ObjectivesStudents who complete the graduate diploma should: * Demonstrate an independent approach to knowledge that uses rigorous methods of inquiry and appropriate theories and methodologies that are applied with intellectual honesty and a respect for ethical values; * Apply critical and analytical skills and methods to the identification and resolution of problems within complex changing social contexts; * Act as informed and critically discriminating participants within the community of scholars, as citizens and in the work force; * Communicate effectively; * Commit to continuous learning; * Be proficient in the use of appropriate modern technologies, such as the computer and other information technology systems, for the acquisition, processing and interpretation of data.
Academic titleGraduate Diploma in Arts (Australian Studies)
Subject Semester Credit Points
102-110 Contesting Australia
This subject examines rival ideas about Australia. It explores some of the ways in which Australian history, politics, culture and society have been sites of contestation. It looks at issues such as Aboriginality, migration, sexuality, war and confli... Semester 1 12.50
102-003 Australia and America
This subject examines, in a comparative context, historical and cultural developments in the United States and Australia from the mid-19th century until the present day. In tracing the similarities and differences in the experiences of these two nati... Semester 1, Semester 2 12.50
102-005 Exploring Central Australia
Exploring Central Australia is an interdisciplinary subject designed to guide students towards a 'shaping' experience of Central Australia. It is a subject designed to prompt academic inquiry in the context of a first-hand encounter - an in... Semester 2 12.50
102-211 Migrant Nation: Culture and Identity
This subject allows students to engage critically with Australia as a migrant nation, identifying its complex nature through a variety of disciplinary perspectives. Topics covered include the history and politics of Australian immigration, multicultu... Semester 1 12.50
121-021 Environmental Politics and Management
This subject explores a range of contemporary environmental issues in Australia and other postcolonial states and the ways in which people in these places engage with and manage these issues. Examining the history of the emergence and management of ... Semester 2 12.50
131-051 Aboriginal & Pacific Islander Histories
This subject will not be available in 2009 12.50
Elective subjects
Subject Semester Credit Points
106-046 Wild Writing: The Australian Imaginary
This subject will not be available in 2009 12.50
106-063 Aboriginal Cultural Studies
This subject studies Aboriginal dance, theatre and popular music, cultural and sporting festivals and governmental arts funding agencies and Aboriginal arts organisations. It focuses on theoretical and political issues which arise from Aboriginal cul... Semester 1 12.50
107-030 Contemporary Aboriginal Art
This subject will not be available in 2009 12.50
121-021 Environmental Politics and Management
This subject explores a range of contemporary environmental issues in Australia and other postcolonial states and the ways in which people in these places engage with and manage these issues. Examining the history of the emergence and management of ... Semester 2 12.50
131-051 Aboriginal & Pacific Islander Histories
This subject will not be available in 2009 12.50
131-240 Controversies in Australian History
This subject examines controversial episodes in the Australian past that commanded public attention, gave rise to heated argument and exposed national divisions. Controversies such as the Myall Creek Massacre, the Eureka rising, the campaign for fema... Semester 2 12.50
131-301 Remaking Australia: Change Since 1900
At the beginning of the twentieth century, the Commonwealth of Australia gained a reputation for its then distinctive political and social arrangements: wage arbitration, industry protection, a mass Labor party, the enfranchisement of women, a &#... Semester 2 12.50
131-300 Colonising Australia
At a time when Australian history is as contested as ever, this subject looks back at some of the key historical moments and themes that shaped late eighteenth and nineteenth century Australia. From debates over its "discovery"... Semester 1 12.50
136-213 Environmental History of Australia
This subject will not be available in 2009 12.50
166-035 Australian Foreign Relations
This subject will not be available in 2009 12.50
760-213 Australian Theatre
This subject is a study of representative Australian plays in performance, selected for historical, dramatic, theatrical and cultural significance. Topics to be covered include colonial theatre, commercial theatre, indigenous theatre, the New Wave, a... Semester 2 12.50