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Australia's European Context - EURO1101
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Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
 
 
School:  School of Social Sciences and International Studies
 
 
Course Outline: http://legacy.handbook.unsw.edu.au
 
 
Campus: Kensington Campus
 
 
Career: Undergraduate
 
 
Units of Credit: 6
 
 
EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)
 
 
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 3
 
 
Fee Band: 1 (more info)
 
 
Further Information: See Class Timetable
 
 

Description

Considers the ways in which Australia is an extension of European influences, traditions and people whilst simultaneously being a distinctly independent nation shaped by close engagement with the peoples, cultures and economies of the Asia-Pacific. Explores the deep historical links and vital contemporary connections between Europe and Australia shaped by methods and paradigms drawn from a range of intellectual disciplines and informed by themes and interpretations embedded in historiography, social and demographic interactions including impacts of European settlement on Indigenous society and cultures, colonisation, post-colonialism and nation-building, shared experiences in global wars, economic and political developments, as well as literature, art, music, film and popular culture. Consideration will be given to the importance for contemporary Australia of its continuing dialogue with European ideas, practices and peoples.

Learning Outcomes

Students who successfully complete this course should:
  • Develop an informed knowledge of Europe's historical and contemporary links to Australia
  • Gain a deep understanding of Australia's history and social change within a global context
  • Acquire insight into Australia's ongoing post-colonial relationships with Europe
  • Appreciate varied intellectual and methodological approaches central to area studies (European Studies, international history and international relations)
  • Gain an appreciation of learning and working in groups
  • Enhance individual skills in research, writing and argument
  • Acquire a social and cultural context for associated language studies
  • Prepare intellectually for further specialisation in the field of European Studies.

Assessment

  • Class test/s - 30%
  • Major essay - 40%
  • Class presentation/report - 20%
  • Participation - 10%

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