Offered By	ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences
Minimum	24 units
Academic Contact	Prof Paul Pickering
Academic Plan	6060XWWHL
CRICOS Code	064768M
UAC Code	832023(GCLA Writing,Wrld Hist and Liv) 835023(GCLA Writing,Wrld Hist and Liv)
Areas of Interest	Contemporary Europe, Cultural Studies, English, Ethics, History, and Museums and Collections

The Research School of Humanities offers a suite of graduate coursework programs in Liberal Arts. Graduate Certificate, Graduate Diploma, Masters and Masters (Honours) are available, with specialisations in:

• Museums and Collections
• Cultural and Environmental Heritage
• Visual Culture Research
• Writing, World Histories and Lives

By undertaking a robust and recognized program in the strongly interrelated areas of cultural heritage, museums, collections, visual and material culture studies, students will be offered the opportunity to capitalise on the Research School of Humanities' strong industry connections and partnerships, and to gain first hand experience as well as a deeper understanding of a range of relevant national institutions and professional contexts.

Courses can be taken toward the award of a named degree in one of the specialised areas, but will also suit Graduate Studies Select students who are interested in undertaking a broader range of courses.

The Writing, World Histories and Lives specialisation will equip students with a deep understanding of the dynamic impact of economic and social processes of globalization on contemporary culture, the study of history, and literary studies. The courses in this stream offer comparative, transnational, and postcolonial approaches for analysing an increasingly interconnected world. Undertaking courses such as, ‘Key Concepts in Liberal Arts', ‘The World, the Text, and the Critic', ‘Biography and Society', ‘Studies in Bigotry', ‘Public History' and the rise of ‘New Europe' Students will be instructed in globalization theory, theories of cosmopolitanism, comparative literary studies, European studies, intellectual and social history including the study of racism and bigotry, diaspora studies, and biography.

Who Studies Writing, World Histories and Lives?

• Graduates who wish to gain a specialist higher degree to enter employment in museums and other collecting and cultural institutions, the public service, and government or non-government organisations with an international focus.
• Individuals who are already working in a variety of humanities areas, both national and international, who wish to use the program for professional development
• Individuals who wish to broaden their knowledge and skills in the areas of public history, memory studies, comparative literature studies, biography studies, and globalisation studies.
• Individuals who wish to broaden their understanding of the historical and cultural contexts of literary production and reception.

Prerequisites

Applicants should have a three year Bachelor degree from an Australian tertiary institution or its international equivalent. Applicants without a first degree, but with relevant professional experience and appropriate prior learning, will be eligible for admission into the Graduate Certificate in Liberal Arts (Writing, World Histories & Lives).

The information published on the Study at ANU 2012 website applies to the 2012 academic year only. All information provided on this website replaces the information contained in the Study at ANU 2011 website.