Colonial Australia

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Candidature in Diploma in Arts

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  Textbook requirements:

  Textbook information is not available until approximately 8 weeks prior to the commencement of the Teaching period.

  Students are expected to purchase prescribed material.

  Textbook requirements may vary from one teaching period to the next.

This subject introduces you to a variety of events and issues which influenced the lives of colonial Australians, as well as the continuing historiographical debates which surround them. It also introduces you to various sources and methods used to study Australian history. Through case studies and detailed source analysis, you will learn about topics ranging from the origins of European settlement to frontier relations, convicts and the gold rushes, as well as the city and the bush, bushrangers, women, workers and Federation. This subject complements the knowledge gained in HIST151 but can also be studied as a standalone subject.

Assessment 1: Short Answer Exercise: 500 words. Relates to Learning Outcome 1 Assessment 2: Essay Planning Exercise. 1000 words. Relates to Learning Outcomes 1-4 Assessment 3: Essay. 2000 words. Relates to Learning Outcomes 1-4 Assessment 4: Reflection Exercise. 500 words. Relates to Learning Outcome 5

• Assessment 1: Short Answer Exercise. 500 words (10%)
• Assessment 2: Essay Planning Exercise. 1000 words (30%)
• Assessment 3: Essay. 2000 words (50%)
• Assessment 4: Reflection Exercise. 500 words. (10%)

Current study term: 26 Feb 23 to 09 Jun 23