Postcolonial Studies

This major draws on the University's unique strengths in the field of Postcolonial Studies, both as a teaching and research area. It is an interdisciplinary major that examines and questions the nature of postcolonialism by approaching a rich and complex area of study from different perspectives. Postcolonial Studies combines subjects offered by the Faculty of Arts, the Faculty of Creative Arts, the Faculty of Law and the Woolyungah Indigenous Centre. The core subject POCO300 (Beyond the Postcolonial? Interdisciplinary Directions) integrates disciplinary approaches and suggests new ways of approaching postcolonialism through interdisciplinary study. The major provides students with the diverse knowledge base and research skills characteristic of a liberal arts degree along with the more specialised approaches adopted in vocationally oriented courses.

Major Study

A major in Postcolonial Studies consists of a minimum of 52 credit points with 24 credit points at 300-level, including the compulsory subject, POCO 300: Beyond Postcolonial? Interdisciplinary Directions. The balance of credit points required for the major is made up by choosing subjects from the electives listed for the major. Because the major includes subjects from Aboriginal Studies, English Literatures, History, Law, Politics and Visual Arts, students should ensure that they have the necessary prerequisites to take the subjects of their choice, or they can apply to have the prerequisites waived.

Minor Study

A minor in Postcolonial Studies is also available and consists of a minimum of 28 credit points taken from the schedule of subjects offered in the major. No more than two subjects can be taken at 100 level and students cannot cross-count any subjects from the minor in any other minor or major study.

Honours

See Bachelor of Arts Honours

Study Program