Historical and Political Studies Major
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Unit set overview
Code
MAAAJZ
Availability & Campus
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Details
Structure
Students must complete eight (8) units totalling 120 credit points:
Unit Code | Unit Title | Credit Points |
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HIS1107 | Australian History: Colonisation, Nationalism and Identity | 15 |
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POL1106 | Ideas that have Shaped the Modern World | 15 |
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POL2105 | Australian Government: The Challenges of a Modern Democracy | 15 |
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POL3124 | Hitler and Stalin: Studies in Power, Ideology and Propaganda | 15 |
For more detailed unit information for this Major take a look at our Handbook. To organise your life for next semester visit the Semester timetable.
Student handbookNotes
Learning Outcomes
- Apply broad discipline knowledge to a range of historical and political events.
- Communicate historical and political knowledge and ideas clearly, coherently and with independence.
- Demonstrate a global outlook with respect for cultural diversity, including Indigenous cultural competence.
- Demonstrate autonomy, accountability and judgement for own learning, scholarship and professional practice.
- Generate creative solutions that respond to historical and political issues.
- Think critically to conceptualise and synthesise complex historical and political events.
- Use digital technologies to access, evaluate and synthesise relevant historical and political sources.
- Work collaboratively and demonstrate initiative to implement social, sustainable, and ethical values through critical analysis of archival material.
Career Opportunities
Employment opportunities
This major is useful for a wide range of careers including the public service, journalism, policy/research positions with political parties, and with national and international non-government agencies.
Possible future job titles
Research/Policy Officer, Journalist, State/Federal Member of Parliament Employee, Diplomatic Servant, Historian, Researcher, Politician, Public Servant, Policy Analyst, Political Staffer, Consultant, Mining Company Analyst, Historical Film Advisor, Heritage Consultant, Teacher
This Major can be studied in the following courses
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