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Courses Handbook 2011

This handbook contains information for courses and units at Curtin in 2011.
Information for current year courses and units is available at Courses Handbook 2010.

307122 v.3 History Double Degree Major

Introduction

This major enables students to examine the development of social, political, cultural and economic forces, and how such developments shape society over time. Particular attention is paid to Australia, selected overseas societies, ideas and research methods. More generally, students are encouraged to examine how history shapes the way they think.

Course Structure Hrs/Wk Credit
Year 1 Semester 1
311922 v.1   Engaging in the Humanities 100 3.0 25.0
312575 v.2   Legacies of Empire 111 3.0 25.0
  50.0
Year 1 Semester 2
311926 v.2   Communicating with Asia: Languages and Societies 100 3.0 25.0
  OR  
311925 v.2   Senses of Place 100 3.0 25.0
312578 v.2   Australia and Asia Transformed 112 3.0 25.0
  50.0
Year 2 Semester 1
312579 v.2   Democracy and Dictatorship in Asia 211 3.0 25.0
  SELECT 1 ELECTIVE   25.0
  50.0
Year 2 Semester 2
312594 v.2   Australia: An Alternative History 212 3.0 25.0
  SELECT 1 ELECTIVE   25.0
  50.0
Year 3 Semester 1
  SELECT 1 ELECTIVE   25.0
  SELECT 1 OPTION   25.0
  50.0
Year 3 Semester 2
  SELECT 1 ELECTIVE   25.0
  SELECT 1 OPTION   25.0
  50.0
Year 4 Semester 1
312323 v.2   Provocative Histories 311 3.0 50.0
  50.0
Year 4 Semester 2
312574 v.2   Interpreting Histories 312 3.0 50.0
  50.0
Optional Units (No Year Level Specified) Hrs/Wk Credit
312580 v.2   Contested Knowledges: Truth, Lies and Memories 222 3.0 25.0
312582 v.2   Human Rights and Social Justice 223 3.0 25.0
312587 v.2   International Political Economy 222 3.0 25.0
312592 v.2   Islam in Contemporary Asia 225 3.0 25.0
312595 v.2   Religion, War and Terror in South and West Asia 223 3.0 25.0
312599 v.2   Australians at War 222 3.0 25.0
312603 v.2   Private Lives and Public Issues 212 3.0 25.0