Postgraduate Diploma in Arts (History)

Course 095-HI (2008)

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Year and Campus:	2008
Fees Information:	Subject EFTSL, Level, Discipline & Census Date
Level:	Graduate/Postgraduate

Contact

Graduate Enquiries, Arts & Music Student Centre
Rm 104 (Ground Floor) Old Arts Building
Tel: +61 3 8344 5321/+61 3 8344 6395
Fax: +61 3 9347 0424
Email: arts-gradstudies@unimelb.edu.au

Course Overview:	The postgraduate diploma allows students to undertake a research project in a specialist field of study. Students will gain considerable knowledge in an area of history and engage in critical assessment of the major theoretical claims of the discipline. The course provides a pathway to higher degree research for students who have not completed a four year BA (Honours) with a research component in history. Course coordinators: Kate Darian-Smith (Semester 1), email: k.darian-smith@unimelb.edu.au Catherine Kovesi (Semester 2), email: c.kovesi@unimelb.edu.au School of Historical Studies
Objectives:	Students who complete the postgraduate diploma should: demonstrate a sound understanding of the main developments in past and contemporary historical theory; understand the issues involved in debates about historical knowledge; become acquainted with the contemporary debates about the relationship of historical theory to other areas of social enquiry.
Course Structure & Available Subjects:	Thesis 12,000 words (37.5 points) Elective subjects totalling 62.5 points Total 100 points - subjects are 12.5 points each, unless indicated otherwise.
Subject Options:	A thesis subject Subject Study Period Commencement: Credit Points: 131-505 History Thesis Semester 1, Semester 2 37.50 Elective subjects Subject Study Period Commencement: Credit Points: 131-405 History, Memory and Violence in Asia Semester 2 12.50 131-408 The Medieval Body 2 12.500 131-411 Major Issues in Roman History Semester 1 12.50 131-412 Jews and Money: Myth and Historiography Semester 2 12.50 131-413 Memory and Violence in Ireland Semester 1 12.50 131-422 Asia in Paradigms of World History Semester 2 12.50 131-423 Medieval Manuscripts & Early Print Semester 2 12.50 131-458 American Nation 2 12.500 131-460 Fascist Europe Semester 2 12.50 131-463 World War Two in Asia and the Pacific Not offered in 2008 12.50 131-468 Oral History and Life Stories 1 12.500 131-471 Postcolonial and Indigenous Histories Semester 2 12.50 131-474 New Histories of Australian Politics Semester 2 12.50 131-539 Historical Research: Current DirectionsNot offered in 2008 Not offered in 2008 12.500 131-544 Applications in Public History 1 12.500 131-545 Writing and Making Histories 1 12.500 131-551 Gender: Representations and Histories Semester 1 12.50 131-552 Global Social Movements 2 12.500 131-553 International Relations from 1945 Semester 2 12.50 102-497 A Century of Australian Social Policy Semester 2 12.50 102-511 Imaging Australian Spaces Semester 2 12.50 102-512 Australian Cosmopolitanisms Semester 1 12.50
Entry Requirements:	The minimum entry requirement is: an undergraduate degree with a major in history or cognate discipline and a grade average equivalent to an H2B (70%) at the University of Melbourne in the major or a Graduate Diploma in Arts (History) with a grade average equivalent to an H2B (70%) at the University of Melbourne.
Core Participation Requirements:	For the purposes of considering request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Cwth 2005), and Student Support and Engagement Policy, academic requirements for this subject are articulated in the Subject Overview, Learning Outcomes, Assessment and Generic Skills sections of this entry. It is University policy to take all reasonable steps to minimise the impact of disability upon academic study, and reasonable adjustments will be made to enhance a student's participation in the University's programs. Students who feel their disability may impact on meeting the requirements of this subject are encouraged to discuss this matter with a Faculty Student Adviser and Student Equity and Disability Support: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/disability
Graduate Attributes:	None
Links to further information:	http://www.historical-studies.unimelb.edu.au/

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