Course description
Specialisation Requirements:
* 50 points elective subjects with no more than 12.5 points at first-year level
First year subjects
Subject Semester Credit Points
131-101 War, State and Society
This subject will not be available in 2009 12.50
131-113 Revolutions Through History
This subject will not be available in 2009 12.50
131-118 Making the Global World: 1750-2001
This subject will not be available in 2009 12.50
131-121 Making the Modern World: 1300-1750
This subject will not be available in 2009 12.50
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
131-122 The World That Made Us: 1945 to Today
An overview of the history of the world the last two generations have grown up in. The emphasis is on the world - this is not a history of Australia, but of the world beyond our shores. There are two great themes in this the period. The first is the ... Semester 1 12.50
131-119 Age of Revolutions: America and France
In the second half of the 18th century, much of the Western world experienced unprecedented change. The 'Age of Revolutions' was a key turning-point in world history. The most spectacular examples of this upheaval occurred in the 13 British... Semester 1 12.50
131-120 Making Sense of America: U.S. Since 1945
Understanding the United States today requires an understanding of the country’s historical trajectory. By examining U.S. politics, culture, society and foreign policy since the end of World War II, we aim to understand how things came to... Semester 2 12.50
131-166 Medieval Plague, War and Heresy
The period from 1300-1450 has been described as a ‘calamitous’ one in European history: it saw the deaths of 25 million people from plague; the ravages of the 100 Years War between France and England; Schism in the Church; the... Semester 2 12.50
Second/third year subjects
Subject Semester Credit Points
131-018 Searching for the American Dream
In this subject we trace the American Dream from its origins in Puritan Boston, to the present day. We spend time in Boston, New York, and Washington, with day trips to Salem and Lowell. In each city we visit museums, historic sites, and a range of c... Semester 2 25
131-033 A History of Sexualities
This subject will not be available in 2009 12.50
131-039 The Rise of Modern Japan 1850s-1990s
Japan´s rapid and remarkable transformation from a semi-feudal, isolated island nation to that of a centralized nation state, empire, and eventual global power has had a profound impact on its people, its Asian and Pacific ne... Summer 12.50
131-041 The Renaissance in Italy
This subject will not be available in 2009 12.50
131-042 The Rise and Fall of the Roman Republic
This lecture series celebrates the turbulent and exciting history of the Roman Republic, from its humble beginnings around 500 BCE to the assassination of Julius Caesar on the Ides of March 44 BCE. The first part discusses Early Rome; the social, pol... Semester 1 12.50
131-043 Imperial Rome: Augustus to Theodosius I
This subject will not be available in 2009 12.50
131-044 Renaissance Nuremberg & Central Europe
This subject will not be available in 2009 25
131-048 Hitler's Germany
This subject will not be available in 2009 12.50
131-050 The Russian Revolution 1890-1924
This subject will not be available in 2009 12.50
131-051 Aboriginal & Pacific Islander Histories
This subject will not be available in 2009 12.50
131-052 The Holocaust & Genocide
In this study of the Holocaust, students will come to understand some of the critical issues arising from the destruction of European Jews, and other victims of Nazi policies. Through historical background and guest lectures by survivors, the course ... Semester 1 12.50
131-062 Making China Modern
This subject will not be available in 2009 12.50
131-075 The Graeco-Roman City in Antiquity
This intensive subject examines ancient Greek and Roman societies and cities in Greece, Turkey* and Italy. We will be based in: Athens, with day trips to Delphi and the Sounion peninsular; Hellenistic sites on the west coast of Turkey; and Rome, with... Summer 25
131-085 Witches and Witch Hunting in Europe
This subject will not be available in 2009 12.50
131-201 Power, Identity and Jewish History
This subject will not be available in 2009 12.50
131-204 Ireland Down Under
This subject will not be available in 2009 12.50
131-206 The French Revolution
This subject will not be available in 2009 12.50
131-211 The History of the Arab-Israeli Conflict
The Arab-Israeli conflict remains one of the most complex dilemmas facing the new century. This course will trace the history of this conflict, from the beginning of Jewish nationalism to the present. Issues to be studied include Jewish migration to ... Semester 2 12.50
131-219 Modern & Contemporary Ireland Since 1790
In the two centuries since 1790 Ireland has experienced at least four rebellions and three wars and/or civil wars. Yet, with a population during the 20th century not much bigger than Melbourne´s today, it managed to win three... Semester 2 12.50
131-228 Inventing Asian Traditions
This is the core subject for the interdisciplinary program in Asian studies offering a comparative view of Asian societies and an example of how knowledge about these societies is developed and transmitted. The subject will look at some of the follow... Semester 1 12.50
131-233 Civil War and Revolution in Britain
This subject will not be available in 2009 12.50
131-236 The USA & the World:Democracy and Empire
This subject will not be available in 2009 12.50
131-237 The Crusades
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
131-253 China and the World, 1368-2001
This subject will not be available in 2009 12.50
131-272 Venice and Cultures of Consumption
This subject will not be available in 2009 12.50
131-051 Aboriginal & Pacific Islander Histories
This subject will not be available in 2009 12.50
131-276 Medieval and Renaissance Europe
Knights and ladies, castles and crusades, merchants, great artists, the discovery of man and of the world: such images of medieval and Renaissance Europe remain potent and enduring even in our post modern world. This subject will introduce students t... Semester 1 12.50
131-281 U.S. History to 1941: Claiming Freedom
In its first 165 years the US grew from a disparate collection of east-coast colonies to a major world power. The subject examines American society through these years, exploring the intertwined themes of slavery, freedom and growth. The first part f... Semester 1 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
131-277 Total War in Europe: World War One
In 1914 Europe plunged into a war that soon assumed a destructive scale unprecedented in world history. This subject will focus on the causes of armed conflict, the nature of total war, and the consequences (social, economic, cultural and political) ... Semester 1 12.50
131-279 Total War in Europe: World War Two
The war launched by Hitler in September 1939 became the second total war of the twentieth century. This subject will explore the causes of armed conflict, the nature of total war, and some of the consequences (social, economic, cultural and political... Semester 2 12.50
131-274 Famine in World History
An examination of the changing nature of the food problem as societies develop and of the causes of famine, the nature of famine and of policies applied by the state to alleviate famine, and how all of these have changed over time. The subject consid... Semester 1 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
131-046 Great Empires of Islamic Civilisation
This subject examines the growth of Islamic civilisation in the period between the revelation of the Quran and the end of Muslim rule in Spain in 1492. The study focuses on the Arabic and Turkish-speaking areas of western Asia, North Africa and the I... Semester 2 12.50
131-076 Asia, the Pacific & the West in History
From Burma to Japan, Manchuria to Thailand, the Cook Islands to Cambodia and Tibet, this subject will explore histories of Asia, the Pacific and the West's involvement in these areas from the 16th century to the present, with an emphasis on 20th... Semester 1 12.50
131-217 Modern Southeast Asia
From the growing influence of Islam in Indonesia to tourist industries in Vietnam and Cambodia, built on war time experiences this subject explores the history and lasting legacies of political, social and cultural change in modern Southeast Asia. Us... 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
102-206 Witness: War and the Australian Media
This subject examines Australia's involvement in war and the journalists and photographers who reported on these international conflicts. Since Howard Willoughby covered the Maori Wars in 1863, our war correspondents have been considered importa... Semester 1 12.50
102-210 From Mateship to Mardi Gras
This subject will not be available in 2009 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
102-213 Face, Place, Race: Images of Australia
This subject examines the role of visual images and exhibiting practices in the historical and contemporary development of Australian culture and identity. Themes of 'places', real and imagined: the city, the suburbs, the bush, the beach an... Semester 2 12.50
102-214 Australia Now
This subject introduces students to key social, political and environmental issues which are shaping contemporary Australia. It is ideal for international students, for students whose main area of study lies outside the humanities, and for students w... Semester 1, Semester 2 12.50
