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ATS3584 - Australia's black history

6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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Faculty

Arts

Organisational Unit

History

Coordinator(s)

Professor Bain Attwood

Offered

Clayton

Second semester 2016 (Day)

Synopsis

As for ATS2584

Outcomes

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

Demonstrate an understanding relations between indigenes and Europeans in Australia.
Demonstrate an understanding of the epistemological issues and problems evident in the study of Australian Aboriginal History.
Think critically and communicate effectively. Specifically to:

develop a topic for investigation
show an awareness of both the diversity of interpretations of the past, and the nature of such forms of knowledge
familiarise oneself with a range of sources
display precision in argument and documentation
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.