his3cma modern australia
CREATING MODERN AUSTRALIA
HIS3CMA
2014
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
Modern Australia began from convict origins, and grew into a collection of colonies whose free settlers sought to wrest land from indigenous owners. It emerged as a federated nation in a little over a century. In this subject we examine how resource exploitation, a pastoral economy, urbanisation, political alliances and experiments in social democracy forged colonial development/history. We explore how war, depression and new sources of migration, technological change, foreign policy directions, and political protest emerged in the twentieth century to challenge and internationalise Australia. We trace people's role in shaping these dramatic transformations and the profound impact of such changes on everyday life, as we consider the nature of historical knowledge and how historians have interpreted these changes.
FacultyFaculty of Humanities & Social Sciences
Credit points15
Subject Co-ordinatorCharles Fahey
Available to Study Abroad StudentsYes
Subject year levelYear Level 3 - UG
Exchange StudentsYes
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites 15 credit points of first year History and 15 credit points of another first year Humanities and Social Sciences subject
Co-requisitesN/A
Incompatible subjects HIS2CMA
Equivalent subjectsN/A
Special conditionsN/A
Learning resources
Readings
Resource Type | Title | Resource Requirement | Author and Year | Publisher |
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Readings | A History of Australia | Prescribed | Mark Peel & Christina Twomey | PALGRAVE MACMILLAN 2011 |
Subject options
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Bendigo, 2014, Semester 2, Day
Overview
Online enrolmentYes
Maximum enrolment sizeN/A
Enrolment information
Subject Instance Co-ordinatorCharles Fahey
Class requirements
TutorialWeek: 31 - 43
One 1.0 hours tutorial per week on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via blended.
LectureWeek: 31 - 43
One 2.0 hours lecture per week on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via blended.
Assessments
Assessment element | Comments | % |
---|---|---|
Document exercise involving an oral and written presentation (word length 1250) | 30 | |
Journal exercise (word length 1250) | 30 | |
Reflective essay (word length 1500) | 40 |
Melbourne, 2014, Semester 2, Day
Overview
Online enrolmentYes
Maximum enrolment sizeN/A
Enrolment information
Subject Instance Co-ordinatorCharles Fahey
Class requirements
LectureWeek: 31 - 43
One 2.0 hours lecture per week on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via blended.
TutorialWeek: 31 - 43
One 1.0 hours tutorial per week on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via blended.
Assessments
Assessment element | Comments | % |
---|---|---|
Document exercise involving an oral and written presentation (word length 1250) | 30 | |
Journal exercise (word length 1250) | 30 | |
Reflective essay (word length 1500) | 40 |