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History

History offers subjects in social history, the social and political consequence of war, feminist history, revolution and colonialism, representation and history, world history and cultural and labour history. Emphasis lies on Australia, Europe, South East Asia and the Americas.

History is offered at all undergraduate levels: 100-level (first year), 200-level (second year) and 300-level (third year). 100-level subjects are each worth 6 credit points, 200-level and 300-level subjects are each worth 8 credit points.

Major Study: A major in History consists of 52 credit points, 24 of which must be at 300-level. As students progress through the levels of a History major, the subjects offered become more sophisticated in approach. 300-level subjects place greater emphasis on comparative and theoretical aspects of the discipline and encourage students to undertake original research.

Entry into any 200-level history subject requires a pass in at least one of the 100-level subjects. Entry into any 300-level subject requires 14 credit points of history, at least 8 of which must be at 200-level.

Honours: Students with demonstrated ability and an interest in historical research may undertake honours, a fourth year of specialised historical enquiry and research. Students should discuss honours course requirements with the Program's honours co-ordinator at the conclusion of their 200-level subjects.

Note: The following subjects also contribute towards a History major: AUST101; FREN210; POL230; POL368.

Note: Certain History subjects are well-suited to programs containing a major in Australian Studies and Resource and Environmental Studies.

History And Politics Joint Major
The History and Politics Program also offers a Joint Major for students with an interest in both disciplines. The Major offers students the opportunity to explore two disciplines without the need to complete two separate majors (sometimes known as a Double Major), and it offers students the opportunity to combine the specialist areas offered by the History and Politics Program. The Joint Major consists of a minimum of 76 credit points. A minimum of 38 credit points must be taken from History subjects and a minimum of 38 credit points must be taken from Politics subjects. Students taking the Joint Major must have completed at least one 100-level subject, one 200-level subject and one 300-level subject drawn from the History schedule and at least one 100-level subject, one 200-level subject and one 300-level subject drawn from the Politics schedule. The balance can be made up from any subjects from 100- to 300-level, providing pre-requisites have been met for the subjects chosen, or the waiving of pre-requisites has been approved by the Head of Program.

100-Level

Credit Points

 

HIST107

Plunder, Profit and 'Progress': Colonialism in

 
 

the Asia-Pacific, 1500-1900

6

HIST108

War, Revolution and Dictatorship in Europe, 1918-1945

6

HIST121

Dispossessed, Diggers and Democrats: Australia, 1788-1888

6

HIST124

The Cold War and After

6

200-Level

   

HIST205

Ancient History (Greece and Rome)

8

HIST210

The European Union: Postwar European Integration, 1945-1995 8

 

HIST218

Consensus, Conflict and Culture: Australia 1888-1988

8

HIST232

Russia in War and Revolution, 1850 to the Present

8

HIST250

The Scientific Revolution: History, Philosophy and

 
 

Politics of Science

8

HIST251

Changing Images of Nature and the Environment

8

HIST275

The Growth of the United States, 1865-1919

8

HIST276

America's Rise to Globalism Since 1919

8

HIST286

From Ancient Kingdoms to Colonies in Southeast Asia,

 
 

1500-1870

8

HIST287

Southeast Asian Transformations

8

HIST288

Religion and Military Rule in Mainland Southeast Asia, 1930-2000

8

HIST291

Film and History

8

 

300-Level

   
     

HIST315

Comparative Settler Capitalism

8

HIST318

The Making of the Modern Australian Woman

8

HIST325

Theory and Method of History

8

HIST334

Regional History

8

HIST336

Australians and War, 1914-1972

8

HIST338

Advanced Topics in the History of Science, 1500-1800

8

HIST360

Death, War and Society, Europe 1350-1650

8

HIST361

Fascism and the Authoritarian Right in Twentieth

 
 

Century Europe

8

HIST363

Revolutions in World History

8

HIST379

Culture and Identity in Indonesian History, 1870-1999

8

HIST380

Twentieth Century Australian Literary Culture

8

HIST388

Vietnam in War and Revolution: Indo-Chinese Societies,

 
 

1860-2000

8

HIST394

Consumption and Production in Australian and Southeast Asian Histories

8

400-Level

   
     

HIST401

History IV (Honours)

48

HIST430

Joint Honours in History and another Discipline

48