Modern Australia
Undergraduate
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- Study method
- 100% online
- Assessments
- 100% online
- Entry requirements
- Part of a degree
- Duration
- 16 weeks
- Loan available
- FEE-HELP available
Modern Australia
About this subject
Upon completion of this subject, students will be able to:
- demonstrate a breadth and depth of knowledge and understanding of the key events and developments that shaped modern Australia;
- apply the methods and ethical conventions of the discipline to the evaluation and application of historical evidence from modern Australia;
- critically examine and evaluate a range of methodologies, concepts and debates from the historical scholarship on modern Australia;
- construct well-researched, logically argued and clearly communicated written assessment tasks based on evidence from a variety of primary and secondary materials; and
- reflect critically on knowledge gained, skills learned and opinions formed from their practice of scholarly historical investigation in this subject.
- Topics will be available to enrolled students in the subjects Learning Management System site approximately one week prior to the commencement of the teaching period.
This subject introduces you to a variety of events and issues which have influenced the lives of Australians during the 20th and into the 21st centuries, as well as the continuing historiographical debates which surround them. It also introduces you to the variety of sources and methods used to study modern Australian history. Through case studies and detailed source analysis, you will learn about a range of topics including the modern family, Australians at war, immigration, political life, leisure and pleasure, depressions and recessions, and popular culture. This subject complements the knowledge gained in HIST150 but can also be studied as a standalone subject.
Assessment 1: Short answer exercise. 500 words. Relates to Learning Outcome 1;
Assessment 2: Essay planning exercise. 100 words. Relates to Learning Outcomes 1-4;
Assessment 3: Essay 2000 words. Relates to Learning Outcomes 1-4;
Assessment 4: Reflection exercise. 500 words. Relates to Learning Outcome 5.- Assessment 1 - Short answer exercise. 500 words (10%)
- Assessment 2 - Essay planning exercise. 1000 words (30%)
- Assessment 3 - Essay. 2000 words (50%)
- Assessment 4 - Reflection exercise. 500 words (10%)
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Entry requirements
Part of a degree
To enrol in this subject you must be accepted into one of the following degrees:
Elective
- UNE-CRM-DEG-2024 - Bachelor of Criminology
- UNE-ART-DIP-2024 - Diploma in Arts
Others
Candidature in Diploma in Arts or Bachelor of Criminology
Additional requirements
- Equipment requirements - Headphones or speakers (required to listen to lectures and other media). Headset, including microphone (highly recommended). Webcam (may be required for participation in virtual classrooms and/or media presentations).
- Software requirements - It is essential for students to have reliable internet access in order to participate in and complete your units, regardless of whether they contain an on campus attendance or intensive school component. For additional information please visit UNE Hardware Requirements: https://www.une.edu.au/current-students/support/it-services/hardware
- Other requirements -
Textbook requirements:
Textbook information is not available until approximately 8 weeks prior to the commencement of the Teaching period.
Students are expected to purchase prescribed material.
Textbook requirements may vary from one teaching period to the next.
Study load
- 0.125 EFTSL
- This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.
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Related degrees
Once you’ve completed this subject it can be credited towards one of the following courses
Undergraduate
UNE-CRM-DEGUndergraduate
UNE-ART-DIP