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HSTY3805: Australian History
Australian history starts with the ground beneath our feet. With a thematic focus on gender, class, politics, foreign relations, or Indigenous and settler experiences of colonialism and environment, this advanced seminar equips you with skills to access a rich range of archival sources and material culture that will transform your historical understanding of Australian society.
| Code | HSTY3805 |
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| Academic unit | History |
| Credit points | 6 |
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Prerequisites:
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12 credit points at 2000 level in History |
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Corequisites:
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None |
| Prohibitions:
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None |
At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. Demonstrate expert knowledge of period, place or culture in Australian history.
- LO2. Demonstrate expert understanding of a variety of approaches to interpreting Australian history, and skilfully employ and manipulate such approaches in their own work.
- LO3. Skilfully analyse and interpret both primary evidence and secondary literature.
- LO4. Work both independently and collaboratively to develop and refine historical understanding and awareness.
- LO5. Apply interdisciplinary approaches to the study of history.
- LO6. Demonstrate an understanding of the cultural, political and social importance of film and television in Australia as well as its place in recording, shaping and obscuring aspects of Australia's past.
- LO7. Demonstrate the skills needed to construct an evidence-based argument or narrative in written, oral, visual, or digital form.
- LO8. Demonstrate sophisticated information and digital literacy in research.
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- Semester 2, 2023 [Normal day] - Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
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