War and Society
War has long pre-occupied scholars from a broad range of disciplines. It has been a dominant element in notions of empire and nation-building, popular culture, creative writing, film, television and memory. War has both united and divided societies and it has affected public and social policy. It reaches from the international arena to the homes of individual families. War has been both demonised and glorified - and is a touchstone in debates over gender. The War and Society major is a broad interdisciplinary major that examines the way war has been represented and analysed from different disciplinary perspectives. Implicit in the major are questions about the nature of war, its definitions, its economic, political and social aspects, and its consequences.
Major Study
A major in War and Society consists of a minimum of 52 credit points. The subjects making up the major are to be chosen from the list below, with 24 credit points at 300 level including WAR 300 as the compulsory subject.
Minor Study
A minor in War and Society consists of a minimum of 28 credit points including WAR 300.
Honours
See Bachelor of Arts (Honours)
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Subjects
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Session
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Credit Points
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100-Level
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HIST107
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Empires, Colonies and the Clash of Civilisations
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Spring
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6
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HIST124
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The Cold War and After
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Autumn
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6
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200-Level
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HIST203
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Australians and the Great War
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N/O 2008
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8
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HIST230
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Gallipoli Study Tour
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Winter
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4
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HIST232
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Russia in War and Revolution
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Autumn
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8
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HIST260
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War, Military Revolution and the Rise of the State, 1340-1660
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Spring
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8
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HIST288
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Religion and Military Rule in South East Asia
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N/O 2008
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8
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POL 225
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International Relations: An Introduction
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Autumn
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8
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POL 230
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Latin America: The Politics of Conquest
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Spring
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8
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SOC 224
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Violence, Fear and Civilisation
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Autumn
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8
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300-Level
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ABST300
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Indigenous Theories of Decolonisation
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Spring
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8
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ENGL337
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Sex, Power and Chivalry
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Spring
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8
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EURO320
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Nations Without States in the European Union
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Autumn
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8
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HIST300
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Reporting War: A History
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N/O 2008
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8
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HIST322
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Nazism, Stalinism and World War Two
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Autumn
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8
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HIST339
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Australians and War: Kokoda to Iraq
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N/O 2008
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8
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HIST341
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The Struggle for Europe, 1494-1713
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N/O 2008
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8
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HIST381
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Comparative Indigenous History
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Spring
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8
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POL 303
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Peacekeeping, Sovereignty and Global Order
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Spring
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8
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POL 368
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Protest and Power: America in the Sixties
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Autumn
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8
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STS 390
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Media, War and Peace
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Spring
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8
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WAR 300
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War and Society
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Autumn
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8
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