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History

Contact
Coursework

Assoc Prof Penny Russell
Phone: + 61 2 9351 2362
Email: penny.russell@sydney.edu.au

Research

Dr Julie Smith
Phone: + 61 2 9351 4003
Email: julie.smith@sydney.edu.au

Requirements
Graduate Certificate in Arts

4 units of study = 24 credit points

Graduate Diploma in Arts

6 units of study = 36 credit points

Master of Arts

8 units of study = 48 credit points
A Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Sydney, with a major in History, or equivalent.

Master of Letters

12 units of study = 72 credit points incl. a Treatise

Master of Arts (Research)

A Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Sydney with a major in History and a distinction average, or equivalent.

Master of Philosophy

A Bachelor of Arts degree with a good Honours result in History from the University of Sydney, or equivalent, or a Master's degree with Merit (distinction average) including a dissertation.

Doctor of Philosophy

A Bachelor of Arts degree with Honours Class I or II.1 in History from the University of Sydney, or equivalent.

Units of study
Core
  • HSTY6987 Writing the Past
Electives
  • HSTY6910 Biography
  • HSTY6912 Exploring Historical Formats
  • HSTY6991 Terror in Historical Perspective
  • HSTY7000 A History of Australia-US Relations
  • HSTY7001 The History of Human Rights
  • ITLN6933 Eros, Gender & Magic in the Renaissance
  • HSTY6915 MA Dissertation Part 1*
  • HSTY6916 MA Dissertation Part 2*
  • ANHS6903 A Tale of Three Cities
  • ARTS7000 Academic Communication for Postgraduates
  • JCTC6908 The Australian Jewish Experience
  • MGRK7701 The Classical Heritage
  • PHIL5921 Cosmopolitanism and Community
Cores – Master of Letters
  • HSTY6962 Treatise Part 1* (12 credit points)
  • HSTY6963 Treatise Part 2* (12 credit points)

*Department permission required - the dissertation is available to MA candidates only and the treatise is a compulsory component in the MLitt that may not be undertaken by candidates for other award courses. Please discuss your proposed topic for the dissertation or treatise with the postgraduate coordinator prior to enrolling in these units of study.