Stream

Australian Studies - AUSTA23855

Stream Summary

Faculty: ARTSC - Faculty of Arts&Social Science

School: School of Humanities and Languages

Contact: hal@unsw.edu.au

Program: 3855 - Medicine / Arts

Award(s):

Bachelor of Arts (Minor)

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Stream Outline

This stream structure is for students commencing prior to 2016. Students commencing from 2016 should refer to the relevant stream version for their program. Please click here for a complete list of programs in which Australian Studies can be studied.

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.

Stream Structure

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.

Level 1

Level 2

The following courses from other subject areas can be counted towards the Australian Studies minor stream:

Level 3

The following courses from other subject areas can be counted towards the Australian Studies minor stream:

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Study Levels

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