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4 years full-time or equivalent part-time - Faculty:
Education and Arts - School:
Communications and Arts - Code:
Y48 - CRICOS:
074065D - Indicative ATAR (TER):
55
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Bachelor of Arts Bachelor of Science
Major In History
Enables students to understand our world and put the present in context. Students will study empires past and present, the media, slavery, wars, revolutions, poverty, human rights, dictators and democracies; as well as Australian history in a globalising world.
The study of history is a good basis for understanding politics, heritage, social and indigenous issues. It teaches analytical skills and a deep understanding of society. History majors have become politicians, high ranking public servants, policy analysts, negotiators, analysts for mining companies, teachers, expert advisors for historical films and heritage consultants.
Related careers
Teacher, Researcher, Politician, Public Servant, Policy Analyst, Political Staffer, Consultant, Negotiator, Mining Company Analyst, Historical Film Advisor, Heritage Consultant
Major structure
This unitset structure contains information about the units which comprise the course as well as the credit points required to successfully complete it.
The past is everywhere including the present. History enables us to understand our world and put the present in context. We study empires past and present, the media, slavery, wars, revolutions, poverty, human rights, dictators and democracies, as well as Australian history in a globalising world. The study of history is a good basis for understanding politics, heritage, and social and indigenous issues. It teaches analytical skills and a deep understanding of society. History majors have become politicians, high ranking public servants, policy analysts, negotiators, and analysts for mining companies, teachers, expert advisors for historical films, and heritage consultants.
| Unit | Description | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Select the following two units (30 credit points): | |||
| HIS1105 | World History | 15 | |
| HIS1106 | Themes in Australian History | 15 | |
| Plus select six units (90 credit points) from the following: | |||
| HIS3100 | Witches, Regicides and Heretics: 14th to 17th Century Europe | 15 | |
| HIS3101 | Human Rights: Struggles for Global Justice | 15 | |
| HIS3102 | War and Peace in the 20th Century | 15 | |
| HIS3103 | Drugs, Alcohol and Empire | 15 | |
| HIS3104 | Revolutionary Europe 1789-1871 | 15 | |
| HIS3105 | Criminal Underworlds: Crime and Society Since 1800 | 15 | |
| HIS3106 | The World's Most Dangerous Places: Politics and History through Documentary | 15 | |
| HIS3124 | The History and Sociology of Genocide | 15 | |
| HIS3127 | Ancient Greece and Rome | 15 | |
| POL3124 | Hitler and Stalin: Studies in Power, Ideology and Propaganda | 15 | |
| POL3133 | Visionaries, Warmongers and Protesters: American Political History Through Film (1950-1975) | 15 | |
This major can also be studied in the following courses: