Land, Life and Liberty. Australia From Pre-Contact to Nationhood

About this subject

• What you'll learn

  On successful completion of this subject , you will be able to:

  1. Demonstrate an understanding of the major themes and changes in Australian history from pre-European contact to 1901
  2. Demonstrate an ability to research a topic in Australian colonial history, including the evaluation of a wide range of primary and secondary sources
  3. Interpret historiography to contextualise and analyse problems
  4. Communicate historical arguments coherently and persuasively in written, oral and interpersonal forms

  
  

• Topics covered

• Description

• Assessments

• Textbooks

• About Macquarie University

Entry requirements

Prior study

You must have successfully completed the following subject(s) before starting this subject:

one of

• MAQ-MHIX1002-Revolutions, Nationalism and Exploitation in the Modern World, 1789-2001
• MAQ-POIX1080-Introduction to Global Politics

Others

NCCW (pre-2020 units) MHIS204
Pre-requisite 40cp at 1000 level or above OR (10cp in HIST or MHIS or POL or POIR or MHIX or POIX units)
NCCW (2020 and onwards)
MHIS2040 Land, Life and Liberty: Australia from Pre-Contact to Nationhood

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 Students with an Academic Standing of Suspension or Exclusion who have enrolled in units through OUA will be withdrawn.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.

Equivalent full time study load (EFTSL) is one way to calculate your study load. One (1.0) EFTSL is equivalent to a full-time study load for one year.

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