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History
COURSES OFFERED
The following postgraduate courses are available:
- Doctor of Philosophy
- Honours Master of Arts
- Master of Arts
CURRENT RESEARCH AREAS
Areas of research available to candidates undertaking the Honours Master
of Arts degree by research and the Doctor of Philosophy degree include
the following:
Australian history, with emphasis on labour, feminist, regional, military,
social and political themes
Modern Southeast Asian history
19th and 20th century British social and political history, and relations
with the USA
Historiography, including labour, Marxist and communist
20th Century Russian history
United States history
Military history
16th and 17th century Spanish and Portuguese history
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY
The Doctoral Dissertation shall be not less than 80,000 words and not
more than 100,000 words in length. For this degree, candidates enrol in
the 48 credit point subject HIST973 Major Thesis.
MASTER OF ARTS in History.
Pass degree entry. Pass graduates or equivalent with a major in History
may undertake a 48 credit point Master of Arts course, choosing subjects
from the following list
| Number |
Subject |
Credit Points |
| HIST904 |
Themes in Australian History |
8 |
| HIST913 |
The Making of the Modern Australian Woman |
8 |
| HIST933 |
Culture, History and Politics in Southeast Asia: Indonesia and Other
Case Studies |
8 |
| HIST942 |
Themes in European History |
8 |
| HIST943 |
Themes in United States History |
8 |
| HIST944 |
Southeast Asia's Economic Transformations |
8 |
| HIST951 |
Philosophy of History |
8 |
HONOURS MASTER OF ARTS in History
The Honours Master of Arts degree is offered either as a research degree,
consisting of a major thesis, or as a research and coursework degree consisting
of a minor thesis and coursework.
The maximum length of a major thesis shall be 40,000 words and the minimum
length of a minor thesis shall be 20,000 words.
Students enrolling in the Honours Master of Arts by research will be BA
Honours graduates with a grade of at least Class II, Division 2 or its equivalent
in History, or those who have completed the MA coursework requirements at
credit level or better. For this degree, candidates enrol in the 48 credit
point subject HIST973. Those who enter the Honours Master with a BA (Hons)
enter with a notional accreditation of 48 credit points.
Those who have completed 48 credit points of a Pass Masters degree at credit
level or better may proceed to an Honours Masters by coursework and minor
thesis only. Their subsequent 48 credit points shall include 24 credit points
of course work from the following lists (one of which shall be HIST951,
Philosophy of History unless they have already undertaken HIST325, Theory
and Method, at the undergraduate level) and the minor thesis, HIST975,
In special cases the Program Head may vary the entry requirements, if satisfied
that an applicant's qualifications have prepared him or her for advanced
historical study.
| Number |
Subject |
Credit Points |
| HIST904 |
Themes in Australian History |
8 |
| HIST913 |
The Making of the Modern Australian Woman |
8 |
| HIST933 |
Culture, History and Politics in Southeast Asia: |
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Indonesia and Other Case Studies |
8 |
| HIST942 |
Themes in European History |
8 |
| HIST943 |
Themes in United States History |
8 |
| HIST944 |
Southeast Asia's Economic Transformations |
8 |
| HIST951 |
Philosophy of History |
8 |
| HIST975 |
MA (Hons) Minor Thesis |
24 |
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