units

ATS3584

Faculty of Arts

Monash University

Undergraduate - Unit

This unit entry is for students who completed this unit in 2015 only. For students planning to study the unit, please refer to the unit indexes in the the current edition of the Handbook. If you have any queries contact the managing faculty for your course or area of study.

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6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

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LevelUndergraduate
FacultyFaculty of Arts
Organisational UnitHistory
OfferedNot offered in 2015
Coordinator(s)Dr Rani Kerin

Synopsis

As for ATS2584

Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this subject students will be able to:

  1. Demonstrate an understanding relations between indigenes and Europeans in Australia.
  2. Demonstrate an understanding of the epistemological issues and problems evident in the study of Australian Aboriginal History.
  3. Think critically and communicate effectively. Specifically to:
    1. develop a topic for investigation
    2. show an awareness of both the diversity of interpretations of the past, and the nature of such forms of knowledge
    3. familiarise oneself with a range of sources
    4. display precision in argument and documentation
    5. recognise and be able to present a logically ordered argument.

Assessment

Within semester assessment: 75%
Exam: 25%

Workload requirements

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. A unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

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Chief examiner(s)

This unit applies to the following area(s) of study

Prerequisites

Twelve credit points of second-year Arts units.

Prohibitions