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Armidale, New South Wales, AUSTRALIA

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HIST538 Australian Frontiers: Rural and Regional Histories

Updated: 03 November 2011

Unit Information
Additional Information

Credit Points	6
Offering	Not offered in 2012
Intensive School(s)	None
Supervised Exam	There is no UNE Supervised Examination.
Pre-requisites	candidature in a postgraduate award
Co-requisites	None
Restrictions	HIST338 or HIST438
Notes	None
Combined Units	HIST338 - Australian Frontiers: Rural and Regional Histories
Coordinator(s)	David Roberts (drobert9@une.edu.au)
Unit Description	This unit explores the history of individuals, families and communities on the fringes of settler society in Australia during the nineteenth and early-twentieth centuries. In particular, it looks at the relationships between settlers and the land they inhabited, including conflicting views over the use and ownership of that land, and the evolution of regional and community identities. It also considers the idea of the frontier and the bush as the supposed founding ground of Australian identity and character.
Materials	Text information will be published prior to commencement of the teaching period.
Disclaimer	Unit information may be subject to change prior to commencement of the teaching period.

Assessment

Assessment information will be published prior to commencement of the teaching period.

Learning Outcomes (LO)

Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:

demonstrate a high level of understanding and command of a broad knowledge of the historiography of rural history;
profess a practical and conceptual approach to research and writing in Australian rural history; and
exhibit a highly developed understanding of the role of primary sources in the writing of Australian rural history.

Graduate Attributes (GA)

	Attribute	Taught	Assessed	Practised
1	Knowledge of a Discipline Knowledge of history at the postgraduate level is essential as this unit is taught on an off-campus basis only by using the unit guide, which provides essential material for successful completion of the unit. It will be assessed through two assessment tasks.
2	Communication Skills Students will be taught communication skills through written feedback on the assessments for the unit. Students will learn valuable communication skills through participation in online discussions (this will include debates and small group work). Students will be assessed on the style of writing, clarity of writing, expression and development of ideas, and referencing. Students will practise their communication skills through completing the assessment tasks.
3	Global Perspectives The unit will necessarily address issues of frontier violence and intercultural misunderstandings, and will locate the Australian frontier experience within broader global contexts of similar experiences. These will alert students to the need for intercultural understanding and will emphasise the importance of a comparative global perspective.
4	Information Literacy Students are required to develop research skills in collecting and evaluating data, including the skills to assess the utility of information, identify the most useful sources of information and critically examine those sources.
5	Life-Long Learning Through completing the assessment tasks, students will be provided with the necessary life-long skills to be able to research, write and discuss social issues. These skills can be transferred to any discipline, and will be useful in any research positions. These attributes will be assessed in both of the assessment tasks.
6	Problem Solving Students will be assessed on their ability to conceptualise problems and formulate a range of solutions in both research and presentation. They will be required to collect, collate and analyse relevant information to assist problem solving.
7	Social Responsibility Students will be taught about their professional responsibilities as a researcher to provide balanced and accurate research. In addition, students will be taught that they have a social responsibility to question and challenge some 'facts'. This will be taught and assessed through their responses to the essay and discussions in online postings.
8	Team Work Students will practise working collaboratively and network effectively to solve problems online taking initiative and leading others in this environment. They will also negotiate and assert their own values and respect the values and contributions of others on the discussion board and in their own assessments.