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HIST150 Colonial Australians

Updated: 06 November 2006
Credit Points 6
Offering
Responsible Campus Teaching Period Mode of Study
Armidale Semester 1 Off Campus
Armidale Semester 1 On Campus
Online level Level C - Internet access required
Intensive School(s)
Start Finish Attendance Notes
10 April 2007 13 April 2007 Optional
Supervised Exam None
Pre-requisites None
Co-requisites None
Restrictions HIST 154, 155, 156, 157; LOCH 112, 115, 214, 281
Notes None
Combined Units None
Coordinator(s) David Roberts (drobert9@une.edu.au)
Unit Description

This unit introduces sources and methods used to study Australian colonial history. It also introduces a variety of events and issues which influenced the lives of colonial Australians, and the continuing debates which surround them. Topics covered include the origins of European settlement, race relations, the convict experiment, protest and punishment, the city and the bush, the position of women, writers and painters, and federation.

Prescribed Material
Mandatory
Textbook information is only available from 2008 units onwards.
Recommended Material
Optional
Textbook information is only available from 2008 units onwards.
Disclaimer Offer of some subjects is subject to viability. Information in these unit descriptions is subject to change prior to commencement of semester.
   

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