Offered By	ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences
Academic Contact	Dr Alastair Greig

This is a multi-disciplinary major that draws on ANU's considerable strengths in the area of Australian Studies, in both the humanities and social sciences. It takes Australia as its focus, and provides opportunities for the detailed study of Australian history, environment, geography, society, politics, and culture. Emphasis is given to both indigenous and non-indigenous Australia, with many courses focusing specifically on indigenous Australian societies and cultures.

In the courses which make up this major, Australia is studied in a series of relationships and comparisons: to the European origins and allegiances of many of its people and institutions; to similar settler societies, especially those which also have British connections; and to the societies and cultures of the Asia-Pacific region. The theoretical and methodological frameworks used to consider Australian society are varied, according to the approach of the contributing disciplines and teachers. Some of the themes and concepts used include: national identity and nationalism, class and power, popular culture, colonialism and postcolonialism, gender and sexuality, and race, ethnicity and diaspora.

Requirements

The requirements for the major are a minimum of 42 units (7 courses) with:

1. a maximum of 12 units (2 courses) at first year level, from the list below.
2. a minimum of 30 units (5 courses) with no more than 18 units (3 courses) to be taken from a single discipline (signified by a common alpha in the subject code).

There are no compulsory courses or additional requirements

For information on Honours in Australian Studies click here.

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