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Modern History

Teaching area rules

First Teaching Area
A first teaching area in Modern History requires completion of a major or a minor from the History table of units of study.
Students must complete, as part of or in addition to, the major or minor, 6 credit points of ANHS-coded units; and 6 credit points of Australian history (i.e. a unit whose subject matter is wholly Australian, usually interpreted as units with “Sydney” or “Australia” in the title).

Second Teaching Area
A second teaching area in Modern History requires 24 credit points from the History table of units of study, comprising:
(i) a maximum of 12 credit points in 1000 level and a minimum of 12 credit points in 2000 or 3000 level units of study, of which
(a) 6 credit points in ANHS-coded units of study
(b) 18 credit points in HSTY coded units, of which
(1) at least 6 credit points must be in unit(s) identified as Australian history.
Modern History cannot be taken in conjunction with Ancient History as your other teaching area.
For eligible units, please consult the table of units of study for the subject area of History in this handbook. Availability of these units is subject to change.