HI3191 - Australian History
| Credit points: | 03 |
| Year: | 2016 |
| Student Contribution Band: | Band 1 |
| Administered by: | College of Arts, Society & Education |
This subject examines the history of Australia from colonisation in 1788 to the present. Within this broad historical survey, it looks at issues such as Aboriginal-settler conflict, the search for an Australian identity, economic development, political movements and achievements, immigration, race relations, social changes, and the ways in which Australia has influenced, and been influenced by, international affairs.
Learning Outcomes
- an understanding of historical issues and problems which have affected the development of Australian society;
- skills in the reading and interpretation of historical evidence;
- an understanding of the role played by historians in shaping our perceptions of Australia's past.
| Inadmissible Subject Combinations: | HI2423 HI3423 HI1251 HI1250 HI1252 HI2191 |
Availabilities | |
| Townsville, Internal, Study Period 1 | |
| Census Date 24-Mar-2016 | |
| Coordinator: | Dr Janice Wegner |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (20%); presentations (40%); tutorial attendance and participation (10%); essays (30%). |
| Cairns, Internal, Study Period 1 | |
| Census Date 24-Mar-2016 | |
| Coordinator: | Dr Janice Wegner |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (20%); presentations (40%); tutorial attendance and participation (10%); essays (30%). |
| External, Study Period 1 | |
| Census Date 24-Mar-2016 | |
| Coordinator: | Dr Janice Wegner |
| Method of Delivery: | WWW - LearnJCU and Printed materials |
| Assessment: | end of semester exam (20%); presentations (40%); tutorial attendance and participation (10%); essays (30%). |
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