Credit points
80
Major available at
- Blacktown
- Brisbane
- Melbourne
- Strathfield
Note:
Blacktown- Not on offer (2022)
Additional information
The History sequence brings the past to life by introducing students to a diverse range of societies and cultures that have shaped the modern world. History at ACU has an exciting and innovative global focus. Students will have opportunities to study European, American, Australian, Indigenous, Asian and Ancient history, and to engage with key themes such as war and peace, race and class, gender and sexuality, violence and terrorism, and film and popular culture. In exploring the people, ideas and events that have defined the past and given meaning to the present, students will develop critical skills that will equip them for rich and rewarding professional careers. With world-class analytical, written and communication skills, History graduates have gone on to exciting employment in a number of areas, including politics and policy-making, foreign affairs and diplomacy, journalism and public relations, heritage and museums, and schools and universities.
Admission requirements
Disclaimer: The course entry requirements above are for 2022 Admission.
Completion requirements
A student must complete 80 cp from the Schedule of Unit offerings, consisting of:
a. at least 10 cp from 100-level units (Part A);
b. at least 40 cp from 200-level units (Part B);
d. at least 20 cp from 300-level units (Part C).
Part A : 100-level Units
Complete at least 10 credit points from the following:
| Code | Title | Credit Points | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| HIST106 | Australian Indigenous Peoples Past and Present | 10 | COMPULSORY UNIT |
| HIST105 | Early Modern Europe | 10 | Europe, Britain, and the Americas |
| HIST112 | Film and History | 10 | Contemporary, Comparative and Applied History |
| HIST114 | Fall of the Roman Republic | 10 | Ancient World |
| HIST115 | Global History: Six Degrees of Separation | 10 | Contemporary, Comparative and Applied History |
| HIST116 | The Ancient Near East | 10 | Archeology |
Part B : 200-level Units
Complete at least 40 credit points from the following:
| Code | Title | Credit Points | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| HIST208 | Fascism | 10 | Europe, Britain, and the Americas |
| HIST209 | Revolutionary Europe 1789-1917 | 10 | Europe, Britain, and the Americas |
| HIST214 | Immigrants and Refugees in Australian History | 10 | Asian, Australian and Indigenous Histories |
| HIST215 | Europe Divided and United 1945-Present | 10 | Europe, Britain, and the Americas |
| HIST216 | Europe in the Middle Ages and Beyond | 10 | Europe, Britain, and the Americas |
| HIST218 | Oral History: Australian Women's Voices | 10 | Asian, Australian and Indigenous Histories |
| HIST222 | Greek City States | 10 | Ancient World |
| HIST225 | Us Foreign Policy Since 1945 | 10 | Europe, Britain, and the Americas |
| HIST229 | Rebels and Revolutions in Latin America | 10 | Europe, Britain and the Americas |
| HIST230 | Life and Death in Pompeii | 10 | Ancient World |
| HIST240 | Ancient Israel: Empires and Exile | 10 | Archaeology |
| HIST241 | Persians, Greeks and Romans: Cyrus to the Caesars | 10 | Archaeology |
| HIST251 | Human Rights in History | 10 | Contemporary, Comparative and Applied History |
| HIST253 | Underbelly Australia: Crime and Social History | 10 | Asian, Australian and Indigenous Histories |
| HIST254 | History, Myth and Legend | 10 | Europe, Britain, and the Americas |
| HIST256 | War and Peace | 10 | Contemporary, Comparative and Applied History |
| HIST257 | To Protect or Punish? Childhood and Youth in History | 10 | Contemporary, Comparative and Applied History |
| HIST260 | Keep Calm and Carry on British History Since 1901 | 10 | Europe, Britain, and the Americas |
| HIST261 | The Rise of Asia in the Modern World | 10 | Asian, Australian and Indigenous Histories |
| HIST262 | Money and Power in the Western World | 10 | Contemporary, Comparative and Applied History |
| HIST263 | The Making of Modern America, 1865 to 1945 | 10 | Europe, Britain, and the Americas |
| HIST264 | From Truman to Trump the Us Since 1945 | 10 | Europe, Britain, and the Americas |
| HIST265 | Ancient Rome: Kingdom, Republic and Empire | 10 | Ancient World |
| HIST266 | News Flash: History and the Media | 10 | Contemporary, Comparative and Applied History |
| HIST267 | Diasporas and Journeys: Migration in World History | 10 | Contemporary, Comparative and Applied History |
| HUMA250 | Ancient Greek History and Drama | 10 | Ancient World |
| HUMA252 | Art, Politics and Society in Renaissance and Baroque Rome | 10 | Europe, Britain, and the Americas |
Part C : 300-level Units
Complete at least 20 credit points from the following:
| Code | Title | Credit Points | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| HIST308 | Making History | 10 | COMPULSORY UNIT |
| HIST327 | Settler Colonies in Indigenous Lands | 10 | Contemporary, Comparative and Applied History |
| HIST341 | History and Memory: Uses and Abuses of the Past | 10 | Contemporary, Comparative and Applied History |
| HIST342 | A History of the Present | 10 | Contemporary, Comparative and Applied History |
| HUMA319 | Rome Field School: Landscapes Past and Present | 10 | Ancient History |
| HUMA332 | Arts and Humanities Special Project | 10 | *Restriction requirement for HUMA332. A quota applies to this unit. An application process applies for special projects on offer and academic merit will be considered. The student must have a GPA of at least 5.5 and be undertaking a major taught by the National School of Arts and Humanities (not including Mathematics and Design and Technology). Permission from the National Head of School is required prior to enrolling in this unit. |