The Public Humanities and Culture specialisation is a specilaisation for our increasingly interconnected world.
Your studies will focus on the way humanities informs our understanding of the contemporary world. Students will develop range of research and professional skills, from working with social media, to handling digital information, to writing for diverse contexts.
Considering comparative and interdisciplinary approaches, your courses will incorporate the study of communication and information, history and heritage, and digital humanities. The specialisation equips students to have a better understanding of the humanities, while also teaching practical skills that students can use in their professional career.
Career opportunities
The Public Humanities and Culture specialisation will advance your career in museums and other collecting and cultural institutions, the public service, academia, and government or non-government organisations with an international focus.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:- analyse, research, reflect on and synthesise complex approaches to public histories, memory studies, comparative literature studies, biography studies and globalisation studies.
- evaluate significant debates, problems, controversies, concepts and theories pertinent to historical and cultural contexts of literary production and reception.
- develop critical engagement with, and a working knowledge of one or more of government or non-government organisations, relevant national institutions and cultural agencies both within Australia and internationally.
- communicate and interpret knowledge and ideas to general and specialists the dynamic impact of economic and social process of globalization on contemporary culture
Relevant Degrees
Requirements
This specialisation requires the completion of 24 units, which must consist of:
12 units from completion of the following course(s):
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| HUMN8026 | Writing in the Public Sphere | 6 |
| HUMN8029 | Debates and Issues in the Humanities | 6 |
| HUMN8028 | Humanities in the Public and Digital Sphere | 6 |
12 units from completion of the following course(s):
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| ANTH 6514: Anthropology of Media | ||
| ARCH8104 | An Introduction to Cultural and Environmental Heritage | 6 |
| ENGL6086 | Literature in the Digital Age: Theories, Texts, Methods | 6 |
| GEND6021 | Trauma, Memory and Culture | 6 |
| HIST6234 | The Reach of History: Presenting the past in the public domain | 6 |
| HIST6236 | Debating Anzac | 6 |
| HIST6237 | Digital History, Digital Heritage | 6 |
| HIST8022 | History, Human Rights, and Globalisation | 6 |
| HIST8026 | Nazism: The Politics and Practices of Memory | 6 |
| HUMN6001 | Digital Humanities: Theories and Projects | 6 |
| HUMN6002 | Gutenberg to Google: Histories of Information | 6 |
| HUMN6003 | Digital Humanities: Methods and Practices | 6 |
| HUMN8030 | Digital Humanities and Public Culture Research Project | 6 |
| HUMN8031 | Digital Humanities and Public Culture Research Project (Advanced) | 12 |
| HUMN8001 | Interdisciplinary Humanities Research: Methods, Theories and Skills | 6 |
| HUMN8012 | Writing, World Histories and Lives: Research Project | 6 |
| HUMN8019 | World Heritage: conserving cultural heritage values | 6 |
| HUMN8027 | Critical Issues in Heritage and Museum Studies | 6 |
| MUSC8004 | Internship 1 | 6 |
| MUSC8005 | Internship 2 | 6 |
| MUSC8017 | Museums and Collections: Key Concepts and Practices | 6 |