History
Contact
Coursework
Associate Professor Penny Russell
Phone: + 61 2 9351 2362
Email: penny.russell@sydney.edu.au
Requirements
Please refer to the degree resolutions in this Handbook for information on the specific admission requirements for different award courses.
Candidates for the Graduate Certificate in Arts (History) must complete 24 credit points, including a 6 credit point core unit of study and 18 credit points of elective units of study.
Candidates for the Graduate Diploma in Arts (History) must complete 36 credit points, including a 6 credit point core unit of study and 30 credit points of elective units of study.
Candidates for the Master of Arts (History) must complete 48 credit points, including a 6 credit point core unit of study and 42 credit points of elective units of study.
All candidates may select units from outside their specialisation up to a maximum of half the course requirements. Units of study may be selected from other faculties as part of this amount to a maximum of 6 credit points for Graduate Certificate candidates, and 12 credit points for Graduate Diploma and Master's candidates.
Candidates for the Master of Letters (History) must complete the two treatise units of study (24 credit points) listed for the course.
Units of study
Core Unit
- HSTY6987 Writing the Past
Electives
- HSTY6988 Contagion: History and Culture
- HSTY6994 Globalism, Internationalism and the UN
- HSTY7000 A History of Australia-US Relations
- HSTY7001 The History of Human Rights
- HSTY6915 MA Dissertation Part 1*
- HSTY6916 MA Dissertation Part 2*
- ARCA6905 History and Philosophy of Archaeology
- ARTS7000 Academic Communication for Postgraduates
- EUST6901 European Cinema and National Identities
- HRTG6901 The Idea of Heritage
- JCTC6908 The Australian Jewish Experience
Core Units - 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.
History
Research
Contact
Dr Frances Clarke
Phone: + 61 2 9351 2880
Email: frances.clarke@sydney.edu.au
Admission Requirements
Please refer to the degree resolutions in this Handbook for information on the specific admission requirements for different award courses.