The discipline of Australian studies aims to create, interpret and analyse critical aspects of Australian society in order to promote understanding in, and involvement with, the national and international communities. Research strengths include fiction and non-fiction writing about Australia, biographical studies, urban and rural landscapes, tourism and heritage, civics and citizenship.
Staff
supervise research masters and PhD candidates. Refer to the entries for PhD and
research masters at the front of the Arts postgraduate section for course
details. Also see entries for ´Communications', ´Publishing and
editing' and ´Tourism'.
The coursework programs have produced high-quality students with appropriate
skills for the tourism, publishing and communications industries. Mid-year
entry is available for all of the courses and programs listed below.
See also the entry for ´Humanities, communications and social sciences'
(Gippsland campus) and
http://www.arts.monash.edu.au/prospective/postgraduate/ disciplines/
Course
code: 2846 * Course fees: Local students - HECS; international students -
$A13,000 * pa * Coordinator: David Dunstan
The MA in Australian Studies by coursework and research is designed to give
students the opportunity to pursue the study of Australian society and culture
at an advanced level. Building on a basis provided by relevant
interdisciplinary courses, students go on to develop and complete an
appropriate research thesis. The MA in Australian Studies by coursework and
research would usually be undertaken on a full-time basis over one-and-a-half
years or part-time for three years.
The minimum entry requirements are a four-year honours degree with a grade of H2A or above, or a masters qualifying with a research component with an overall grade of H2A or above, as well as a distinction or above in the research component, or qualifications which are judged to be equivalent.
Students must complete two core subjects for a total of 24 points:
plus a 66 per cent
thesis of 25,000 to 35,000 words.
Note that the minimum pass grade for subjects in the Master of Arts in
Australian Studies is 60 C, that is, a grade of credit or above is required in
every subject and for the thesis.
Course
code: 0017 * Course fees: Local students - HECS; international students -
$A13,000 * Coordinator: David Dunstan
The MA in Australian Studies by coursework is designed to introduce students to
the study of Australian society and culture at an advanced level. It draws on a
combination of interdisciplinary courses and others which are centred in a
particular discipline. The common ground is the preoccupation with Australian
values and identity. The MA in Australian Studies by coursework would usually
be undertaken on a full-time basis over one year or part-time for two years.
Students who have an honours degree with a grade of H2B or above, or a degree or graduate diploma which is considered to be equivalent, or a masters qualifying with grades of credit average or above may be admitted to the course.
Candidates choose four 12-point subjects to the value of 48 points. Students are required to enrol in two core subjects:
and two other subjects chosen from the following list of electives:
The above electives are not offered every year and students
should check the relevant school/departmental listings. Other appropriate
subjects may be taken with the approval of the school graduate coordinator and
the faculty.
Note that the minimum pass grade for subjects in the Master of Arts in
Australian Studies by coursework is 60 C, that is, a grade of credit or above
is required in every subject.
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