American Studies
| Unit of study | Credit points | A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition | Session |
|---|---|---|---|
American Studies |
|||
| A major in American Studies requires 36 credit points from senior units of study, including at least 6 credit points from core units of study at 2000 level and at least 6 credit points of core units at 3000 level. | |||
Junior units of study |
|||
| AMST1001 Global America |
6 |
Students intending to do a major in American Studies must complete AMST1001 and either HSTY1023 or HSTY1076 |
Semester 2 |
| HSTY1076 American History from Lincoln to Clinton |
6 | N HSTY2035 |
Semester 1 |
Senior units of study |
|||
Core |
|||
| AMST2601 American Foundations |
6 | P AMST1001 and (HSTY1076 or HSTY1023) |
Semester 1 |
| AMST3601 American Perspectives |
6 | P 12 Senior Credit Points of AMST including AMST2601 |
Semester 2 |
Elective |
|||
| USSC2601 US in the World |
6 | P 18 junior credit points |
Semester 2 |
| USSC2602 US Politics: Elections, Presidents, Laws |
6 | P 18 junior credit points |
Semester 1 |
| USSC2603 Americanism and Anti-Americanism |
6 | P 18 junior credit points |
Semester 2 |
| USSC2604 Sex, Race and Rock in the USA |
6 | P 12 junior credit points from one of the following subject area; American Studies, Anthropology, Music, Gender Studies, Cultural Studies, English, European Studies, Government and International Relations, History, International and Global Studies, Media and Communications, Performance Studies, Philosophy, Political Economy or Sociology N HSTY2057 |
Semester 1 |
| ARHT2657 Contemporary Hollywood |
6 | P (ARHT1001 and ARHT1002) or (18 junior credit points including ENGL1011) or (AMST1001 and (HSTY1023 or HSTY1076)) N ARHT2057 |
Semester 2 Summer Main |
| ENGL2603 Imagining America |
6 | P (12 junior credit points from English) or (6 junior credit points from English and AMST1001) or (AMST1001 and HSTY1076 or HSTY1023) N ENGL2003 |
Semester 1 |
| ENGL2617 Postmodernism |
6 | P (12 junior credit points from English) or (6 junior credit points from English and AMST1001) or (AMST1001 and (HSTY1076 or HSTY1023) or (18 junior credit points including ENGL1011) N ENGL2017 |
Semester 1 |
| ENGL3616 Reading Contemporary America |
6 | P (18 senior credit points from English or Australian Literature) or (ARHT2656 and 6 credit points from (ARHT2652, ARHT2653, ARHT2655, ARHT2567, ENGL2627, ENGL2638, ENGL3604, FILM2601, HSTY2608, ICLS2637 or MUSC2663)) N ENGL2635 |
Semester 1 |
| ENGL3609 Mapping American Literature |
6 | P (18 senior credit points from English or Australian Literature) or (12 senior credit points of American Studies including AMST2601) |
Semester 2 |
| GOVT2445 American Politics and Foreign Policy |
6 | P (12 Junior credit points in Government and International Relations) or [AMST1001 and (HSTY1023 or HSTY1076)] N GOVT2405 |
Semester 2 |
| HSTY2662 Atlantic World in the Age of Empire |
6 | P (12 junior credit points of History or 12 junior credit points of Ancient History) or (AMST1001 and (HSTY1023 or HSTY1076)) N HSTY2062 |
Semester 2 |
| HSTY2671 Law and Order in Modern America |
6 | P (12 junior credit points of History or Ancient History) or (AMST1001 and (HSTY1023 or HSTY1076)) |
Semester 2 |
Exchange |
|||
| AMST2801 American Studies Exchange |
6 |
Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| AMST2802 American Studies Exchange |
6 |
Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| AMST2803 American Studies Exchange |
6 |
Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| AMST2804 American Studies Exchange |
6 |
Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| AMST2805 American Studies Exchange |
6 |
Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| AMST2806 American Studies Exchange |
6 |
Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
Honours |
|||
| AMST4011 American Studies Honours A |
12 | P A credit average or better in 48 senior credit points of American Studies, including AMST2601 Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| AMST4012 American Studies Honours B |
12 | P Please refer to AMST4011 C AMST4011 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| AMST4013 American Studies Honours C |
12 | P Please refer to AMST4011 C AMST4012 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| AMST4014 American Studies Honours D |
12 | P Please refer to AMST1001 C AMST4013 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |