Course description
Programme description
- UK’s only and Europe’s leading Australian Studies master's programme.
- All modules acknowledge the multicultural character of contemporary Australia, the continued existence of a complex and dynamic Aboriginal culture, and gender issues.
- Offers an insight into the political, economic, social, cultural and external forces that have shaped the modern nation of Australia.
Our modules examine approaches and methods in Australian Studies; the British legacy; the emergence of modern democracy and federalism; the impact of war and Australian interactions with Europe, North America and the Asia-Pacific region; the patterns of Australian literature, film and art.
You must complete the two core modules: Approaches & Methods in Australian Studies and Twentieth-Century Australia: War & Society. You then select four elective modules, all of which are semester length studies. Options include: Aborigines, Europeans & Australians: Politics from Botany Bay to Mabo; Australian Art since 1788; Australian Film; Australian Politics; Australian Literature & Society: 1788 to 1938; Australian Literature & Society: 1938 to the Present. You will also complete a 10,000 word research dissertation.
Programme format and assessment
You will complete two core modules, four semester length electives and a 10,000 word dissertation. All modules are taught by weekly seminar, and assessed by written and oral coursework.
