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HIST338 Australian Frontiers: Rural and Regional Histories

Updated: 11 April 2012
Credit Points 6
Offering
Responsible Campus Teaching Period Mode of Study
Armidale Trimester 3 On line
Intensive School(s) None
Supervised Exam There is no UNE Supervised Examination.
Pre-requisites 12cp in ANCH or ASST or ECON (units with a 4 or 5 as second digit [denoting ECON HIST] only) or HIST or candidature in a postgraduate award
Co-requisites None
Restrictions HIST438 or HIST538
Notes None
Combined Units HIST538 - 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 Textbook information will be displayed approximately 8 weeks prior to the commencement of the teaching period. Please note that textbook requirements may vary from one teaching period to the next.
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:
  1. understand the key aspects of Australian rural history;
  2. obtain, organise and digest key materials relevant to the study of Australian rural history; and
  3. engage analytically with the range of internet resources and databases emerging in this field.

Graduate Attributes (GA)
Attribute Taught Assessed Practised
1 Knowledge of a Discipline
Knowledge of the history discipline will be taught with lecture notes and through online discussions (student centred). It will be assessed through written assessments. 		True True
2 Communication Skills
Students will be taught communication skills through written feedback on the essays. Students studying off campus will learn valuable communication skills through participation in the online discussion board. 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. 		True True True
3 Global Perspectives
The unit will address issues of frontier violence and intercultural misunderstandings and will locate the Australian frontier experience within broader global contexts of similar experiences. Both of these will alert students to the need for intercultural understanding and will emphasise the importance of a comparative global perspective. 		True True True
4 Information Literacy
Students will be directed to relevant literature and taught how to assess its validity. Students will be assessed on their ability to identify and critically analyse the relevant literature. 		True True
5 Life-Long Learning
This unit will promote life-long learning through its emphasis on competencies in research, analysis and writing, skills that students will ideally continue to develop beyond the duration of their course. This unit will also encourage students to better understand their local environments in historical terms. 		True True
6 Problem Solving
Students are taught how historians research, analyse and interpret the past. Problem solving lies at the heart of online participation sessions and essay writing. The skills is both practised and assessed in essays. 		True True True
7 Social Responsibility
A key feature of the practice of history is balancing the reality that knowledge is contingent and value-laden with the responsibility to tell the truth and avoid falsifying the past. Accordingly, this issue is integral to the work required for this unit. 		True
8 Team Work
Students will practise their teamwork skills through participating in online discussion postings. They will be required to discuss the weekly topics with their fellow students in a thoughtful and respectful manner. 		True
   

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