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ANZAC: Australians at War

Undergraduate | MAQ-MHIX205 | 2019

Course information for 2019 intake

Evaluate the ANZAC legend's place in Australian life and mythology. Revisit some of Australia's armed conflicts before and after the Battle for Gallipoli. Deconstruct the digger myth. Address conscription, nationalism and the legacy of war.

Study method
100% online
Assessments
100% online
Entry requirements
Prior study needed
Duration
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ANZAC: Australians at War

About this subject

  •  At the completion of this subject students will be able to:

    1. read and analyse different kinds of historical evidence, including visual and textual sources;
    2. find, analyse and apply historical information
    3. communicate effectively in a range of written forms;
    4. participate actively in group discussions;
    5. develop and/or enhance collaborative skills
    6. describe and understand key events in the military history of Australia
    7. criticially analyse contemporary debates about the place of the military and armed conflict in Australian national life
    8. understand and discuss the ways in which Australian historians have written and argued about the role of war and the military in Australian national life.

Entry requirements

Equivalent subjects

You should not enrol in this subject if you have successfully completed any of the following subject(s) because they are considered academically equivalent:

  • MAQ-HSTX205 (Not currently available)

Others

No prerequisites required for this subject.

Additional requirements

  • Other requirements -

    Students who have an Academic Standing of Suspension or Exclusion under Macquarie University's Academic Progression Policy are not permitted to enrol in OUA units offered by Macquarie University. Students with an Academic Standing of Suspension or Exclusion who have enrolled in units through OUA will be withdrawn.

Study load

0.125 EFTSL
This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.

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