Modern History at Macquarie has a strong reputation for both its teaching and research. We offer diverse programs of study with particular strengths in Australian History, World and global History, and Europe and the West. We also offer exciting units in women’s and gender history and the history of film and popular culture.

History is a means of understanding the relationship between the past and the present - a historical perspective offers important insights into contemporary society and debates. History is a rich and stimulating discipline, with its interest in the range of human societies through time and across cultures.