History

Major/Minor/Specialisation !D22-AA-SPC+1022 (2012)

Note: This is an archived Handbook entry from 2012.

Year and Campus:	2012

Coordinator

Prof Elizabeth Malcolm
Email: e.malcolm@unimelb.edu.au

Contact

The Graduate School of Humanities & Social Sciences
Email: arts-gradstudies@unimelb.edu.au

Overview:	This History curriculum is an engaging and dynamic program offering students the opportunity to extend their knowledge and understanding of historical interests in a range of diverse contexts, as well as to develop their capacity to analyse, think critically and communicate effectively. The School of Historical Studies offers both flexibitiy and focus, covering a diversity of times, places and themes, from Ancient Rome to modern Indonesia, which reflect the latest developments in historical research and vocational practice.
Objectives:	See course objectives
Structure & Available Subjects:	A specialisation in History in the Graduate Diploma of Arts consists of: Level 1 one First Year History subject (12.5 points) Level 2 37.5 points of the level 2 subjects Level 3 50 points of the level 3 subjects, including the compulsory subject - Making History (12.5 points) Total 100 points
Subject Options:	Level 1 History Subjects 12.5 points Subject Study Period Commencement: Credit Points: HIST10007 Medieval Plague, War and Heresy Semester 1 12.50 HIST10010 Age of Empires, 1720 - 1914 Semester 2 12.50 HIST10011 The History of Now Semester 2 12.50 Level 2 History Subjects 37.5 points Subject Study Period Commencement: Credit Points: HIST20010 Great Empires of Islamic Civilisation Semester 2 12.50 HIST20013 The Holocaust & Genocide February 12.50 HIST20019 The Graeco-Roman City in Antiquity Summer Term 25 HIST20020 Asia, the Pacific & the West in History Not offered in 2012 12.50 HIST20034 Modern Southeast Asia Semester 2 12.50 HIST20035 Modern & Contemporary Ireland Since 1790 Semester 1 12.50 HIST20043 The USA & the World:Democracy and Empire Not offered in 2012 12.50 HIST20052 Venice and Cultures of Consumption Not offered in 2012 12.50 HIST20059 U.S. History to 1941: Claiming Freedom Semester 2 12.50 HIST20060 Total War: World War Two Semester 1 12.50 HIST20064 The Russian Revolution 1890-1924 Semester 2 12.50 HIST20065 Rebels and Revolutionaries Semester 1 12.50 HIST20066 Australian History Semester 1 12.50 History Level 3 Compulsory Subject Subject Study Period Commencement: Credit Points: HIST30060 Making History Semester 2 12.50 Level 3 History Subjects 37.5 points Subject Study Period Commencement: Credit Points: HIST30006 The Renaissance in Italy Semester 1 12.50 HIST30010 Hitler's Germany Semester 2 12.50 HIST30014 Making China Modern January 12.50 HIST30015 The Modern Middle East Semester 1 12.50 HIST30018 The Graeco-Roman City in Antiquity January 25 HIST30019 Asia, the Pacific & the West in History Not offered in 2012 12.50 HIST30022 Age of Stalin 1924 - 1953 Semester 1 12.50 HIST30026 The History of the Arab-Israeli Conflict Semester 2 12.50 HIST30051 Venice and Cultures of Consumption Not offered in 2012 12.50 HIST30059 Race in America Semester 1 12.50 HIST30062 (Re) Viewing History: History on Screen Semester 2 12.50
Links to further information:	http://shaps.unimelb.edu.au/
Related Course(s):	Graduate Diploma in Arts

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