School: Arts and Humanities

This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.

  • Unit Title

    Australian History: Colonisation, Nationalism and Identity
  • Unit Code

    HIS1107
  • Year

    2021
  • Enrolment Period

    1
  • Version

    1
  • Credit Points

    15
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
    Online
  • Unit Coordinator

    Dr Simon Paul STEVENS

Description

In recent decades, ongoing debate has surrounded Australia’s re-evaluation of its identity: its colonial links to the British Empire, participation in world wars, treatment of Indigenous people and its role as an immigrant nation. This unit examines key themes in modern Australian history from 1788 including: colonisation, nationalism, political history, and culture. It explores contentions concerning Australian identity, nationalism and exclusion, engagement with the world, and republicanism. Among other issues, the unit explores the ongoing legacies of colonialism, especially for Aboriginal Australians. These themes provide insights into Australian history and how historians interpret it, and will be situated within larger debates about the meaning of history.

Equivalent Rule

Unit was previously coded HIS2148, HIS3148, HIS4148, HIS1106

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Describe a range of historical events and periods affecting Australian society.
  2. Explain important historical and cultural trends in Australia and discuss their impacts.
  3. Identify and utilise important primary and secondary sources for Australian history, and collate relevant information from these.
  4. Explain differing interpretations of important Australian historical topics, including indigenous perspectives.

Unit Content

  1. Aboriginal culture and colonialism in Australia.
  2. Australian identities and cultural diversity in the twentieth century.
  3. Australian political history.
  4. Australian historiography and historical theory.

Learning Experience

ON-CAMPUS

Students will attend on campus classes as well as engage in learning activities through ECUs LMS

JoondalupMount LawleySouth West (Bunbury)
Semester 1Not Offered13 x 2 hour lectureNot Offered
Semester 1Not Offered13 x 1 hour tutorialNot Offered

For more information see the Semester Timetable

ONLINE

Students will engage in learning experiences through ECUs LMS as well as additional ECU l

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant School Progression Panel.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
Annotated Bibliography Annotated Bibliography20%
AssignmentResearch assignment40%
PresentationResearch presentation40%
ONLINE
TypeDescriptionValue
Annotated Bibliography Annotated Bibliography20%
AssignmentResearch assignment40%
PresentationResearch presentation40%

Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

Academic Misconduct

Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:

  • plagiarism;
  • unauthorised collaboration;
  • cheating in examinations;
  • theft of other students' work;

Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.

The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.

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School: Arts and Humanities

This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.

  • Unit Title

    Australian History: Colonisation, Nationalism and Identity
  • Unit Code

    HIS1107
  • Year

    2021
  • Enrolment Period

    2
  • Version

    1
  • Credit Points

    15
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
    Online
  • Unit Coordinator

    Dr Simon Paul STEVENS

Description

In recent decades, ongoing debate has surrounded Australia’s re-evaluation of its identity: its colonial links to the British Empire, participation in world wars, treatment of Indigenous people and its role as an immigrant nation. This unit examines key themes in modern Australian history from 1788 including: colonisation, nationalism, political history, and culture. It explores contentions concerning Australian identity, nationalism and exclusion, engagement with the world, and republicanism. Among other issues, the unit explores the ongoing legacies of colonialism, especially for Aboriginal Australians. These themes provide insights into Australian history and how historians interpret it, and will be situated within larger debates about the meaning of history.

Equivalent Rule

Unit was previously coded HIS2148, HIS3148, HIS4148, HIS1106

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Describe a range of historical events and periods affecting Australian society.
  2. Explain important historical and cultural trends in Australia and discuss their impacts.
  3. Identify and utilise important primary and secondary sources for Australian history, and collate relevant information from these.
  4. Explain differing interpretations of important Australian historical topics, including indigenous perspectives.

Unit Content

  1. Aboriginal culture and colonialism in Australia.
  2. Australian identities and cultural diversity in the twentieth century.
  3. Australian political history.
  4. Australian historiography and historical theory.

Learning Experience

ON-CAMPUS

Students will attend on campus classes as well as engage in learning activities through ECUs LMS

JoondalupMount LawleySouth West (Bunbury)
Semester 1Not Offered13 x 2 hour lectureNot Offered
Semester 1Not Offered13 x 1 hour tutorialNot Offered

For more information see the Semester Timetable

ONLINE

Students will engage in learning experiences through ECUs LMS as well as additional ECU l

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant School Progression Panel.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
Annotated Bibliography Annotated Bibliography20%
AssignmentResearch assignment40%
PresentationResearch presentation40%
ONLINE
TypeDescriptionValue
Annotated Bibliography Annotated Bibliography20%
AssignmentResearch assignment40%
PresentationResearch presentation40%

Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

Academic Misconduct

Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:

  • plagiarism;
  • unauthorised collaboration;
  • cheating in examinations;
  • theft of other students' work;

Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.

The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.

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