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Head
of department: Professor Barbara Caine
Director of research and graduate studies: Professor Graeme Davison
Coordinator of graduate studies: Dr Mark Peel
The Department of History offers postgraduate supervision across a broad range
of fields and interests, along with coursework subjects and degrees which
enable students to explore their own interests as well as key theoretical,
interpretive and methodological questions about the nature of historical
knowledge, research and writing. Through seminars, conferences and reading
groups, the department also aims to provide a supportive environment for
postgraduate scholarship. Inquiries should be directed in the first instance to
the administrative officer, Ms Val Campbell, 9905 2199, or to the
coordinator, Dr Mark Peel, 9905 2178.
The
Department of History can provide supervision for research students in the
following areas, but this list is neither exhaustive nor exclusive. Staff
members' interests range widely, and students who wish to work on topics not
covered below can possibly be accommodated. Dissertation topics may be
discussed by interview with the head of department or graduate studies
coordinator.
BAIN ATTWOOD Indigenous history; the history of gender and sexuality in the
19th and 20th centuries; public history; history and theory.
BARBARA CAINE Nineteenth and twentieth-century cultural history, with emphases
on Europe and Australia; women's history.
IAN COPLAND British Imperial history, in particular the history of indirect
rule in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries; comparative colonialism;
post-colonialism; modern South Asian history.
GRAEME DAVISON Australian urban and social history; the history of sociology in
Britain and the United States; heritage and public history.
JANE DRAKARD Southeast Asian history; Indonesian history; Indonesian and Malay
cultural history and textual traditions.
ESTHER FAYE Twentieth-century Australian history; histories of subjectivity and
gender; psychoanalysis and history.
DAVID GARRIOCH European urban history, 1600-1900; social and cultural history
of eighteenth-century France; French Revolution.
ELEANOR HANCOCK German history in the nineteenth and twentieth century,
particularly the interwar period and national socialism; fascism in Britain;
aspects of World War I and II.
PETER HOWARD Medieval European history; Renaissance Italy; intellectual history
of Christianity.
BILL KENT Italian Renaissance social and cultural history; Florence in the time
of Lorenzo de' Medici.
IAN MABBETT Traditional Asian culture; precolonial history of India and
Southeast Asia, especially anything connected with Indian religions; the
'Indianised' culture of Southeast Asia.
ANDREW MARKUS Australian political and social history from 1850 to the present,
particularly racial and ethnic relations; history of racial thought.
CONSTANT MEWS Cultural, religious and intellectual history of Europe, fourth to
thirteenth century; social and political change in twelfth-century France.
MARK PEEL Social and cultural history of Australia; history of gender and
sexuality; history of work and education; national history; history of welfare,
social justice and disadvantage.
CLAUDIA PRESTEL Modern Jewish history, with particular reference to Germany.
The Monash University library has good collections in the fields of Australian, North American and South-East Asian history; Renaissance and eighteenth-century European history; early modern European history, and nineteenth-and twentieth-century British and imperial history. The Rare Book Library includes an extensive collection of eighteenth-, nineteenth- and twentieth-century medical and scientific textbooks, and excellent holdings of schoolbooks and Australian popular literature. The Monash Centre of Southeast Asian Studies coordinates research work in its field; it has built up an extensive collection of sources on microfilm and microfiche in addition to other documentary material.
Course
code: 0020
Course fee: Local students HECS; international students (FT)
$A12,000 pa
Coordinator: Professor Graeme Davison
The degree of PhD in history is taken by the submission of a major thesis (the
normal length is 60,000-100,000 words), on a topic approved by the head of the
department, at the end of a period of supervised study and research. Candidates
for this degree must have obtained an MA in history, or an overall result of
H2A or higher in a history honours course or an MQual in history with a
research component.
The PhD is normally completed in three years of full-time or five years of
part-time study.
Course
code: 0017
Course fee: Local students HECS; international students (FT)
$A12,000 pa
Coordinator: Professor Graeme Davison
A candidate wishing to undertake the research degree must hold the honours degree of Bachelor of Arts in history (with results of H2A or better), or the MQual with a research component in history (with results of H2A or better). The research degree can be taken by submission of a thesis, 40,000-60,000 words in length, on an approved research topic. The work for this will be supervised and pursued over such period as faculty regulations permit: normally up to three years full-time, and a period not exceeding five years for part-time study.
Course
code: 0017
Course fee: Local students HECS; international students (FT)
$A12,000 pa
Coordinator: Dr Mark Peel
This course, which is offered full-time over one year or part-time over two
years, will enable students to study techniques of historical examination of
sources: critical appraisal of evidence, particularly documentary evidence, is
undertaken. The coursework is designed to broaden knowledge of a number of
fields of history and their associated methodological techniques.
Upon successful completion of this course, students should have demonstrated their ability to undertake critical analysis of a range of primary and secondary texts, to develop a coherent historical argument and to arrive at clear conclusions based on a range of evidence. They should have read widely and independently in the areas they have selected for close study, developed advanced conceptual skills and the ability to apply them in a critical way in their analysis of historical problems, acquired an understanding of methodological issues surrounding approaches to the study of history and of theoretical issues, including the nature of history as a form of knowledge and its functions in public discourse, and further developed their ability to present their ideas cogently, in clear prose and at high standards of presentation.
The completion of a BA honours degree in history (results of H2A or better) or the MQual in history with a research component (results of H2A or better).
The course comprises two eight-point subjects selected from those offered at fifth-year level, and a thesis of 25,000-35,000 words. The two subjects must be completed in the first year. Students are also expected to commence working on their thesis in the first semester of their enrolment. The following subjects are available in 1999:
Program
code: 1988
Program fee: Local students HECS; international students (FT)
$A12,000 pa
Coordinator: Dr Mark Peel
This program, which is offered full-time over one year or part-time over two
years, seeks to develop those skills in historical analysis, research methods
and writing which will help prepare students for a successful transition to
graduate study. Coursework subjects will seek to acquaint students with debates
concerning the nature and status of historical knowledge and the role of
history and with recent historiographical and conceptual debates in fields of
history relevant to their research interests. The program is also designed to
develop practical skills in planning and implementing a research program, and
in writing and oral communication. In the second semester, students will apply
these skills and insights in a 9000-word research project supervised by a
member of academic staff.
This program may be of particular value to teachers of history, professional
historians, librarians, archivists and museum professionals who wish to proceed
on to postgraduate research with a stronger grounding in recent developments in
history and in relevant research and writing skills, as well as to other
qualified people interested in pursuing study in history at postgraduate level.
Upon successful completion of the program, students should have demonstrated an ability to find and employ a range of sources in the interpretation of an historical issue or problem, an awareness of the key theoretical issues which bear on the topics they select for close examination, and a more thorough understanding of methodological and theoretical debates concerning the study of history, including the nature of history as a form of knowledge. Students will also be expected to develop skills in independent reading and the development of bibliographies, research planning and implementation and the application of different research methodologies. They should also demonstrate enhanced writing strategies, including the ability to develop coherent arguments and arrive at clear conclusions based on evidence, with high standards of presentation, in their planning, implementing and completing of a research project
The pass degree of BA, with results at least at credit level in the third part of a major sequence in history or the equivalent. Students who have previously completed fourth-year level subjects in history with grades of credit or above may apply for a maximum of 50 per cent credit at the time of their application. All requests for credit are subject to the approval of the course coordinator and the Faculty. In addition, special admission will be considered for candidates holding a bachelors degree in another discipline or with a different major in the following cases:
The program requires completion of forty-eight points of coursework.
Students are also required to take three subjects chosen from the lists below, one of which must be a historiography subject. In first semester, full-time students take one eight-point subject and one twelve-point subject, , as well as HYM4002. In second semester, they take one twelve-point subject in addition to HYM4001.
One of the twelve-point subjects may be taken in another appropriate discipline, with the approval of the coordinator.
Course
code: 0017
Course fee: Local students HECS; international students (FT)
$A12,000 pa
Coordinator: Dr Mark Peel
This course, which is offered full-time over one year or part-time over two
years, seeks to develop a high degree of conceptual and analytical ability in
the study of history and to acquaint students with debates in specific fields
of historical scholarship, especially those concerning the nature of history
and historical knowledge.
Upon successful completion of this course, students should have demonstrated their ability to undertake critical analysis of a range of primary and secondary texts, to develop a coherent historical argument and to arrive at clear conclusions based on a range of evidence. They should have read widely and independently in the areas they have selected for close study, displayed advanced conceptual skills in their analysis of historical problems and the ability to reflect upon key methodological and theoretical issues, especially concerning the nature of history as a form of knowledge and its functions in public discourse, and further developed their ability to present their ideas cogently, in clear prose and at high standards of presentation.
The honours degree of BA in history or (with the approval of the coordinator) in a related discipline with results at least at H2B level, or the equivalent; MQual in history by coursework or MQual in history with a research component (with results at least at H2B level); or a Postgraduate Diploma of Arts (History) with credit grade results or above. Candidates with a Postgraduate Diploma of Arts (H2B or better) or a MQual in visual arts, geography, English, Australian studies or other approved subjects (with results at least at H2B level) may be admitted at the discretion of the coordinator. Students who have previously completed fifth-year level subjects in history with grades of credit or above may apply for a maximum of 50 per cent credit at the time of their application. All requests for credit are subject to the approval of the course coordinator and the faculty.
Students are required to complete four twelve-point subjects (for a total of forty-eight points) chosen from the list below; at least one must be a historiography subject:
One of the twelve-point subjects may be taken in another appropriate discipline, with the approval of the coordinator.
Course
code: 0017
Course fee: Local students HECS; international students (FT)
$A12,000 pa
Coordinator: Professor Graeme Davison
This course, which is offered full-time over one year or part-time over two
years, offers a vocational program for historians and related professionals.
Graduates may go on to work in the fields of commissioned history, heritage
conservation and management, oral history, community history, museums and
related areas. The program has excellent links with the heritage industry and
with professional historians working in these fields. The course includes a
period of work experience, a commissioned research project and a range of
elective subjects from which students choose a specialised program of study.
The public history program draws on teaching strengths across the Faculty, and
students have a number of opportunities to build professional networks through
assessment tasks, and a lively guest speaker program.
Upon successful completion of the course, students should be well equipped with the skills and understanding necessary to practise as professional historians in a range of employment fields. Students will be expected to undertake sustained historical research at an advanced level in a public history context; to acquire an understanding of methodological issues associated with public history, and develop professional networks and awareness of ethical and practical issues related to public history practice. They will also be expected to read widely and independently in chosen areas of special study to develop advanced conceptual skills and the ability to apply them critically to historical problems, and to present their ideas in a variety of formats which reflect the diversity of public history practice
The completion of a BA honours degree in history (results of H2B or better) or the MQual in history (results of credit average or above) or the Postgraduate Diploma of Arts (History) (results of credit average or above). Candidates with a BA Honours degree or a MQual in visual arts, geography, English, Australian studies or other approved disciplines (with results of H2B or better) may be admitted to the course at the discretion of the course coordinator and with the approval of the faculty. Candidates with a BA degree with a credit average in a major sequence in an approved discipline and with at least three years of appropriate professional experience at a senior level may be admitted at the discretion of the course coordinator and with the approval of the faculty. Such experience may include:
Students seeking admission on the basis of a BA plus professional experience must provide the following information:
Students who have successfully completed relevant subjects at fifth-year level, which have not been credited towards another degree or award, can apply for a maximum of 50 per cent credit.
The course requires completion of two twelve-point core subjects and three eight-point elective subjects.
Program
code: 1987
Program fee: Local students HECS; international students (FT)
$A12,000 pa
Coordinator: Dr Mark Peel
This program, which is offered full-time over one year or part-time over two
years, seeks to develop skills in historical analysis and writing and to
acquaint students with historiographical and conceptual debates in specific
fields of history, especially those concerning the nature of history. It will
enable students to study techniques of historical examination of sources and to
broaden knowledge of a number of fields of history and their associated
methodological techniques.
Upon successful completion of this program, students should have demonstrated their ability to undertake critical analysis of a range of primary and secondary texts, to develop a coherent historical argument and to arrive at clear conclusions based on a range of evidence. They should have read widely and independently in the areas they have selected for close study, developed advanced conceptual skills and the ability to apply them in a critical way in their analysis of historical problems, acquired an understanding of methodological issues surrounding approaches to the study of history and of theoretical issues, including the nature of history as a form of knowledge and its functions in public discourse, and further developed their ability to present their ideas cogently, in clear prose and at high standards of presentation.
The pass degree of BA, with results at least at credit level in the third part of a major sequence in history or the equivalent. Students who have previously completed fourth-year level subjects in history with grades of Credit or above may apply for a maximum of 50 per cent credit at the time of their application. All requests for credit are subject to the approval of the course coordinator and the Faculty. In addition, special admission will be considered for candidates holding a bachelors degree in another discipline or with a different major in the following cases:
Students are required to complete four twelve-point subjects (for a total of forty-eight points) chosen from the lists below; at least one must be a historiography subject:
One of the twelve-point subjects may be taken in another appropriate discipline, with the approval of the coordinator.
Course
code: 0876
Course fee: Local students HECS; international students (FT)
$A12,000 pa.
Coordinator: Dr Mark Peel
This course, which is offered full-time over one year or part-time over two years, seeks to develop skills in historical analysis and writing and to acquaint students with key recent debates in specific fields of history, especially those concerning the nature of history. It will enable students to study techniques of historical examination of sources and to broaden knowledge of a number of fields of history. This diploma may be of particular value to teachers of history, but it is available to any qualified person interested in pursuing study in history at postgraduate level. The program will consist of a specially constructed course of study relevant to the previous experience and future requirements of individual candidates, each of whom will be consulted as to its design.
Upon successful completion of this course, students should have demonstrated an ability to find and employ a range of sources in the interpretation of an historical issue or problem, show an awareness of theoretical issues which bear on the topics they select for close examination, develop coherent arguments and arrive at clear conclusions based on evidence. They will be expected to have displayed the ability to read independently and to deploy different forms of evidence, including primary documentation. Students should also gain a more thorough understanding of methodological and theoretical debates concerning the study of history, including the nature of history as a form of knowledge, and should further develop their ability to present their ideas and arguments clearly and with high standards of presentation.
The pass degree of BA, with results at least at credit level in the third part of a major sequence in history or equivalent. Students completing the Faculty Certificate in history with average results of credit or above may be granted 50 per cent credit towards a Postgraduate Diploma (ie they need complete only two twelve-point subjects to qualify for the Diploma) with the approval of the course coordinator and the Faculty. In addition, special admission will be considered for candidates holding a bachelors degree in another discipline or with a different major in the following cases:
Students are required to complete four twelve-point subjects (for a total of forty-eight points) chosen from the lists below; at least one must be a historiography subject:
One of the twelve-point subjects may be taken in another appropriate discipline, with the approval of the coordinator.
Program
code: To be advised
Program fee: Local students $3300
Coordinator: Dr Mark Peel
This program, which is offered full-time over one semester or part-time over one year, seeks to provide suitably qualified people with an opportunity to gain knowledge and skills in history and to provide those who wish to proceed into postgraduate diplomas with an introduction to recent debates and changes in the discipline of history. In particular, the program will seek to introduce questions concerning the nature and status of historical knowledge and the role of history, and provide a more general base in conceptual and theoretical knowledge into which people can successfully integrate their specific interests in various fields of history.
Upon successful completion of the program, students should have demonstrated an ability to find and employ a range of sources in the interpretation of an historical issue or problem, an awareness of the key theoretical issues which bear on the topics they select for close examination, and a more thorough understanding of methodological and theoretical debates concerning the study of history, including the nature of history as a form of knowledge. Students will also be expected to develop skills in independent reading and effective writing, including the ability to develop coherent arguments and arrive at clear conclusions based on evidence, with high standards of presentation.
Candidates with a bachelors degree in a field other than Arts and with relevant experience which establishes their capacity for advanced study in history are eligible for admission. The following principles will form the basis for decisions about admission for candidates without a bachelors degree:
Students successfully completing a Faculty Certificate with average grades of credit or above can progress to a Postgraduate Diploma of Arts (History) and receive 50 per cent credit for that course.
The program requires completion of two twelve-point subjects (a total of twenty-four points). Students must complete one twelve-point historiography subject chosen from the following:
and one twelve-point subject chosen from the following:
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