Australian studies
The study of our own country is central to an appreciation of
Australia's place in the world and, as the centenary of federation approaches,
there is a growing interest in both the past and the future of our society. By
undertaking an integrated program of Australian studies, students will gain the
knowledge and skills which will equip them to understand and interpret the
culture we inhabit. The interdisciplinary focus of the degree will enrich this
process of identification and representation, while students will receive the
specific benefits of vocationally oriented knowledge in areas such as cultural
tourism, heritage and the environment.
Within the Faculty of Arts, there is a wide range of courses in both humanities
and social science areas which contain material on Australia. Students enrolled
in the BA can pursue an interest in Australian studies by choosing subjects
with an Australian focus or content.
Students can also undertake two summer school courses, AUS1010S (Out of empire)
and AUS1020S (Democracy and nation).
For postgraduate courses, please refer to the entry under National Centre for
Australian Studies in the 1998 Arts graduate handbook.
Subjects with specific Australian focus offered within the faculty are
listed below. Full details are to be found in the entries for relevant
departments. Some listings are subject to change and students should
consult the appropriate departments.
- AUS1010S Out of empire (summer semester)
- AUS1020S Democracy and nation (summer semester)
- ECC1520 Economic history: Japan and Australia (proposed to be offered in
1999)
- GES1020 Australian physical environments: evolution, status and management
- HSY1030 Australia: immigrant nation
- HSY1040 Australia today: an historical perspective
- PLT1020 Australian politics and government
- SCY1010 Introduction to sociology I
- SCY1020 Introduction to sociology II
- VSA1010 Contemporary visual culture
- VSA1040 Australian film and television (proposed to be offered next in
1999)
- ECC2510/ECC3510 Australian economic history
- ECC2830 Industrial organisation in Australia
- GES2170 Biogeography - the status of Australian vegetation
- GES2630 Property and the real estate markets
- GES3480 Dilemmas of policy and planning
- PLT2170 Politics and the media in Australia (proposed to be offered next
in 1999)
- PLT2210/PLT3210 Political sociology: Australia in comparative perspective
- PLT2700/PLT3700 Australian State politics
- PLT2871 Power and democracy in Australia
- PLT2910/PLT3910 Australian political economy
- PLT2970/PLT3970 Australia and the world
- PLT3160 Australia and postmodernity
- SCY2041 Sociology of ethnicity and minority relations (proposed to be
offered next in 1999)
- SCY2042 Sociology of ethnicity and minority relations
- SCY2090/SCY3090 Living in suburbs: the economics of everyday life (proposed
to be offered next in 1999)
- SCY2230 Australian society: a developmental perspective
- SCY3031 Sexuality, gender and social relations
- SCY3041 Sociology of ethnicity and minority relations (proposed to be
offered next in 1999)
- WMN2110 Representations of women and gender in Australian society