This course examines the history of Australia from European settlement in 1788 to Federation in 1901, in the context of the development of the settler empire within the British World. It explores colonial Australia in relation to the British Empire, as well as connecting this story to global history of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Topics for consideration include relations between settlers and Indigenous people; transformations in government; changes in information, knowledge and technology; the development of colonial nationalisms; the peopling of the settler empire; environmental impacts; and the representation of colonial Australia in museums today.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:
- demonstrate an understanding of the history of colonial Australia and its place in the broader British world and empire;
- identify key features of 18th- and 19th-century colonial Australian and British imperial society and culture;
- undertake historical research using primary and secondary sources and produce written pieces demonstrating historical analysis and argument; and
- demonstrate in-depth understanding of at least two selected topics within the course.
Indicative Assessment
- Analysis of Online Historical Resources 1: 800 words (10) [LO 1,2,3]
- Analysis of Online Historical Resources 2: 800 words (10) [LO 1,2,3]
- Research Essay 1: 2500 words (40) [LO 1,2,3,4]
- Research Essay 2: 2500 words (40) [LO 1,2,3,4]
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Workload
130 hours of total student learning time made up from:
a) 36 hours of contact over 12 weeks: 24 hours of seminars and 12 hours of workshop and workshop-like activities; and,
b) 94 hours of independent student research, reading and writing.
Inherent Requirements
Not applicable
Prescribed Texts
Reading will be available via Wattle.
Preliminary Reading
Especially students who have studied little Australian or Imperial History will find the following useful:
Stuart Macintyre, Concise History of Australia (Cambridge University Press) Latest edition
Mark Peel and Christina Twomey, A History of Australia (Springer) Latest edition
John Darwin, The Empire Project: The Rise and Fall of the British World System, 1830-1970 (Cambridge University Press, 2009)
James Belich, Replenishing the Earth: The Settler Revolution and the Rise of the Angloworld, 1783-1939 (Oxford University Press, 2009)
CA Bayly, The Birth of the Modern World 1780-1914: Global Connections and Comparisons (Blackwell, 2004)
Fees
Tuition fees are for the academic year indicated at the top of the page.
Commonwealth Support (CSP) Students
If you have been offered a Commonwealth supported place, your fees are set by the Australian Government for each course. At ANU 1 EFTSL is 48 units (normally 8 x 6-unit courses). More information about your student contribution amount for each course at Fees.
- Student Contribution Band:
- 14
- Unit value:
- 6 units
If you are a domestic graduate coursework student with a Domestic Tuition Fee (DTF) place or international student you will be required to pay course tuition fees (see below). Course tuition fees are indexed annually. Further information for domestic and international students about tuition and other fees can be found at Fees.
Where there is a unit range displayed for this course, not all unit options below may be available.
| Units | EFTSL |
|---|---|
| 6.00 | 0.12500 |
Course fees
- Domestic fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2021 | $3630 |
- International fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2021 | $5580 |
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