History

History offers subjects in social history, the social and political consequence of war, feminist history, revolution and colonialism, representation and history, world history and cultural and labour history. Emphasis lies on Australia, Europe, South East Asia and the Americas.

History is offered at all undergraduate levels: 100-level (first year), 200-level (second year) and 300-level (third year). 100-level subjects are each worth 6 credit points, 200-level and 300-level subjects are each worth 8 credit points.

Certain History subjects are well-suited to programs containing a major in Australian Studies and Resource and Environmental Studies.

Honours

Students with demonstrated ability and an interest in historical research may undertake honours, a fourth year of specialised historical enquiry and research. Students should discuss honours course requirements with the School's honours coordinator at the conclusion of their 200-level subjects.

Major Study

A major in History consists of 52 credit points, 24 of which must be at 300-level. As students progress through the levels of a History major, the subjects offered become more sophisticated in approach. 300-level subjects place greater emphasis on comparative and theoretical aspects of the discipline and encourage students to undertake original research.

Entry into any 200-level history subject requires a pass in at least one of the 100-level subjects. Entry into any 300-level subject requires 14 credit points of history, at least 8 of which must be at 200-level.

Students taking a major in History can count up to 16 credit points from the following: ABST100, ABST150, ABST200, AUST246, FREN210, STS212 and STS238/338. Note: students enrolled in a double major may only cross-count one subject.

400-Level
HIST401	History IV (Honours)	48
HIST430	Joint Honours in History and another Discipline	48

* Students please note: Students may enrol in the subject Twentieth Century Australian Literary Culture under one of the following subject codes: AUST300, ENGL371 or HIST380. All students in the subject attend the one lecture group and any one of the subject codes will be accepted in any of the majors containing the subject.

Example: Students majoring in English normally enrol in the subject as ENGL371 Twentieth Century Australian Literary Culture. If, however, they have studied the subject as HIST380 or AUST300, it can still count as an English subject at 300 level. This also applies for Australian Studies and History.

Double majors: Students who are attempting any two of the three majors may use this subject as the one subject which they can count across two majors. (The 8 credit point value of the subject is only counted once).

History And Politics Joint Major

The School of History and Politics also offers a Joint Major for students with an interest in both disciplines. The Major offers students the opportunity to explore two disciplines without the need to complete two separate majors (sometimes known as a Double Major), and it offers students the opportunity to combine the specialist areas offered by the History and Politics Program. The Joint Major consists of a minimum of 76 credit points. A minimum of 38 credit points must be taken from History subjects and a minimum of 38 credit points must be taken from Politics subjects. Students taking the Joint Major must have completed at least one 100-level subject, one 200-level subject and one 300-level subject drawn from the History schedule and at least one 100-level subject, one 200-level subject and one 300-level subject drawn from the Politics schedule. The balance can be made up from any subjects from 100- to 300-level, providing pre-requisites have been met for the subjects chosen, or the waiving of pre-requisites has been approved by the Convenor of Program.

Please note: At 300 level, students must complete at least 24 credit points from the History and Politics majors.