Studying online
There are now 2 possible online modes for units:
Units with modes Online timetabled and Online flexible are available for any student to self-enrol and study online.
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Unit Overview
- Description
Australia's history has been characterised by movement and mobility—its historical origins are often said to date from the arrival of the European explorers, followed by convicts transported to Australian shores, and subsequent waves of migrants from Europe, Asia, the Pacific and elsewhere fleeing war-torn homelands, poverty, or seeking to make new lives. Indigenous history is also marked by mobility, from the originary journeys made by ancestral beings, to the experience of forced removal and displacement from country in the wake of colonisation. Today, both Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians are highly mobile, criss-crossing the land for work, pleasure and obligation. Yet, while such histories have been written about as experiences of emigration, expulsion and exile, by looking at individual lives we can see that such movements also produced and enabled new intimacies and relationships. Recent histories suggest that without built environments convicts and officers rubbed shoulders, explorers and Aboriginal people curiously studied one another, and the frontier was marked by cross-cultural sexual and marital relations, coerced and consensual. This unit investigates the desires, ambitions, ideas and policies which motivated some to travel, and resulted in the forced removal from their homelands for others. How has social mobility been enabled by such movements? What do individual and family stories of journey and the formation of new intimate relationships reveal about Australia's shared history? What approaches can facilitate such intimate histories?
- Credit
- 6 points
- Offering
(see Timetable) Availability Location Mode Semester 2 UWA (Perth) Face to face Semester 2 Albany Face to face - Details for undergraduate courses
- Level 3 option in the History; Indigenous Knowledge, History and Heritage major sequences
- Level 3 elective
- Outcomes
Students are able to (1) describe and assess the basic methodological issues characteristic of the discipline of History; (2) identify and evaluate the methodological problems posed by the study of movement and mobility in Australian history; (3) analyse a range of historical material of various kinds for essay assessments using appropriate methodologies; (4) relate their independent interpretations to complex historiographical debates over Australian and Indigenous-Australian history; (5) present advanced arguments in both written and oral assessments using the conventions of the historical discipline; and (6) demonstrate a detailed understanding of the connections between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians in history.
- Assessment
Indicative assessments in this unit are as follows: (1) participation; (2) a report; and (3) a research essay. Further information is available in the unit outline.
Student may be offered supplementary assessment in this unit if they meet the eligibility criteria.
- Unit Coordinator(s)
- Associate Professor Jacqueline Van Gent
- Unit rules
- Prerequisites
- a Level 2 History unit
or EURO2201 European Civilisation
or GEND2902 Men and Masculinities in History
or any Level 2 unit from the Indigenous Knowledge, History and Heritage major
- Contact hours
- lectures: 1 hour per week
Tutorials: 1 hour per week (over 10 weeks from week 2)
- The availability of units in Semester 1, 2, etc. was correct at the time of publication but may be subject to change.
- All students are responsible for identifying when they need assistance to improve their academic learning, research, English language and numeracy skills; seeking out the services and resources available to help them; and applying what they learn. Students are encouraged to register for free online support through GETSmart; to help themselves to the extensive range of resources on UWA's STUDYSmarter website; and to participate in WRITESmart and (ma+hs)Smart drop-ins and workshops.
- Visit the Essential Textbooks website to see if any textbooks are required for this Unit. The website is updated regularly so content may change. Students are recommended to purchase Essential Textbooks, but a limited number of copies of all Essential Textbooks are held in the Library in print, and as an ebook where possible. Recommended readings for the unit can be accessed in Unit Readings directly through the Learning Management System (LMS).
- Contact hours provide an indication of the type and extent of in-class activities this unit may contain. The total amount of student work (including contact hours, assessment time, and self-study) will approximate 150 hours per 6 credit points.
Face to face
Predominantly face-to-face. On campus attendance required to complete this unit. May have accompanying resources online.
Online flexible
100% Online Unit. NO campus face-to-face attendance is required to complete this unit. All study requirements are online only. Unit is asynchronous delivery, with NO requirement for students to participate online at specific times.
Online timetabled
100% Online Unit. NO campus face-to-face attendance is required to complete this unit. All study requirements are online only. Unit includes some synchronous components, with a requirement for students to participate online at specific times.
Online Restricted
Not available for self-enrolment. Students access this mode by contacting their student office through AskUWA. 100% Online Unit.
NO campus face-to-face attendance. All study and assessment requirements are online only. Unit includes some timetabled activities, with a requirement for students to participate online at specific times. In exceptional cases (noted in the Handbook) students may be required to participate in face-to-face laboratory classes when a return to UWA’s Crawley campus becomes possible in order to be awarded a final grade.
External
No attendance or regular contact is required, and all study requirements are completed either via correspondence and/or online submission.
Off-campus
Regular attendance is not required, but student attends the institution face to face on an agreed schedule for purposes of supervision and/or instruction.
Multi-mode
Multiple modes of delivery. Unit includes a mix of online and on-campus study requirements. On campus attendance for some activities is required to complete this unit.