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A major in American Studies requires 48 credit points from this table including: | ||
(i) 6 credit points of 1000-level core units of study | ||
(ii) 6 credit points of 1000-level selective units of study | ||
(iii) 6 credit points of 2000-level core units of study | ||
(iv) 12 credit points of 2000-level selective units of study | ||
(v) 6 credit points of 3000-level core units of study | ||
(vi) 6 credit points of 3000-level selective units of study | ||
(vii) 6 credit points of 3000-level Interdisciplinary Project units of study | ||
Minor |
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A minor in American Studies requires 36 credit points from this table including: | ||
(i) 6 credit points of 1000-level core units of study | ||
(ii) 6 credit points of 1000-level selective units of study | ||
(iii) 6 credit points of 2000-level core units of study | ||
(iv) 6 credit points of 2000-level selective units of study | ||
(v) 6 credit points 3000-level core units of study | ||
(vi) 6 credit points 3000-level selective units of study |
Unit of study | Credit points | A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition |
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1000-level units of study |
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Core |
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AMST1001 Global America |
6 | |
Selective |
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AMST1202 Hashtag America: Media, Technology, Industry |
6 | |
USSC1201 America and Australia: The Issues Compared |
6 | |
USSC1604 Sex, Race and Rock: US Culture |
6 | N USSC2604 |
2000-level units of study |
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Core |
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AMST2701 American Dreams |
6 | P AMST1001 or 12 credit points at 1000 level in American Studies N AMST2601 |
Selective |
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AMST2606 Stand Up USA: American Comedy and Humour |
6 | P 12 credit points at 1000 level in American Studies or 12 credit points at 1000 level in Cultural Studies |
USSC2601 Power, Conflict and Diplomacy |
6 | P AMST1001 or 12 credit points at 1000 level in American Studies |
AMST2607 Climate Change: Problems, Possibilities |
6 | P 12 credit points at 1000 level in American Studies or 12 credit points at 1000 level in History |
USSC2602 US Politics: Race, Power, Polarisation |
6 | N USSC1602 P 12 credit points at 1000 level in American Studies or 12 credit points at 1000 level in Politics or 12 credit points at 1000 level in International Relations |
ENGL2627 Screening Sexuality |
6 | N ENGL2027 P 6 credit points at 1000 level in English or 12 credit points at 1000 level in Film Studies |
HSTY2609 African-American History Since 1865 |
6 | P 12 credit points at 1000 level in History or 12 credit points at 1000 level in American Studies |
GCST2605 Representing Race and Gender |
6 | P 12 credit points at 1000 level including 6 credit points from Gender Studies, Cultural Studies, Diversity Studies, Sociology, Social Policy, Anthropology, Media Studies, English, History, Philosophy, Education, Political Economy, Psychology, Social Work, Politics, Geography, International Relations, European Studies, Asian Studies, American Studies or Law. |
GCST2612 Youth and Youth Culture |
6 | P 12 credit points at 1000 level including 6 credit points from Gender Studies, Cultural Studies, Sociology, Anthropology, Media Studies, English, History, Philosophy, Education, Political Economy, Psychology, Social Work, or Law N WMST2012 |
GCST2630 Consumer Cultures |
6 | P 12 credit points at 1000 level including 6 credit points from Gender Studies, Cultural Studies, Sociology, Anthropology, Media Studies, English, History, Philosophy, Education, Political Economy, Psychology, Social Work, Law, Design, Economics or Marketing N GCST3603 |
3000-level units of study |
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Core |
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AMST3601 American Perspectives |
6 | P 12 credit points at 2000 level in American Studies |
Selective |
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USSC3601 Public Opinion and Voting in the U.S. |
6 | P 12 credit points at 2000 level in American Studies or 12 credit points at 2000 level in Politics |
USSC3603 Dissent and Protest in America |
6 | P 12 credit points at 2000 level in American Studies or 12 credit points at 2000 level in History |
USSC3703 US Studies Internship |
6 | P 12 credit points at 2000 level in American Studies |
ENGL3706 African American Literature |
6 | P 12 credit points at 2000 level in Australian literature or 12 credit points at 2000 level in English Studies or 12 credit points at 2000 level in American Studies |
GOVT3672 American Politics and Foreign Policy |
6 | P 12 credit points at 2000 level in GOVT or 12 credit points at 2000 level in American Studies N GOVT2405 or GOVT2445 |
HSTY3804 American History |
6 | P 12 credit points at 2000 level in History |
Interdisciplinary project unit of study |
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If you are completing two majors and both of your majors are from the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, please select the Interdisciplinary Impact unit of study for your first major, and the Industry and Community Project unit of study for your second major. | ||
If you are completing two majors but only one of your majors is from the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, please select the Interdisciplinary Impact unit of study for that major. | ||
If you are completing one major only and that major is from the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, please select the Interdisciplinary Impact unit of study for your major. | ||
FASS3999 Interdisciplinary Impact |
6 | P Completion of at least 90 credit points |
FASS3333 Industry and Community Project |
6 | C Interdisciplinary Impact in any major P 72 credit points |