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<p>Australia is the last continent to have been colonised by Europeans, but it is also home to the world's longest surviving peoples and cultures. This unit examines European attempts to construct a new society on the lands of Australia's first peoples. It explores how successive waves of immigrants, both European and non-European, introduced new ideas, institutions and technologies in their ongoing attempts to make the continent their own. Beginning with the origins of European Australia, the unit may include key topics and events in Australian history, including invasion and resistance; convictism; the gold rushes and Australian democracy; federation and White Australia; the world at war and the Great Depression; the Cold War; the 1960s and the new social movements; Indigenous rights and multiculturalism; reconciliation and republicanism; globalisation, neoliberalism and contemporary Australian crises. The unit pays particular attention to the influence of transnational trends and developments on domestic events and processes, as well as to the reciprocal effects Australian developments have had internationally. The unit introduces students to key historical and historiographical themes and debates in Australian history and equips them with the knowledge and skills to act as informed and ethical citizens in twenty-first century Australia.</p>
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1. In the Beginning…: Terra Australis Incognita<br>
2. European invasion, Indigenous resistance<br>
3. Convictism and the end of transportation<br>
4. The gold rushes, Eureka and Australian democracy<br>
5. Colony to nation: Federation and White Australia<br>
6. Australia as the social laboratory of the world<br>
7. World War I, conscription and the ANZAC legend<br>
8. The Great Depression, World War II and post-war reconstruction<br>
9. Communism and conservatism in Cold War Australia<br>
10. The swinging sixties and the new social movements<br>
11. Reinventing Australia: Indigenous rights and multiculturalism<br>
12. A reconciled republic? Keating, Howard and the anti-rights backlash<br>
13. Globalisation, neoliberalism and the GFC<br>
14. Climate change, asylum seekers and contemporary Australian crises.<br>
15. Development of Australian welfare and justice regimes</p>
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<p>Australia is the last continent to have been colonised by Europeans, but it is also home to the world's longest surviving peoples and cultures. This unit examines European attempts to construct a new society on the lands of Australia's first peoples. It explores how successive waves of immigrants, both European and non-European, introduced new ideas, institutions and technologies in their ongoing attempts to make the continent their own. Beginning with the origins of European Australia, the unit may include key topics and events in Australian history, including invasion and resistance; convictism; the gold rushes and Australian democracy; federation and White Australia; the world at war and the Great Depression; the Cold War; the 1960s and the new social movements; Indigenous rights and multiculturalism; reconciliation and republicanism; globalisation, neoliberalism and contemporary Australian crises. The unit pays particular attention to the influence of transnational trends and developments on domestic events and processes, as well as to the reciprocal effects Australian developments have had internationally. The unit introduces students to key historical and historiographical themes and debates in Australian history and equips them with the knowledge and skills to act as informed and ethical citizens in twenty-first century Australia.</p>
Unit content
<p>Topics may include:<br> 1. In the Beginning…: Terra Australis Incognita<br> 2. European invasion, Indigenous resistance<br> 3. Convictism and the end of transportation<br> 4. The gold rushes, Eureka and Australian democracy<br> 5. Colony to nation: Federation and White Australia<br> 6. Australia as the social laboratory of the world<br> 7. World War I, conscription and the ANZAC legend<br> 8. The Great Depression, World War II and post-war reconstruction<br> 9. Communism and conservatism in Cold War Australia<br> 10. The swinging sixties and the new social movements<br> 11. Reinventing Australia: Indigenous rights and multiculturalism<br> 12. A reconciled republic? Keating, Howard and the anti-rights backlash<br> 13. Globalisation, neoliberalism and the GFC<br> 14. Climate change, asylum seekers and contemporary Australian crises.<br> 15. Development of Australian welfare and justice regimes</p>
Key information
Institute / school:
Institute of Education, Arts & Community
Discipline:
Humanities and Social Sciences
Study level:
Undergraduate
Credit points:
15
EFTSL:
0.125
Field of education:
090305 - History
Offering:
<p><strong>Semester 1</strong><p>Ballarat - Mt Helen (On Campus)</p><p>Berwick (On Campus)</p><p>Gippsland - Churchill (On Campus)</p></p>
Grade scheme:
Graded (e.g. HD, D, C, etc)
Placement component:
No
Fee information:
<a href="http://www.federation.edu.au/locate/unit/bahis2001">View unit fees</a>
Requisites
Prerequisite
<p>must have completed 1 of "<a href="/ords/r/curriculum/catalogue/course?p6_code=BAHIS1001" target="_blank">BAHIS1001</a>" / "<a href="/ords/r/curriculum/catalogue/course?p6_code=BAKIP1001" target="_blank">BAKIP1001</a>" / "BAXDC1002" / "HISOC1005" / "HISOC1312" / "<a href="/ords/r/curriculum/catalogue/course?p6_code=INDSL1001" target="_blank">INDSL1001</a>"</p>
Corequisite
None
Exclusion
<p>must not have completed 1 of "ATSGC2569" / "ATSGC3569" / "<a href="/ords/r/curriculum/catalogue/course?p6_code=BAHIS3001" target="_blank">BAHIS3001</a>" / "HISGL2100"</p>
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Learning outcomes
<p>On successful completion of this unit, students are expected to gain the following [K]nowledge, [S]kills and [A]pplication of knowledge & skills</p>
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<p>Account for the major events, trends and developments that have shaped Australian history since 1788.</p>
K2
<p>Explore interrelationships between local, national and international events, trends and developments.</p>
K3
<p>Examine the social, cultural, political, economic and geographic factors that have shaped the Australian experience, historically and today.</p>
S1
<p>Reflect critically on key themes and debates in Australian history and historiography.</p>
S2
<p>Locate, appraise and analyse primary and secondary sources relating to Australian history and historiography.</p>
S3
<p>Express informed and substantiated arguments and analysis in relation to key themes and debates in Australian history and historiography.</p>
A1
<p>Identify connections and/or tensions between events, issues, concepts, themes and debates in Australian history and historiography.</p>
A2
<p>Engage in discussion, debate and critical analysis concerning key themes and debates in Australian history and historiography.</p>
A3
<p>Appraise and apply historical methods and approaches to analyse events, issues, themes and debates in Australian history and historiography.</p>
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<p>Unravelling Perspectives: Critical Analysis of Primary Sources</p>
<p>500 word critical analysis of a primary source in relation to an assigned weekly topic.</p>
<p>15-30%</p>
K1, K2, K3, S1, S2, S3, A1, A2
2
<p>A proposed research topic on a selected topic or event, accompanied by an annotated bibliography and a draft essay plan</p>
<p>Research proposal, annotated bibliography and essay plan</p>
<p>30-40%</p>
K1, K3, S1, S2, A1, A3
3
<p>A research essay on a selected event, issue, theme or debate</p>
<p>Research essay</p>
<p>35-50%</p>
K2, K3, S1, S2, S3, A1, A2, A3
Supplementary assessment available:
Yes
Supplementary assessment information:
<p>Where supplementary assessment is available a student must have failed overall in the Unit but gained a final mark of 45 per cent or above, has completed all major assessment tasks (including all sub-components where a task has multiple parts) as specified in the Unit Description and is not eligible for any other form of supplementary assessment.</p>
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FedTASK 1: Interpersonal
The ability to effectively communicate, interact and work with others both individually and in groups.
<p>Level 2 - Student demonstrates some independence within provided guidelines</p>
FedTASK 2: Leadership
The ability to apply professional skills and behaviours in leading others.
<p>Level 2 - Student demonstrates some independence within provided guidelines</p>
FedTASK 3: Critical Thinking and Creativity
The ability to work in complexity and ambiguity using imagination to create new ideas.
<p>Level 2 - Student demonstrates some independence within provided guidelines</p>
FedTASK 4: Digital Literacy
The ability to work fluently across a range of tools and applications to achieve a range of skills.
<p>Level 2 - Student demonstrates some independence within provided guidelines</p>
FedTASK 5: Sustainable and Ethical Mindset
The ability to consider and assess the consequences and impact of ideas and actions in enacting ethical and sustainable decisions.
<p>Level 2 - Student demonstrates some independence within provided guidelines</p>
FedTASK
<p>Federation University recognises that students require key transferable employability skills to prepare them for their future workplace and society. FedTASKs (<strong>T</strong>ransferable <strong>A</strong>ttributes <strong>S</strong>kills and <strong>K</strong>nowledge) provide a targeted focus on five key, transferable Attributes, Skills, and Knowledge that are embedded within curriculum, developed gradually towards successful measures and interlinked with cross-discipline and co-operative learning opportunities.</p>
Key information
Institute / school:
Institute of Education, Arts & Community
Discipline:
Humanities and Social Sciences
Study level:
Undergraduate
Credit points:
15
EFTSL:
0.125
Field of education:
090305 - History
Offering:
<p><strong>Semester 1</strong><p>Ballarat - Mt Helen (On Campus)</p><p>Berwick (On Campus)</p><p>Gippsland - Churchill (On Campus)</p></p>
Grade scheme:
Graded (e.g. HD, D, C, etc)
Placement component:
No
Fee information:
<a href="http://www.federation.edu.au/locate/unit/bahis2001">View unit fees</a>
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