History-politics - Faculty of Arts

Offered by the School of Humanities, Communications and Social Sciences

Campus availability: Gippsland, Off-campus learning

Relevant Courses

2444 Diploma in Arts (History-Politics)
0002 Bachelor of Arts (and associated double degrees)

The history-politics major provides students with a structured program of study in history and politics. The units are designed to build up, in a systematic way, significant bodies of knowledge of the history and politics of Europe, Australia, Asia, the USA and international relations. Students are provided with a systematic development of learning skills - including skills in reading, information retrieval, critical analysis, oral and written communications and methodological approaches and research techniques..

Sequences

First-year sequence

A first-year sequence in history-politics consists of HPL1503 and HPL1504.

Minor sequence

Students complete a standard minor chosen from the units below.

Major sequence

Students complete a standard major chosen from the units below.

Units

First-year level

Core

HPL1503 Global and regional studies I: Modern world events and issues
HPL1504 Global and regional studies II: Modern world ideas

Second/Third-year level

Core

HPL3504 Theories and research in history and politics

Electives

HPL2501 Australian history
HPL2502/HPL3502 United States politics: Media and power
HPL2505/HPL3505 Courtesans, concubines and conquest
HPL2506/HPL3506 Researching and writing community history
HPL2507/HPL3507 Politics and society
HPL2510/HPL3510 Governing Australia: Federal politics and policy
HPL2511 Community studies
HPL3503 International relations

Contact details

Inquiries (Gippsland): Room 283, building 2W

Telephone +61 3 9902 6339

Email humcass.info@arts.monash.edu.au

Visit http://www.arts.monash.edu.au/humcass