in-depth research and convey that understanding in a clear meaningful way is a skill this major engenders.
Sasha Unverricht
Bachelor of Arts (Classical Studies)
Massey has exchange agreements with 200 institutions around the world where you can study for one or two semesters. Credits gained count towards your Massey degree. You can also apply for a Student Exchange Study Award to help with the cost of travelling and studying overseas.
Not available in Semester 2, 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic and related travel restrictions. As a Massey student you may be able to spend some time studying at a university overseas which will still count towards your degree. We have world-class partner universities in Europe, North America, South America, Africa, Asia and Australia.
An exchange with the history programme of the University of Toulouse II Le Mirail for Massey history/humanities students who have studied French at school or university, and would like more opportunity to use their French language.
