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The Department of History is one of the leading history departments in Australia and is internationally recognised for its research strengths in Australian, European, American and Asian history. Students will benefit from the unusual breadth and diversity of the Department's undergraduate and interdisciplinary teaching programs.
Talented and internationally recognised academic staff and a variety of on-line teaching initiatives, including subject-based email discussions, web-based resources and teaching modules, enrich the learning experience for students of history. Students are trained in the research and analysis of historical information, and develop excellent comprehension and communication skills. These broad-based skills are an excellent foundation for employment in a diverse range of communications, administration and museum-based careers. The optional fieldwork component emphasises the strong vocational value of history. Students interested in expanding their interests and knowledge in history can also progress to higher degree study options at the University of Melbourne.
History is a means of understanding the relationship between past and present. It is a rich and stimulating discipline, exploring the range of human societies through time and across cultures. The study of history enriches our understanding of ourselves. It provides perspective and generates critical understanding of contemporary society.
There are no prerequisites for first year history subjects.
The prerequisite for a second/third year history subject is usually the completion of two first year subjects in history (25 points). Students who believe they have completed suitable alternative first year subjects are advised to consult with the Department for permission to enrol. Exemptions may also be granted where second/third year subjects are taken as part of an approved interdepartmental program with its own entry requirements.
A threshold requirement for the acceptance of work for evaluation is satisfactory attendance at tutorials. This constitutes a minimum of 50% attendance, unless a higher attendance has been stipulated by the lecturer in charge.
A major in history usually consists of nine 12.5 point subjects, totalling 112.5 points. It comprises:
two first year subjects in history (25 points) and;
seven second/third year subjects in history (totalling 87.5 points). The completion of 131-019 Varieties of History: Memory and History is highly recommended.
Students wishing to qualify for Fourth Year Honours in History must complete 131-084 Historical Theory and Research as part of their major.
The prerequisites for entry to Fourth Year Honours in History are:
completion of all the requirements for the BA and;
completion of a major in history including 131-084 Historical Theory and Research and;
an average grade of H2B or higher of the second/third year subjects within the major.
Entry to honours must be approved by the history honours coordinator and the Faculty of Arts honours course adviser.
Students entering honours at mid-year or by lateral entry must complete as part of their honours program 131-084 Historical Theory and Research or alternatively 121-503 Research Methods and Design, an intensive subject available in February 2001. Please consult the honours coordinator for details.
Students undertaking pure honours in history must complete:
131-504 History Thesis or 131-505 History Thesis (MYE) (37.5 points) and;
five honours subjects in history (totalling 62.5 points) which must include:
131-098 Reading Course (12.5 points) and;
two 'advanced' subjects and two 'theory and method' subjects.
or
three 'advanced' subjects and one 'theory and method' subject.
Students undertaking combined honours in history and another area of study must complete:
131-504 History Thesis or 131-505 History Thesis (MYE) (37.5 points) and;
two honours subjects in history (totalling 25 points) which must include:
one 'theory and method' subject and;
one 'advanced' subject and;
three honours subjects in the combined area of study (totalling 37.5 points).
or
honours thesis in the combined area of study (37.5 points) and;
two honours subjects in the combined area of study (totalling 25 points) and;
three honours subjects in history (totalling 37.5 points) which must include:
one 'theory and method' subject and;
two 'advanced' subjects.
Students undertaking fourth year honours part-time would usually undertake their coursework subjects in the first year and their thesis in the second year.
The Department of History teaches a number of history subjects in Europe and the United States as one-month intensive fieldwork programs in the Summer Semester or winter non-teaching period. See individual subject entries for details:
In addition to the research-based MA and PhD degrees, the Department of History also offers coursework MAs in History, in women's studies, and in Gender and development as well as Graduate and Postgraduate Diplomas in History, women's studies, and Gender and development. These involve a shorter thesis and seminars. They are ideal for those who wish to pursue study on a broader basis and with the support offered by weekly seminars. Brochures are available from the Department.
History graduates use their disciplinary skills in a variety of activities. They teach at all levels; they work in archives, libraries, museums, and as professional consultants in the expanding field of public history. They are also to be found in a growing range of occupations that require information skills. Here their ability to conduct research, to locate and evaluate different forms of evidence, and to express their findings clearly and effectively is at a premium. Virtually all jobs stress the need to study, assess and analyse, to communicate, to write reports and to make presentations. The study of history provides the opportunity to acquire such skills. Thus our graduates find employment in the communications industry (journalism, publishing, public relations, advertising), in administration (public service and corporate agencies, especially planning and policy units) and, more generally, in finance and service industries.
In the modern work force, education does not end at graduation. It continues with specialist training and the development of skills throughout one's working life. The special value of history is that it lays a foundation for such further study that is broader and more durable than a more narrowly vocational first degree. As historians we are always learning and always enriching our perspective on our own society through means of comparison.
History Department
Third Floor, John Medley Building
The University of Melbourne
Victoria 3010
Tel: +61 3 8344 5963
Email: enquiries@history.unimelb.edu.au
Web: http://www.history.unimelb.edu.au
131-001 Age of Revolution A: American Revolution
131-002 Age of Revolution B: French Revolution
131-003 Resettling Australia 1788-1914
131-004 Australia Since 1914
131-005 Politics and Culture in Tudor England
131-006 Religion and Civil War in Britain
131-007 The World Since World War Two: 1945-1972
131-008 The World Since World War Two: 1973-2000
131-009 Medieval World A
131-010 Medieval World B
131-011 Reason and the State
131-116 Sex, Gender and Power: An Introduction
103-001 Computer Applications
136-032 The Ecological History of Humankind
131-018 Searching for the American Dream
131-019 Varieties of History: Memory and History
131-023 Reformation England 1485-1560
131-025 Empire, Race and Human Rights: 1900-2000
131-027 War & Australian Society Since 1919
131-030 Jews in the Modern World: 1900-2000
131-031 The Crisis Zones of Europe
131-033 A History of Sexualities
131-034 Gender, Culture and Identity Politics
131-036 Indonesian Nationalism
131-038 Gender and Development
131-039 The Rise of Modern Japan 1850s-1990s
131-040 Australian Biography and History
131-041 The Renaissance in Italy
131-042 Roman History: 500 Years of Oligarchy
131-043 Roman History: Three Centuries of Empire
131-044 Medieval and Renaissance Nuremberg
131-050 The Russian Revolution 1890-1924
131-051 Aboriginal Histories
131-052 The Holocaust & Genocide
131-053 The Irish Abroad: Australia, UK & USA
131-056 King Arthur: History and Legend
131-057 Twentieth-Century Britain
131-058 The Rise & Fall of the German Empire
131-059 Celtic Irish Kingship
131-062 China from the Manchus to Mao
131-064 Environmental History of Australia
131-065 Film and History
131-066 The Modern Middle East
131-067 War and Australian Society 1788-1938
131-069 God Through History
131-072 South Africa Under Apartheid: 1948-1994
131-075 The Graeco-Roman City in Antiquity
131-076 Asian History: Comparative Perspectives
131-077 Metropolis Now: Melbourne 2000-1835
131-079 Slavery & Freedom in the USA: 1790-1900
131-080 American Modern: USA 1890-1990
131-081 France 1870-1950: Culture and Society
131-082 Age of Stalin 1924 - 1953
131-085 Witches and Witch Hunting in Europe
131-093 Migration and Modern Australian Society
131-104 The Conquest of Ireland, 1500-1603
131-105 Modern & Contemporary Ireland Since 1790
131-111 Crime & Punishment in Colonial Victoria
131-115 History in the Field
131-117 German Societies and Culture 1450-1750
131-118 Becoming Italian: Modern Italy 1860-2000
131-145 Contemporary American Society & Culture
131-146 Inventing Asian Traditions
100-003 Australia and America
107-009 The Great Archaeologists
110-075 Analysing Indonesia: Concepts and Issues
920-144 Secular and Sacred in Australia
131-084 Historical Theory and Research
131-504 History Thesis
131-505 History Thesis (MYE)
131-045 Historians and Ritual
131-063 Representations of Gender
131-070 Chinese Overseas: Diasporan Histories
131-086 Irish Hagiography
131-091 Avant-Garde Culture: Paris 1880-2000
131-092 Art, Family & Politics: The Renaissance
131-095 Historians & Autobiography
131-096 The Historian at Work
131-098 Reading Course
131-099 Writing History for Publication
131-100 Religion and Society in Modern England
131-103 American Nation
131-107 Orienteering: Muslim Travel and Writers
131-108 Penal Systems in Historical Perspective
131-109 Approaches to Irish History
131-110 Reading African-American History
131-112 World War Two in Asia and the Pacific
131-113 The 'Condition of England' 1830s & 1840s
131-130 Approaches to Social History
131-131 History 4A
131-132 Gender, Globalisation and Development
131-135 Gender and Colonialism: 1788-1945
131-137 Fascist Europe
131-138 Oral History Workshop
131-139 Secret Life of Things: Material Culture
131-141 The Spirit of the Court
131-144 History and New Critical Theory
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