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Convict Ancestors

Undergraduate | TAS-HAA007 | 2022

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Study method
100% online
Assessments
100% online
Entry requirements
No ATAR needed,
No prior study
Duration
14 weeks

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Convict Ancestors

About this subject

  • Upon successful completion of this subject, students should:

    1. Be familiar with the wide range of historic records available to locate individual convicts transported to the Australian penal colonies and to trace their life course experiences.
    2. Be able to read, transcribe, and understand key material presented within convict, court, and prison records.
    3. Be able to situate the experiences of individual convicts within a relevant wider context and convey this information clearly and succinctly.

Entry requirements

No entry requirements

Study load

0.125 EFTSL
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Diploma of Family History

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