Australian Studies occupies a unique position in the Australian tertiary curriculum as it offers both Australian and international students the opportunity to examine Australian culture and society from the perspectives of a variety of complementary disciplines and other area studies: English, History, Politics, Sociology, Social Policy, Indigenous Studies, Environmental Studies, Film Studies, Music and Art History.

Aims of the Minor Stream
The subject-specific aims of the Australian Studies minor stream are:
• to develop informed understanding of Australian society, culture and experience
• to discern relationships between the various disciplinary methods employed to understand Australia in its transnational context.
• to foster critical and creative engagement with Australia in its relationships with the world through reasoned and open-minded debate
• to consider the value of Australian ethical and aesthetic responses
• to internationalise Australian experiences and so foster understanding of other cultures.

A student who wishes to gain a minor stream in Australian Studies must complete 36 units of credit including 6 uoc at Level 1, at least 12 uoc at Level 2 and at least 12 uoc at Level 3.