HI2191 - Australian History
| Credit points: | 03 |
| Year: | 2017 |
| 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
- Analyse historical issues and problems which have affected the development of Australian society;
- Critique the work of Australian historians and explain how they have impacted on popular conceptions of Australias past;
- Critically examine the cultural makeup of Australian societies in the past, in particular the diversity of cultures which make up those societies;
- demonstrate a broad knowledge and apply skills in the reading and interpretation of historical evidence.
| Assumed Knowledge: | To undertake this subject, students must have successfully completed 12 credit points (four subjects) of level 1 study at tertiary level |
| Inadmissible Subject Combinations: | HI1250 HI1251 HI1252 HI2423 HI3191 HI3423 |
Availabilities | |
| Townsville, Internal, Study Period 1 | |
| Census Date 23-Mar-2017 | |
| 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 23-Mar-2017 | |
| 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 23-Mar-2017 | |
| Coordinator: | Dr Janice Wegner |
| Method of Delivery: | WWW - LearnJCU and Printed materials |
| Assessment: | tutorial attendance and participation (10%); essays (30%); assignments (40%); centrally-administered final exam (20%). |
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