Key facts
Domestic students course information.
Entry is based on a bachelor or postgraduate qualification.
Entry is based on a bachelor or postgraduate qualification. English language requirements must also be met.
- 1 or 1.5 years full-time
- Up to 6 years part-time
| Start Dates and Campus | Trimester 1 – February 2024 | Trimester 2 – June 2024 | Trimester 3 – October 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Online | Offered | Offered | Offered |
| Armidale Campus | Not Offered | Not Offered | Not Offered |
| Sydney Campus | Not Offered | Not Offered | Not Offered |
| Online | Offered | Offered | Not Offered |
| Armidale Campus | Not Offered | Not Offered | Not Offered |
| Sydney Campus | Not Offered | Not Offered | Not Offered |
Course information
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Are you looking to extend your skills in history for professional or personal interest? When you study our Master of History degree you can gain and polish your research, analysis and writing skills, whether you already have a history qualification or are new to the discipline.
Gain advanced knowledge of history as a discipline, specialised knowledge of historical periods of your choice, and the skills required to write history.
Immerse yourself in historical research by completing two research projects, a minor and a major project. Hone your skills in critical thinking, problem solving and analysis and thrive in a rapidly changing world.
Why study the Master of History with UNE?
This degree covers three distinct areas: discipline knowledge; a choice of area studies; and the writing of history.
You will start out by exploring the nature of history, then progress to specialised studies of historical periods and problems. Towards the end of your degree you will have the opportunity to undertake substantial historical research projects, including writing for publication.
When you graduate you will have all the necessary attributes to become a professional historian, but the skills you have acquired are also highly portable and adaptable, helping you to future proof your career.
If you are considering the Master of History purely to add to your depth of knowledge and abilities, you will find this high-level study greatly rewarding — an ideal preparation for your own writing of history, both for pleasure and profit.
What makes our course different?
The sheer breadth of choice available to you in structuring your degree makes this course stand apart. The Master of History offers opportunities to:
- Choose from an extensive range of study areas in Ancient, Medieval and Modern History, including Ancient Greece and Rome, Medieval, Early Modern and Modern European History, Australian History, Public History and Digital History.
- Expand on your high-level writing and research skills, and increase your critical thinking and analytical skills – preparing you to advance your career or pivot in a new direction.
- Study flexibly — on campus or completely online, at home in your own time.
UNE is Australia’s oldest regional university and a pioneer in the delivery of distance education. Students consistently award us the maximum 5-star ratings for Overall Experience and Student Support, so no matter whether you choose to study online or on campus, you are in very good hands.
Study online
Most of our students choose to study online across three study periods with 24/7 tutor support* and fit study around work and family commitments. Uniquely, our online students are mostly over 30 and bring valuable experience with them. They form a community of adults juggling the same challenges and priorities and who bring their life and work experience together at UNE in order to become future-fit and better respond to a rapidly changing world.
Study on campus
Many of our students choose to take advantage of the on-campus lifestyle in Armidale, in the beautiful New England region, with access to unparalleled support, accommodation and sporting facilities. These students are often starting their first degree and have left school recently. Through access to academic and career support they get a fantastic start to their careers.
* 24/7 tutor support includes: essay feedback (within 24 hours); live chat 24/7 for generic feedback on academic writing; and subject-specific help at a foundation or first-year level for subjects including mathematics, chemistry, biology, physics, business, accounting, microeconomics, macroeconomics and statistics. There are also a wide range of workshops, resources and courses available in academic skills support to assist you and help you to succeed.
Entry requirements
Select the option that best describes you.
This course is not currently available for this mode of study.
Please note: all admissions are subject to UNE’s Admission, Credit and Enrolment Policy. Please read and familiarise yourself with the details of the policy. See our Glossary for help with university terms.
When applying you may be required to show how you satisfy the English Language Requirements for this course.
International applicants, please note: You may also need to show evidence of your English language proficiency to the Department of Home Affairs if you are applying for a Student Visa.
These requirements are in addition to the entry requirements above.
If you are admitted under Rule A, you can choose your preferred major in this course. However, if you are admitted under Rule B, which major/s you are eligible to study in this course will depend on the major/s of the qualification you are using for admission. For example, if you are admitted under Rule B and you would like to study the Ancient History major in this course, your previous qualification must have included a major in Archaeology, History, Philosophy, or Religious Studies. Please see below a list of majors in this course (bolded), and the major/s you must have previously studied in order to meet eligibility requirements:
- Ancient Greek and Roman World – Archaeology, Classical Languages, History, Philosophy, Religious Studies
- Australian History– Ancient History, Archaeology, Heritage Studies, History, Indigenous Studies, Languages, Philosophy, Religious Studies
- Public History and Cultural Heritage – Ancient History, Archaeology, Heritage Studies, History, Indigenous Studies,
- Medieval to Modern Europe – Ancient History, Archaeology, Heritage Studies, History, Indigenous Studies, Languages, Philosophy, Religious Studies
Mandatory intensive schools on campus may be a requirement of some of the units in this course. Please see the UNE Course Handbook for the specific requirements of each unit.
On-Campus study
If you would like to study full-time in Australia at one of UNE's campuses, you will need to have a visa that allows you to study. For most international students this visa will need to be a Student Visa. The Australian Department of Home Affairs has further information about visa eligibility and conditions.
If you are an international applicant who wants to study online (overseas or in Australia):
You will need to meet both the Academic and English Language Requirements to gain admission into this course. Meeting academic requirements means we review what you have already studied to see if you have the results needed for admission to your preferred course.
This course is offered under two admission rules, each with its own Course Structure (Program of Study).
Rule A: You have completed a Bachelor qualification (AQF Level 7 or overseas equivalent) in any discipline.
If you are admitted on this basis, you will be eligible for admission under Rule A. Please see the Rule A Course Structure (Program of Study).
Rule B: You have completed one of the following qualifications (or an overseas equivalent) in a discipline relevant to your chosen major:*
- Bachelor degree (AQF Level 7)
- Graduate Certificate (AQF Level 8)
- Graduate Diploma (AQF Level 8)
- Bachelor with Honours (AQF Level 8)
- Masters (AQF Level 9)
If you are admitted on this basis, you will be eligible for admission under Rule B. Please see the Rule B Course Structure (Program of Study).
* To view majors and their Rule B eligibility requirements please see the Additional Admission Requirements section.
Please note: all admissions are subject to UNE’s Admission, Credit and Enrolment Policy. Please read and familiarise yourself with the details of the policy. See our Glossary for help with university terms.
When applying you may be required to show how you satisfy the English Language Requirements for this course.
International applicants, please note: You may also need to show evidence of your English language proficiency to the Department of Home Affairs if you are applying for a Student Visa.
These requirements are in addition to the entry requirements above.
If you are admitted under Rule A, you can choose your preferred major in this course. However, if you are admitted under Rule B, which major/s you are eligible to study in this course will depend on the major/s of the qualification you are using for admission. For example, if you are admitted under Rule B and you would like to study the Ancient History major in this course, your previous qualification must have included a major in Archaeology, History, Philosophy, or Religious Studies. Please see below a list of majors in this course (bolded), and the major/s you must have previously studied in order to meet eligibility requirements:
- Ancient Greek and Roman World – Archaeology, Classical Languages, History, Philosophy, Religious Studies
- Australian History– Ancient History, Archaeology, Heritage Studies, History, Indigenous Studies, Languages, Philosophy, Religious Studies
- Public History and Cultural Heritage – Ancient History, Archaeology, Heritage Studies, History, Indigenous Studies,
- Medieval to Modern Europe – Ancient History, Archaeology, Heritage Studies, History, Indigenous Studies, Languages, Philosophy, Religious Studies
Mandatory intensive schools on campus may be a requirement of some of the units in this course. Please see the UNE Course Handbook for the specific requirements of each unit.
Online study in your own country
If you would like to study online with UNE while you reside outside of Australia you do not need a Student Visa. If your course requires you to visit Australia to attend any mandatory study requirements, you would need to explore Visitor Visa options for a short-term stay.
Online study in Australia
If you would like to study online with UNE while you are residing in Australia, you will need to hold a visa (other than a Student Visa) that allows you to study. If you are unsure if your visa allows you to study, you can check with UNE's International Admissions team. If you hold a Student Visa you cannot study completely online; you must be enrolled as an on-campus student (although you can study a limited number of online units).
Some courses require you to provide documentary evidence, or interviews to support your application. The following documents are required to support your application:
- A certified academic transcript of your completed qualification.
- Proof of identity and citizenship. This can be a certified/notarised copy of the photo page of your passport, or another form of official photo identification that lists your full personal details including name and date of birth; for example, a foreign government identity card.
- Evidence of English Language Requirements satisfied. If you have completed a UNE-approved formal English test within the last two years, you must provide a copy of the test results with your application. Please see UNE’s English Language Requirements above for further information.
Advanced Standing is credit or recognition of your previous study, work and/or life experience. This can reduce the cost and length of your studies.
Course Entry Advanced Standing
Some entry rules come with Advanced Standing or Articulation Programs that are assessed automatically without the need for you to fill in an additional application. Simply apply for your course and we’ll look after the rest.
If you are admitted under Rule B you will be granted 24 credit points of Block Advanced Standing.
Individual Unit Advanced Standing
If you are admitted into this course and believe you have already completed the equivalent of one or more of the units in your Course Structure (Program of Study) within the last ten years, you can apply for Individual Unit Advanced Standing.
- If you are admitted under Rule A you can apply for up to 36 credit points of Advanced Standing.
- If you are admitted under Rule B you can apply for up to a further 12 credit points of Advanced Standing.
Please note: Advanced Standing cannot be granted for research and/or reading units.
> Learn how to apply for Individual Unit Advanced Standing
This course is offered under two admission rules, each with its own Course Structure (Program of Study).
Rule A: You have completed a Bachelor qualification (AQF Level 7 or overseas equivalent) in any discipline.
If you are admitted on this basis, you will be eligible for admission under Rule A. Please see the Rule A Course Structure (Program of Study).
Rule B: You have completed one of the following qualifications (or an overseas equivalent) in a discipline relevant to your chosen major:*
- Bachelor degree (AQF Level 7)
- Graduate Certificate (AQF Level 8)
- Graduate Diploma (AQF Level 8)
- Bachelor with Honours (AQF Level 8)
- Masters (AQF Level 9)
If you are admitted on this basis, you will be eligible for admission under Rule B. Please see the Rule B Course Structure (Program of Study).
* To view majors and their Rule B eligibility requirements please see the Additional Admission Requirements section.
Please note: all admissions are subject to UNE’s Admission, Credit and Enrolment Policy. Please read and familiarise yourself with the details of the policy. See our Glossary for help with university terms.
These requirements are in addition to the entry requirements above.
When applying you may be required to show how you satisfy the English Language Requirements for this course.
If you are admitted under Rule A, you can choose your preferred major in this course. However, if you are admitted under Rule B, which major/s you are eligible to study in this course will depend on the major/s of the qualification you are using for admission. For example, if you are admitted under Rule B and you would like to study the Ancient History major in this course, your previous qualification must have included a major in Archaeology, History, Philosophy, or Religious Studies. Please see below a list of majors in this course (bolded), and the major/s you must have previously studied in order to meet eligibility requirements:
- Ancient Greek and Roman World – Archaeology, Classical Languages, History, Philosophy, Religious Studies
- Australian History– Ancient History, Archaeology, Heritage Studies, History, Indigenous Studies, Languages, Philosophy, Religious Studies
- Public History and Cultural Heritage – Ancient History, Archaeology, Heritage Studies, History, Indigenous Studies,
- Medieval to Modern Europe – Ancient History, Archaeology, Heritage Studies, History, Indigenous Studies, Languages, Philosophy, Religious Studies
Mandatory intensive schools on campus may be a requirement of some of the units in this course. Please see the UNE Course Handbook for the specific requirements of each unit.
Some courses require you to provide documentary evidence, or interviews to support your application. The following documents are required to support your application:
A certified academic transcript of your completed qualification.
Advanced Standing is credit or recognition of your previous study, work and/or life experience. This can reduce the cost and length of your studies.
Course Entry Advanced Standing
Some entry rules come with Advanced Standing or Articulation Programs that are assessed automatically without the need for you to fill in an additional application. Simply apply for your course and we’ll look after the rest.
If you are admitted under Rule B you will be granted 24 credit points of Block Advanced Standing.
Individual Unit Advanced Standing
If you are admitted into this course and believe you have already completed the equivalent of one or more of the units in your Course Structure (Program of Study) within the last ten years, you can apply for Individual Unit Advanced Standing.
- If you are admitted under Rule A you can apply for up to 36 credit points of Advanced Standing.
- If you are admitted under Rule B you can apply for up to a further 12 credit points of Advanced Standing.
Please note: Advanced Standing cannot be granted for research and/or reading units.
> Learn how to apply for Individual Unit Advanced Standing
Course structure
1.To qualify for the award a candidate must pass units to the value of 72 credit points including a minimum of 48 credit points at 500 level. Dissertation, research and reading units may only be undertaken within the same area of study as the nominated Major.
2. To qualify for a Master of History, candidates must include units to the value of at least 48 credit points at 500-level from units in their nominated Major.
3.(a) Candidates admitted under Rule (a):
(i) may complete a maximum of 12 credit points at 100-level;
(ii) may complete a maximum of 12 credit points at 200/300/400-level;
(iii) must complete a minimum of 48 credit points at 500-level as identified in the program of study for each Major.
3.(b) Candidates admitted under Rule (b):
must complete a minimum of 48 credit points at 500-level as identified in the program of study for each Major.
- Of Gods, Heroes and Monsters: Foundation Myths of Antiquity (ANCH109) – 6 credit points
- From Solon to Socrates (ANCH110) – 6 credit points
- Introduction to Ancient Rome (ANCH111) – 6 credit points
- Great Excavations: Key Discoveries in Archaeology (ARPA100) – 6 credit points
- Archaeology: Principles and Practices (ARPA104) – 6 credit points
- What is History? (HINQ100) – 6 credit points
- The Historian (HINQ101) – 6 credit points
- History: Uses and Abuses (HINQ200) – 6 credit points
- Medieval Europe (HIST111) – 6 credit points
- Early Modern Europe: From Reformation to Revolution (HIST113) – 6 credit points
- Colonial Australia (HIST150) – 6 credit points
- Modern Australia (HIST151) – 6 credit points
12 credit points
Complete the following units: Note: Candidates are required to complete HINQ501 prior to enrolling in HASS506 or HASS512- Researching and Applying History (HINQ501) – 6 credit points
- Understanding History (HIST595) – 6 credit points
- Reading Unit (HASS505) – 6 credit points
- Research Project (HASS506) – 6 credit points
- Major Research Project (HASS512) – 12 credit points
- Alexander the Great and the Hellenistic World (ANCH307) – 6 credit points
- Rome of the Caesars (ANCH312) – 6 credit points
- Augustus and the Roman Revolution (ANCH313) – 6 credit points
- The Shadow of Vesuvius: Pompeii and Herculaneum (ANCH315) – 6 credit points
- Bronze Age Greece and the Aegean (ANCH322) – 6 credit points
- The Art and Architecture of the Ancient Greek and Roman World (ANCH326) – 6 credit points
- Culture and Society in Ancient Greece and Rome (ANCH380) – 6 credit points
- The Pagan Religions of Ancient Greece and Rome (RELS388) – 6 credit points
- Alexander the Great and the Hellenistic World (ANCH507) – 6 credit points
- Rome of the Caesars (ANCH512) – 6 credit points
- Augustus and the Roman Revolution (ANCH513) – 6 credit points
- The Shadow of Vesuvius: Pompeii and Herculaneum (ANCH515) – 6 credit points
- How to be Good: Greek and Roman Ethics (ANCH520) – 6 credit points
- Bronze Age Greece and the Aegean (ANCH522) – 6 credit points
- The Art and Architecture of the Ancient Greek and Roman World (ANCH526) – 6 credit points
- Towns and Cities of the Ancient World (ANCH528) – 6 credit points
- Warfare in the Ancient World (ANCH551) – 6 credit points
- The Pagan Religions of Ancient Greece and Rome (RELS588) – 6 credit points
- Of Gods, Heroes and Monsters: Foundation Myths of Antiquity (ANCH109) – 6 credit points
- From Solon to Socrates (ANCH110) – 6 credit points
- Introduction to Ancient Rome (ANCH111) – 6 credit points
- Great Excavations: Key Discoveries in Archaeology (ARPA100) – 6 credit points
- Archaeology: Principles and Practices (ARPA104) – 6 credit points
- What is History? (HINQ100) – 6 credit points
- The Historian (HINQ101) – 6 credit points
- History: Uses and Abuses (HINQ200) – 6 credit points
- Medieval Europe (HIST111) – 6 credit points
- Early Modern Europe: From Reformation to Revolution (HIST113) – 6 credit points
- Colonial Australia (HIST150) – 6 credit points
- Modern Australia (HIST151) – 6 credit points
12 credit points
Complete the following units: Note: Candidates are required to complete HINQ501 prior to enrolling in HASS506 or HASS512- Researching and Applying History (HINQ501) – 6 credit points
- Understanding History (HIST595) – 6 credit points
- Reading Unit (HASS505) – 6 credit points
- Research Project (HASS506) – 6 credit points
- Major Research Project (HASS512) – 12 credit points
- Aboriginal Archaeology (ARPA302) – 6 credit points
- Historical and Contemporary Archaeology (ARPA306) – 6 credit points
- Researching the Past in the Digital Age (HINQ302) – 6 credit points
- Being Bad: Sinners, Crooks, Deviants and Psychos (HIST310) – 6 credit points
- Liberty and Democracy in the British World, 1780-1860 (HIST313) – 6 credit points
- Australia and the World: An International History (HIST329) – 6 credit points
- War and Australian Society in the 20th Century (HIST331) – 6 credit points
- Australian Frontiers: Rural and Regional Histories (HIST338) – 6 credit points
- Aboriginal History Since the Late 18th Century (HIST354) – 6 credit points
- Massacre and Genocide: Histories of Atrocity (HIST510) – 6 credit points
- Crime, Incarceration, Servitude: Historical Views (HIST511) – 6 credit points
- Australia and the World: An International History (HIST529) – 6 credit points
- War and Australian Society in the 20th Century (HIST531) – 6 credit points
- Waking the Dead: Death, Burials and Memorials (HIST533) – 6 credit points
- Blood and Guts: The History of Medical Practice (HIST536) – 6 credit points
- The Family in History (HIST539) – 6 credit points
- Convict Australia (HIST551) – 6 credit points
- Imagining Australia: Empire, Nation, Sovereignty (HIST554) – 6 credit points
- Australian Architecture, Buildings and Lifestyles, 1788-1988 (HIST573) – 6 credit points
- Of Gods, Heroes and Monsters: Foundation Myths of Antiquity (ANCH109) – 6 credit points
- From Solon to Socrates (ANCH110) – 6 credit points
- Introduction to Ancient Rome (ANCH111) – 6 credit points
- Great Excavations: Key Discoveries in Archaeology (ARPA100) – 6 credit points
- Archaeology: Principles and Practices (ARPA104) – 6 credit points
- What is History? (HINQ100) – 6 credit points
- The Historian (HINQ101) – 6 credit points
- History: Uses and Abuses (HINQ200) – 6 credit points
- Medieval Europe (HIST111) – 6 credit points
- Early Modern Europe: From Reformation to Revolution (HIST113) – 6 credit points
- Colonial Australia (HIST150) – 6 credit points
- Modern Australia (HIST151) – 6 credit points
12 credit points
Complete the following units: Note: Candidates are required to complete HINQ501 prior to enrolling in HASS506 or HASS512- Researching and Applying History (HINQ501) – 6 credit points
- Understanding History (HIST595) – 6 credit points
- Reading Unit (HASS505) – 6 credit points
- Research Project (HASS506) – 6 credit points
- Major Research Project (HASS512) – 12 credit points
- Researching the Past in the Digital Age (HINQ302) – 6 credit points
- Sex, Sin, and Heresy in Early Medieval Europe (HIST300) – 6 credit points
- Power and Propaganda in the European Reformations (HIST301) – 6 credit points
- Witch Hunting, 1400-1700 (HIST303) – 6 credit points
- Crusader Europe, 1095-1453 (HIST308) – 6 credit points
- Liberty and Democracy in the British World, 1780-1860 (HIST313) – 6 credit points
- Ashes to Ashes: Weimar and Nazi Germany, 1918-1945 (HIST324) – 6 credit points
- Modern Europe in War and Peace: 1918 to Yesterday (HIST328) – 6 credit points
- War, Nations and Empires: Modern Europe, 1789-1914 (HIST357) – 6 credit points
- The Swinging Sixties: The Global 1960s (HIST368) – 6 credit points
- The Spanish Empire, 1474-1700: Rise and Decline (HIST369) – 6 credit points
- Sex, Sin, and Heresy in Early Medieval Europe (HIST500) – 6 credit points
- Power and Propaganda in the European Reformations (HIST501) – 6 credit points
- Witch Hunting, 1400-1700 (HIST503) – 6 credit points
- Crusader Europe, 1095-1453 (HIST508) – 6 credit points
- Massacre and Genocide: Histories of Atrocity (HIST510) – 6 credit points
- Crime, Incarceration, Servitude: Historical Views (HIST511) – 6 credit points
- Empires and Imperialism in History (HIST513) – 6 credit points
- Mr Punch's Britain! A Cartoon History - 1841-1914 (HIST517) – 6 credit points
- Blood and Guts: The History of Medical Practice (HIST536) – 6 credit points
- The Spanish Empire, 1474-1700: Rise and Decline (HIST569) – 6 credit points
- Of Gods, Heroes and Monsters: Foundation Myths of Antiquity (ANCH109) – 6 credit points
- From Solon to Socrates (ANCH110) – 6 credit points
- Introduction to Ancient Rome (ANCH111) – 6 credit points
- Great Excavations: Key Discoveries in Archaeology (ARPA100) – 6 credit points
- Archaeology: Principles and Practices (ARPA104) – 6 credit points
- What is History? (HINQ100) – 6 credit points
- The Historian (HINQ101) – 6 credit points
- History: Uses and Abuses (HINQ200) – 6 credit points
- Medieval Europe (HIST111) – 6 credit points
- Early Modern Europe: From Reformation to Revolution (HIST113) – 6 credit points
- Colonial Australia (HIST150) – 6 credit points
- Modern Australia (HIST151) – 6 credit points
12 credit points
Complete the following units: Note: Candidates are required to complete HINQ501 prior to enrolling in HASS506 or HASS512- Researching and Applying History (HINQ501) – 6 credit points
- Understanding History (HIST595) – 6 credit points
- Reading Unit (HASS505) – 6 credit points
- Research Project (HASS506) – 6 credit points
- Major Research Project (HASS512) – 12 credit points
- Aboriginal Archaeology (ARPA302) – 6 credit points
- Historical and Contemporary Archaeology (ARPA306) – 6 credit points
- Professional Archaeology and Heritage Management (ARPA320) – 6 credit points
- Archaeology in the Field (ARPA343) – 6 credit points
- Indigenous Heritage Management (HINQ301) – 6 credit points
- Researching the Past in the Digital Age (HINQ302) – 6 credit points
- Making Museums Digital (HINQ303) – 6 credit points
- Local and Community History (HIST330) – 6 credit points
- Waking the Dead: Death, Burials and Memorials (HIST333) – 6 credit points
- Heritage Conservation (HIST335) – 6 credit points
- History and Museums (HIST337) – 6 credit points
- The Family in History (HIST339) – 6 credit points
- Making Museums Digital (HINQ503) – 6 credit points
- Waking the Dead: Death, Burials and Memorials (HIST533) – 6 credit points
- Heritage Conservation (HIST535) – 6 credit points
- History and Museums (HIST537) – 6 credit points
- The Family in History (HIST539) – 6 credit points
- Public History (HIST556) – 6 credit points
- Australian Architecture, Buildings and Lifestyles, 1788-1988 (HIST573) – 6 credit points
- Oral History (HIST576) – 6 credit points
See UNE Handbook for more details. The Handbook contains detailed course information designed for enrolled students, including course plans, exit awards, intensive schools, and work placement requirements.
Fees and scholarships
How much will it cost?
Estimated fees for your first year of study in this course are:
| Fee type | Cost |
|---|---|
| Full Fee | $27,040* |
| International | $30,200* |
| Commonwealth Supported Place (quotas apply) | $15,909* |
| Estimated amenities fee per year if studying full-time | $351 |
*Annual course fees only cover the cost of tuition. They do not include other expenses associated with university study such as text books, accommodation and living expenses. If you are successful in gaining admission to study at UNE, the Offer of Admission will list the exact tuition fees you need to pay for your course. Fees quoted cover full-time tuition for two full-time trimesters only. For more information, please see fees and costs.
What are the course fee payment options?
Full Fee places are mostly in postgraduate coursework degrees. In a full fee place you pay the tuition fee set for your course, however you may be eligible for a FEE-HELP Loan to defer payment of your fees until you are earning above the threshold.
If you are enrolled in a Full Fee place and there is a direct connection between your work and your study, you may be able to claim your tuition fees as a tax deduction.
A Commonwealth Supported Place (CSP) is a government subsidised place in a university course. The government pays part of your tuition fees, and you pay the remainder.
If you have a CSP in either an undergraduate or postgraduate (coursework) degree, you may be eligible for a HECS-HELP Loan, which allows you to defer payment of your fees until you are earning above the threshold.
UNE scholarships are open for all to apply and offer financial help while you are studying. There are scholarships for students with high academic achievement, from rural areas, studying specific degrees, in disadvantaged groups, experiencing financial hardship, who excel at sport or want to live in a UNE residential college.
UNE scholarship applications are free and confidential. You may apply for more than one scholarship.
Scholarships
UNE offers bursaries and scholarships that can help you with the costs of studying and living in Australia.
The UNE International Bursary reduces the published annual tuition fees for international students by up to 20%. These bursaries are available for international students commencing coursework studies at UNE in 2024. View detailed Bursary information.
UNE also offers a number of substantial research scholarships to postgraduate students studying research-based degrees.
Your career
You’ll graduate with knowledge and skills in critical analysis, research and writing that are transferable across a range of professions. With greater experience and versatility, you will be ready to choose from a range of professional pathways, including:
- historian or history consultant
- history teacher
- journalist/media professional
- marketing and public relations specialist
- policy development professional or consultant
- public or private sector administrator.
Graduates may be eligible for accreditation by Professional Historians Australia as a Professional Historian (Associate).
Course outcomes
- exhibit and apply an advanced body of historical knowledge across a range of periods and themes, and understand the nature and development of historical inquiry and thought from ancient times to the most recent developments of the modern age;
- understand and apply the various principles and methods used in historical inquiry and practice, including the evaluation, synthesising, interpretation and application of both historical evidence and historical thinking;
- apply higher-level writing and communication skills, as well as an advanced level of creative and theoretical thinking;
- apply the range of critical, reflective and technical skills used by historians to a range of public and professional areas such as journalism, media work, public relations, policy development, government and administration; and
- demonstrate and apply advanced knowledge of research principles and methods, and themes applicable to the discipline.
- Knowledge of a Discipline
Graduates will have advanced knowledge of history, historical thought and historiography. This will include an appreciation of the processes through which historical knowledge has evolved. This is taught through unit materials, online discussions, guided readings, and directed learning activities. It is assessed through different forms of assessment appropriate to the history discipline such as the written and extended research essay.
- Communication Skills
Graduates will have advanced skills to communicate and substantiate the results of historical thinking and research in a variety of written and multi-media formats. These skills are taught through written and oral feedback on assessment tasks and through online participation and engagement, both with academic staff and their peers and assessed through a range of different types of assignments.
- Problem Solving
Graduates will have a deep knowledge of key problem-solving strategies and interrogations used in history and will be able to expertly apply this knowledge to develop their own responses to particular problems in different environments and on different topics and issues. This is taught, assessed and practised through a detailed analysis of a variety of historical and historiographical problems, as well as through online discussions between academic staff and their peers, and through written and multi-media assessment tasks.
- Information Literacy
Graduates will have a wide range of higher-level research skills utilised by historians such as locating, collecting, referencing and evaluating relevant sources, both primary and secondary, including the skills to assess different types of historical information, identify the most useful sources and critically examine the evidence they offer.
- Ethical Conduct and Social Responsibility
Graduates will have an advanced understanding of their professional responsibilities as historians to provide balanced and accurate research; their social responsibility to question and challenge some 'facts'; their ethical responsibilities towards the people and organisations whose histories they research and present. They will also be taught about the value of historical knowledge and its value to contemporary life.
- Lifelong Learning
Graduates will have the skills and knowledge to continue to research, evaluate, discuss and present historical issues in a variety of professional and community settings.
- Independence and Collaboration
Graduates will be able to exercise responsibility and accountability for their own learning and professional practice as well as the ability to work collaboratively with others. Graduates will have in-depth knowledge of the ways in which historians are increasingly working collaboratively together on projects in community settings and of the impact of historians and teamwork with communities, families, government, corporate and voluntary organisations. This involves combining an understanding of social responsibility with the skills of teamwork. These skills and knowledge are practised through requiring students to work collaboratively and network effectively to solve problems and present results. This is achieved through the online discussions and the sharing of information and findings and developing a historical collegiality. In this environment students are required to take the initiative as well as assert their own values and opinions while respecting the values and contributions of others.
A five-star experience
Five Stars,
18 Years in a Row
UNE is the only public uni in Australia awarded 18 straight years of five stars for Overall Experience
Good Universities Guide 2007-2024
No.1 in NSW for
Student Experience
QILT (government-endorsed) ranks UNE as the top public NSW uni for Student Experience
QILT Student Experience Survey
Five Stars for
Teaching Quality
UNE rates among the top 20 per cent of universities in Australia for Teaching Quality
Good Universities Guide 2024
Studying online
At UNE we know it takes more than just being online to be a great online university. It takes time and experience. We pioneered distance education for working adults back in the 1950s, so we’ve been doing this longer than any other Australian university.
We understand the challenges faced by busy adults studying at home. We know that a vital part of online study is your engagement with the learning community. Communication with your classmates, teaching staff and university support staff will enhance your study experience and ensure that your skills extend beyond the subject matter. UNE’s teaching staff are experts in their field which is why UNE consistently receives five stars from students for teaching quality, support and overall experience.*
*The Good Universities Guide
A five-star experience
Five Stars,
18 Years in a Row
UNE is the only public uni in Australia awarded 18 straight years of five stars for Overall Experience
Good Universities Guide 2007-2024 No.1 in NSW for
Student Experience
QILT (government-endorsed) ranks UNE as the top public NSW uni for Student Experience
QILT Student Experience Survey Five Stars for
Teaching Quality
UNE rates among the top 20 per cent of universities in Australia for Teaching Quality
Good Universities Guide 2024 Studying online
At UNE we know it takes more than just being online to be a great online university. It takes time and experience. We pioneered distance education for working adults back in the 1950s, so we’ve been doing this longer than any other Australian University.
As an international student you can take advantage of flexible online study from overseas or while you are studying in Australia on a visa other than a student visa. You can’t study fully online on a Student Visa.
To study online from overseas you need to consider that you may need to travel to Australia to attend a UNE campus for some mandatory intensive schools.
Studying on Campus
Whether you are an undergraduate student coming to study in Australia for the first time, a PhD student coming to live here with your family, or you only need short-stay accommodation whilst in Armidale for Intensive Schools, we have the perfect accommodation option for you.
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Why study with us?
As an adjunct lecturer, history serves as the ultimate teacher and provides unending lessons in human progression or decline - and how these lessons can inform us today.
Why study with us?
As postgraduate students, we are shaped to think and create, and empowered to make educated decisions that very well relate theory to practice. My journey has given me inner confidence.
How to apply
Preparing to apply
You should always provide the details of past or current studies in your application. You may also need to include documents to support your application.
The kind of documents you need will depend on:
- Your preferred course/s
- Your personal circumstances
Preparing to apply
You should always provide the details of past or current studies in your application. You may also need to include documents to support your application.
The kind of documents you need will depend on:
- Your preferred course/s
- Your personal circumstances
Important Dates
Different application methods and courses can have different closing dates. To find your correct application method click the Apply Now button below. Please check the appropriate application website for opening and closing dates.
If you are applying online direct to UNE please see below for application dates.
| Intake | Application Closing Date | Trimester Start Date |
|---|---|---|
| Trimester 1 | 16 February 2024 | 26 February 2024 |
| Trimester 2 | 14 June 2024 | 24 June 2024 |
| Trimester 3 | 11 October 2024 | 21 October 2024 |
Important Notice for Prospective Students
For accurate, up-to-date details on entry requirements, course structure, and other essential information, please consult the UNE Student Handbook before applying or enrolling. The Handbook provides comprehensive guidance to assist in your decision-making process. We apologise for any inconvenience.
