European Studies Descriptions
European Studies
Major
A major in European Studies requires 48 credit points from this table including:
(i) 12 credit points of 1000-level units
(ii) 12 credit points of 2000-level units
(iii) 18 credit points of 3000-level units
(iv) 6 credit points of 3000-level Interdisciplinary Project units
Minor
A minor in European Studies requires 36 credit points from this table including:
(i) 12 credit points of 1000-level units
(ii) 12 credit points of 2000-level units
(iii) 12 credit points of 3000-level units
1000 level units of study
EUST1001 European Identity in the 21st Century
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 1 Classes: 2x1hr lecture/week, 1x1hr tutorial/week Assessment: 1x1500wd assignment (30%), 1x1000wd quiz (20%), 1x2000wd research essay (40%), tutorial participation (10%) Mode of delivery: Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) day
The European Union is the world's most progressive supranational power. But what is it exactly? It began as a federation of states, joining together after the Second World War to solve centuries of European conflict. However since the Fall of the Wall in 1989, the nations of the European Union have faced the challenges of the new century: economic downturn, social and cultural discord and political upheaval. Yet the EU remains the most forward-looking of global political structures. In this unit we discuss contemporary Europe, focusing on the regions and ethno-national identities, and the main themes of social change and cultural self-expression. We look at the EU and the social and political forces both holding it together and pulling it apart. We study contemporary films and novels in order to enter into the realities of life in Europe now. No language other than English is required.
EUST1002 Visions of Contemporary Europe
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 2 Classes: 2x1hr lecture/week, 1x1hr tutorial/week Assessment: 1x1500wd assignment (30%), 1x1000wd quiz (20%), 1x2000wd research essay (40%), tutorial participation (10%) Mode of delivery: Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) day
Over the past two decades the face of Europe has changed dramatically. A new awareness of socio-political and cultural interrelationships and tensions has developed. In this unit we look at case-studies in contemporary European culture and society with reference to European visions of inclusiveness, social change and cultural diversity. Issues studied include the current crisis and its origins, post-communism, the re-emergence of the far right, immigration and multiculturalism, Islam in Europe, generational change, and the 'greening' of Europe. Materials include film, literature and other materials in an interdisciplinary framework.
2000 level units of study
EUST2005 Institutions of the European Union
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 1 Classes: 1x1hr lecture-seminar/week, 1x1hr tutorial/week Prerequisites: 12 Junior credit points from Table A or 12 credit points at 1000 level in European Studies Assessment: 1x1000wd annotated bibliography (20%), 1x1000wd presentation and written copy (20%), 1x4000wd essay (50%), tutorial participation (10%) Mode of delivery: Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) day
The European Union is currently the world's largest economy and a major player on the international stage in humanitarian policies. It is also the world's most complex supranational political organisation consisting of 28 nation-states, each with its distinct culture, political life and social reality. This unit explores the European Union through the study of its integration processes, bodies of governance, and the main policies instituted over the last seven decades with the ultimate goal of a European federation.
EUST2010 Migrations and Asylum in the EU
This unit of study is not available in 2018
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 2 Classes: 1x1hr lecture/week, 1x1hr tutorial/week Prerequisites: 12 Junior credit points from Table A Assessment: 1x1000wd group class presentation (20%), 1x1000wd group case study report (15%), 1x1500wd media analysis (25%), 1x2500wd essay (40%) Mode of delivery: Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) day
This unit will focus on mobilities, migrations and political asylum in the European Union. It will consider both intra-EU migrations and migrations to and from the EU and associated countries, as well as the increasingly vexed issue of political asylum. The unit will study the impacts of skilled mobilities, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, culture, language and religion in migration patterns, as well as the impact of internal and external geopolitical tensions such as East/West divides, wars and terrorism.
EUST2020 Screening Europe: After 1989
This unit of study is not available in 2018
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 2 Classes: 1x2hr lecture-seminar/week, 1x1hr tutorial/week Prerequisites: 12 Junior credit points from Table A Assessment: 1x1000wd Assignment (30%), 1x1000wd Class presentation (20%), 1x2500wd Essay (50%) Mode of delivery: Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) day
Cinema was born on the eve of a century of conflict in Europe. Celebrated as an avant-garde art form, it was also used for political propaganda and popular entertainment during the 20th century. Most recently European cinema has taken on another function, contributing to the creation of modern European identities through critical self-representation. This unit focuses on a range of recent films in order to study social and cultural change in the new Europe of the past two decades.
EUST2111 Europe: Regionalism and Identity
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 2 Classes: 1x 2hr lecture-seminar/week Prerequisites: 12 Junior credit points in EUST1001, EUST1002, GOVT1104, GOVT1105, GOVT1202, INGS1001, INGS1002, SCLG1001, SCLG1002, ENGL1009, ENGL1026, ENGL1011, HSTY1045, HSTY1032, HSTY1044, Arabic and Islamic Studies, French Studies, Germanic Studies, Hebrew, Biblical and Jewish Studies, Italian Studies, Modern Greek Studies, Spanish and Latin American Studies) or 12 credit points at 1000 level in European Studies Prohibitions: EUST2612 Assessment: 2x 2500wd Essays (80%), 2x 500wd Essay Plans (10%), Class Participation (10%) Mode of delivery: Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) day
This unit will introduce you to the nature of regional identities in Europe and the role of regional institutions within the EU and the individual nation-states. It examines regionalism and nationalism at levels below the nation-state and considers the relationships between central and regional powers in case studies.
EUST2112 Eurovision: Re-visioning Europe
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 1 Classes: 1x1hr lecture/week, 1 x1hr tutorial/week Prerequisites: 12 credit points at 1000 level in European Studies Assessment: 1x 1500wd class presentation (25%), 1x 1000wd report (20%), 1x 3500wd essay (55%) Mode of delivery: Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) day
The Eurovision Song Contest began in 1956 as a for-television event, designed to foster cultural diplomacy and peace in Europe. Today, it is watched by over 200 million people and even Australia is in on the act. Beyond its Euro-pop veneer, however, Eurovision has become a vehicle of soft power in Europe and a barometer of its political crises. In this unit, we examine the political and cultural history of Eurovision, and explore why it is so attractive to Australians.
EUST2606 Europe and the Balkans
Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Prof Peter Morgan Session: Semester 1 Classes: 2x1-hr lecture/week, 1x1-hr tutorial/week Prerequisites: 12 Junior credit points in at least one of the following subject areas: European Studies, European, Middle Eastern or Classical Languages or Studies, English, Government, History, Political Economy, Sociology, Media and Communication Assessment: 1x1500wd critical analysis (30%), 1x3500wd essay (50%), tutorial participation (20%) Mode of delivery: Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) day
Europe and the Balkans focuses on the development of the Balkans as a geo-political space in the broader context of Europe. The unit begins with a critical overview of the terms and definitions used for this part of South-Eastern Europe, and continues with detailed analysis of individual cultural, social and political identities, particularly in the 20th century. Literature and film are used as the primary means of understanding the main issues determining ethnic and national identities.
EUST2610 Europe and its Others
This unit of study is not available in 2018
Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Assoc Prof Bronwyn Winter Session: Semester 2 Classes: 1x2hr lecture-seminar/weekk Prerequisites: 12 Junior credit points in one of the following (European Studies; European, Middle Eastern or Classical Languages or Studies; Asian Studies; English; Government; History; Ancient History; Philosophy; Political Economy; Sociology; Media and Communication) Assessment: 1x1200wd group class presentation (30%), 1x1800wd report (30%), 1x3000wd take home exercise (40%) Mode of delivery: Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) day
Europe has been constructed over the centuries from many peoples, societies and cultures. How does Europe see itself now? What are the fracture lines of the new Europe, and how does it relate to its 'others'? In this unit we examine aspects of current European identity through three main foci: migration and the construction of material and symbolic border zones; civil society and the 'NGOisation' of Europe; and the role of culture in constructing or challenging European identity.
EUST2611 European and Middle Eastern Myth and Legend
This unit of study is not available in 2018
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 2 Classes: 1x1hr lecture/week, 1x1hr tutorial/week and 1x1hr online/week Prerequisites: 12 Junior credit points from (European Studies, International and Global Studies, Sociology, Arabic Language and Cultures, French Studies, Germanic Studies, Hebrew, Biblical and Jewish Studies, Italian Studies, Modern Greek Studies, Spanish, Latin American Studies, GOVT1104, GOVT1105, GOVT1202, ENGL1009, ENGL1026, ENGL1011, HSTY1045, HSTY1032 or HSTY1044) Assessment: 2x2000wd Essays (66%) and 1x1000wd presentation (34%) Mode of delivery: Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) day
This unit introduces some major myths and legends that constitute the foundations of Western European and Middle Eastern cultures. We consider how legends such as the Grail have evolved cross-culturally from the earliest times to the present day, with recent manifestations like the Da Vinci Code. We also examine the transformation of mythical archetypes such as the Quest (seen also in the voyages of Odysseus and Sindbad) and binary pairs (for instance in Ancient Greek and Arabic myth).
EUST2613 Romanticism and Revolution
Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Dr Françoise Grauby Session: Semester 2 Classes: 1x1-hr lecture/week, 1x1-hr tutorial/week Prerequisites: At least 18 junior credit points from Table A of which 12 credit points are from one subject area or 12 credit points at 1000 level in European Studies Assessment: 2x2000wd essays (2x45%), 1x500wd class presentation (10%) Mode of delivery: Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) day
This unit will examine the impact of the Romantic Movement across Europe by examining the historical and cultural connections between three European countries (Germany, England and France) during the late eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. We will consider the different national contexts separately, look at their influence on each other and at the influence of Romantic thought throughout European society, identifying ways in which Romantic ideas and values revolutionised social, cultural and aesthetic ideas, transformed worldviews and shaped the future of Europe.
EUST2616 European Modernity and the Greek Ideal
This unit of study is not available in 2018
Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Dr Anthony Dracopoulos Session: Semester 1 Classes: 1x1-hr lecture/week, 1x1-hr tutorial/week Prerequisites: 12 Junior credit points from Table A Assessment: 1x1000wd presentation (20%), 1x1000wd short essay (20%), 1x4000wd essay (50%), tutorial participation (10%) Mode of delivery: Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) day
Throughout the last 2000 years, the Greek legacy has exerted a powerful influence on the European imagination. It has remained a reference point for western politics, thought and culture and has contributed significantly in shaping the European tradition of rational humanism and critical reflection. The unit draws on literature, images and films to survey the European preoccupation with Greek culture, from the Roman period to Postmodernism, and to explore the reasons behind this ongoing fascination.
EUST2617 Europe's Religions: Cultures and Beliefs
This unit of study is not available in 2018
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 1 Classes: 1x2hr seminar/week Prerequisites: 12 Junior credit points from Table A Assessment: Tutorial presentation and paper 1000wd (20%), Essay 2000wd (30%), Essay 3000wd (50%) Mode of delivery: Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) day
The new millennium witnessed a 'return to religion' in European political, social and cultural life. Europe's Religions explores this development through an examination of the dynamic interaction between the three monotheistic religions in the European context. We focus on the relation between religion and political power that has so deeply contributed to the shaping of European civilisation. Investigating where and how religious and political ideologies meet, the unit illuminates the persistent influence of religious ideas in the contemporary European landscape.
FRNC2630 Diversity in the French Speaking World
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 2 Classes: 26 hours online instruction and activities per semester Prerequisites: 12 Junior credit points in any of French Studies, European Studies, International and Global Studies Prohibitions: FRNC1631 OR FRNC2625 OR FRNC2627 Assessment: 7x100wd discussion board posts (14%), 4x200wd journal reflections (12%), 1x1200wd mini research project (20%), 1x2400wd major research project (40%), 1x oral presentation (10mins, equivalent to 900wds)(14%) Mode of delivery: Online
This online unit taught completely in English complements your French language studies, offering an overview of the cultural diversity in the French-speaking world. You will acquire the foundations of Francophone culture through modules designed around themes such as popular culture; race, gender and identity in the French diaspora; politics; history; literature; cinema; contemporary French society.
GRMN2005 Reading German Culture
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 1 Classes: 1x1hr lecture/week, 1x1hr tutorial/week Prerequisites: GRMN1002 or 12 credit points at 1000 level of European Studies Assessment: 1x equivalent to 2500wds final exam (40%), 1x equivalent to 1000wds book review presentation (20%), 1x 2500wd learning journal (40%) Mode of delivery: Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) day
This unit introduces you to the history, literature, and culture of the German-speaking world from the nineteenth century to the present. Through the lens of literature and media, you will encounter the major cultural trends and events that have shaped German-speaking societies over the past two hundred years.
GRMN2633 Topics in German Film
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 2 Classes: 1x2-hr seminar/week Prerequisites: (12 Junior credit points of Germanic Studies) or (18 Junior credit points including ENGL1011) or (6 Senior credit points in ICLS) Prohibitions: GRMN2455 Assessment: 1x3000wd essay (50%), 1x1500wd written tutorial paper (25%), 1x1500wd class presentation (25%) Mode of delivery: Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) day
This unit of study will explore German film from the perspectives of film theory and historical culture. Discussions will situate films within the German political and cultural context of their time and study them from the perspective of contemporary cross-cultural critique. The unit may concentrate on the works of a specific director, a period or a genre, or deal with key social and political issues within a selection of German films.
Textbooks
German film course pack to be purchased from the University Copy Centre
JCTC2100 Expulsion and Renewal: Medieval Jews
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 1 Classes: 1x2hr lecture/week, 1x1hr tutorial/week. Prerequisites: 12 credit points at 1000 level in Jewish Civilisation - Thought and Culture or 12 credit points at 1000 level in Biblical Studies and Classical Hebrew or 12 credit points at 1000 level in European Studies Assessment: 1x 2500wd research essay (40%), 1x 500wd discussion board activity (10%), 1x 500wd critical assessment of reading (10%), x class participation (10%), 1x 1hr exam (30%) Mode of delivery: Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) day
This unit explores the story of Jews under Muslim and Christian rule in Europe, including Christian antisemitism, anti-Jewish decrees, expulsions, the Crusades and the expulsion from Spain. It further explores new centres of Jewish life, especially in Eastern Europe, namely Poland, and concludes with the dawn of emancipation and the re-establishment of Jewish communities in the Netherlands and England.
ITLN2001 Introduction to Italian Culture (Online)
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 1 Classes: Online unit - 26 online hours Prerequisites: 12 credit points at 1000 level in Italian Studies or 12 credit points at 1000 level in European Studies Assessment: 5x 200wds online discussion (20%), 1x 1000wd online test (20%), 1x 2500wd project (essay or case study) (40%), 1x 1500wd project presentation (20%) Mode of delivery: Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) day
This online unit is a broad-based introduction to the culture and society of Italy, from the Middle Ages to the present day. Students will study major cultural, social and political trends, events, debates and personalities which help place aspects of Italian culture in their historical perspective through fiction, films, essays, newspaper articles, and television. The sources and meanings of national symbols, monuments, myths and manifestoes are also explored.
SPAN2621 Spanish Level 1
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 2 Classes: 1x2hr seminar/week Prerequisites: (SPAN2601 or SPAN2611) or 12 credit points at 1000 level in Spanish and Latin American Studies Assessment: 1x3000wd Essay (45%), 1xOral Presentation equivalent to 1500wds (30%), 1x1500wd written assignment (20%), Tutorial participation (5%) Mode of delivery: Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) day
This unit provides an introduction to the literature of Spain. You will study a variety of texts in Spanish, both written and filmic, and will gain an insight into their connection with the socio-political and cultural contexts of contemporary Spain.
SPAN2631 Cultural and Social Change in Spain
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 1 Classes: 1x1hr lecture/week, 1x1hr seminar/week Prerequisites: 12 Junior credit points from Spanish and Latin American Studies Assessment: Seminar participation (5%), 1xOral Presentation in a small group (equivalent to 1000wds) and 1x1000wd individual written memorandum on research for the presentation (20%), 1x1hr Mid-semester in-class test (25%), 1x3000wd Research essay (50%) Mode of delivery: Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) day
Spanish society has changed dramatically over the last half century. The restrictions on personal freedoms that were part of the Franco regime have been lifted to reveal a liberal, tolerant European society that nevertheless still shows some elements of its conservative heritage. This unit (taught in English) explores contemporary Spanish society and culture to show the reasons for the changes, and their effects. The areas under discussion will be family, sexuality and gender; class, money and consumerism; and mass/popular culture.
3000 level units of study
EUST3001 Europe in Theory
This unit of study is not available in 2018
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 2 Classes: Weeks 1-6, 11-13: 1x2hr lecture-seminar. Weeks 7-10: 1x30-minute research supervision meetings. Prerequisites: 12 Senior credit points of units in European Studies Assessment: 1x250wd Research Proposal (5%), 1x250wd Annotated Bibliography (5%), 1x500wd Presentation (20%), 1x5000wd Research Essay (70%) Mode of delivery: Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) day
The fate of the European Union hangs in the balance. But the crisis is about more than economics. Do Europeans feel ""European""? Or is Europe just a collection of states with a history of close interactions and devastating wars? Will Europe overcome its dilemmas? How are contemporary social theorists responding to the political, social and cultural questions raised by the crisis? We probe these issues in order to deepen our understanding of Europe in the context of contemporary social theory.
EUST3003 Europe: Energy and the Environment
This unit of study is not available in 2018
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 1 Classes: 1x2hr lecture-seminar/week Prerequisites: 12 Senior credit points from Table A Assessment: 10x100wd weekly reading reflections (20%), 1x500wd research proposal (15%), 1x500wd annotated bibliography (15%), 1x4000wd research project (50%) Mode of delivery: Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) day
Europe leads the global response to climate change and has sought, for some time, to create a single energy market. This unit explores the political economy and socio-cultural history of European environmental and energy issues. Europe's evolving energy dependencies and ecological degradation are examined with reference to European and national institutional and policy responses, the roles and activities of big business and social movements, and social consequences such as energy poverty and unequal ecological spatial impacts.
EUST3004 European Studies Internship for Credit
This unit of study is not available in 2018
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 1,Semester 2 Classes: 1x3hr intensive seminar or equivalent at beginning of semester, 1x preliminary meeting with partner organisation accompanied by supervisor, 3x individual meeting (half hour) or small group meeting (one hour) with supervisor or equivalent. minimum of 90 hours working with partner organisation. total maximum student workload (including on-campus meetings, meetings with partner organisation, time spent working in partner organisation and time spent preparing asessable tasks): 120-150 hours. Prerequisites: Students must have obtained a credit average in at least 24 cp at 2000 or 3000 level in European Studies, French Studies, Germanic Studies, Italian Studies, Modern Greek Studies, Spanish and Latin American Studies, or Hebrew, Biblical and Jewish Studies. Assessment: 3x600wd internship journals (30%), 1x800wd report outline and bibliography (15%), 1x2600wd internship report (40%), 1xshort oral presentation (800wd equivalent)(15%) Mode of delivery: Professional practice
This unit, which is available to students in European Studies and can be counted towards a major in other approved programs, takes the form of a short-term internship with a European partner organisation. Students will have the opportunity to develop their knowledge and skills working on specific projects in practical contexts, supported by assessments and teaching designed to help connect theory to practice.
EUST3005 European Studies Internship Extension
This unit of study is not available in 2018
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 2 Classes: 1 x 2hr seminar or equivalent at beginning of internship 90-110 hours working with partner organisation 1 x progress meeting with partner organisation accompanied by supervisor 1 x meeting (minimum) with supervisor or equivalent during the internship, duration at least one hour. 1 x 2hr seminar at which the intern will present a 20-minute seminar paper to staff and students in the school of languages and cultures. total maximum student workload (including on-campus meetings, meetings with partner organisation, time spent working in partner organisation and time spent preparing asessable tasks): 150 hours maximum. Corequisites: EUST3004 Assessment: 1x1500wd seminar paper (25%), 1x3000wd research essay (50%), 1x1500wd final internship report (25%) Mode of delivery: Professional practice
This unit is an extension of EUST3004 European Studies Internship for Credit. It must be taken in conjunction with EUST3004 for longer internships with the same partner organisation, for a total of 12 credit points on completion of both Units of Study. Students will have the opportunity to further develop their knowledge and skills working on specific projects in practical contexts, supported by assessments and teaching which will build on those completed for EUST3004.
EUST3111 Political Extremism in Europe
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 1 Classes: 1x2hr seminar/week Prerequisites: 12 credit points at 2000 level in European Studies Assessment: 1x 1500wd class presentation (25%), 1x 1500wd textual analysis (25%), 1x 3000wd research essay (50%) Mode of delivery: Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) day
Contemporary Europe is marked by political extremism, notably the increased legitimation of far- to extreme-right party families at national and European levels, and Islamist terrorism. However, many, even most, of these movements have emerged from longstanding activist or intellectual traditions. Moreover, political extremism has not always been confined to the right: radical left movements have also marked contemporary European history. In this unit we study these various political extremisms, and responses by national governments and the European Union.
EUST3112 Socialism, Dictatorship and Literature
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 2 Classes: 1x2hr lecture-seminar/week, 1x1hr tutorial/week Prerequisites: 12 credit points at 2000 level in European Studies Assessment: 1x 1000wd written assignment (15%), 1x 3500wd research essay (75%), x class participation (10%) Mode of delivery: Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) day
Literature played an important role in 20th century European socialism as a force of public education, a medium of ideology, and a means of communicating dissident ideas. In this unit we study the policy of socialist realism and the literary cultures that developed in the socialist and dictatorial environments of Central and Eastern Europe. Attention will be paid to the role of the intelligentsias, to censorship, and to problems of dissidence and free expression in authoritarian, closed, and totalitarian societies.
EUST3113 The European Imagination and Modernity
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 2 Classes: 1x2hr lecture-seminar/week, 1x1hr tutorial/week Prerequisites: 12 credit points at 2000 level in European Studies Assessment: 1x 1000wd written assignment (20%), 1x 3500wd research essay (70%), x tutorial participation (10%) Mode of delivery: Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) day
Can the imagination can be a tool for social change? This idea has been influential in Europe. Writers and thinkers since the beginning of modernity have imagined ideal solutions to the problems of social and political change, conflict and war. In this unit we study the speculative, ideal, and futuristic imaginative constructs which have influenced the development of European modernity. Texts such as More's Utopia, Marx's Communist Manifesto and the modern dystopias of politics and the scientific imagination have changed the way we think and live.
GRMN3011 Power and Protest: 20th Century Germany
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 2 Classes: 1x1hr lecture/week, 1x1hr tutorial/week Prerequisites: 12 credit points at 2000 level of Germanic Studies or 12 credit points at 2000 level of European Studies Assessment: 1x 1500wd manifesto (25%), 1x equivalent to 1500wd online discussion (25%), 1x 3000wd research essay (50%) Mode of delivery: Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) day
From 1968 to 1989, divided Germany was pulled between forces of power and protest. In this unit, you will study the major trends in late twentieth-century German society and culture. Using a variety of media, you will explore how demands for freedom and democracy, as well as forces of conservatism and repression, shaped Germany East and West during this period.
GRMN3015 Gender and Sexuality in German Culture
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 1 Classes: 1x1hr lecture/week, 1x1hr tutorial/week Prerequisites: 12 credit points at 2000 level of Germanic Studies or 12 credit points at 2000 level of European Studies Assessment: 1x 1500wd tutorial paper (25%), 1x 1500wd presentation (25%), 1x 3000wd research essay (50%) Mode of delivery: Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) day
Reading works by some of the most important modernist authors, this unit explores discourses of gender and sexuality in German and Austrian culture at the turn of the twentieth century.
ITLN3662 Machiavelli and Renaissance Italy
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 1 Classes: 1x1hr lecture/week, 1x1hr seminar/week Prerequisites: 6 Senior credit points in any of European Studies, European or Middle Eastern or Classical Languages or Studies or Asian Studies or Government or History or Ancient History or Philosophy or Studies in Religion or 12 credit points at 2000 level in Italian Studies or History Assessment: 1x1000wd research bibliography (10%), 1x3500wd research essay (35%), 2x500wd total short answer tests (30%), 1x1000wd class presentation (15%), class participation (10%) Mode of delivery: Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) day
This unit studies Machiavelli as a political strategist, writer, philosopher and observer of his time. Discussion of his and other Renaissance authors' works will demonstrate the social and cultural conditions of literary production, the ideas and debates surrounding philosophy and politics, and topics including sexuality, ethics, the self, and the classical tradition during the Italian Renaissance.
ITLN3694 Dante and the Middle Ages
This unit of study is not available in 2018
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 1 Classes: 1x2hr lecture/week, 1x1hr seminar/week Prerequisites: 6 Senior credit points in at least one of the following: European Studies or European or Middle Eastern or Classical Languages or Studies or Asian Studies or History or Ancient History or Philosophy or Studies in Religion. Assessment: 1x500wd research bibliography (10%), 1x2500wd research essay (35%), 4x1000wds total short answer tests (30%), 1x500wd class presentation (15%), tutorial participation (10%) Mode of delivery: Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) day
This unit studies Dante's Divine Comedy as an enduring work of poetry, a major text of the European literary tradition, and the most comprehensive synthesis of Medieval culture. We will look at how literature works in relation to the language and the rhetorical tradition in which it is expressed on the one hand, and, on the other, the historical, philosophical and theological cultures it expresses and interprets.
ITLN3667 Images of Contemporary Italy
This unit of study is not available in 2018
Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Dr Giorgia Alù Session: Semester 1 Classes: 1x1-hr seminar/week, 1x1-hr lecture/week Prerequisites: ITLN1612 or ITLN1632 or ITLN1102 or ITLN1202 or ITLN1302 or HSC Italian Continuers or Beginners Assessment: 2xessays (3500wd) (55%), 1xtake home assignment (1000wd) (20%), 1xoral presentation (equivalent to 1500wd) (25%) Mode of delivery: Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) day
Students will be introduced to a selection of twentieth-century Italian written and visual 'texts' (in particular films), and to aspects of the political, social and cultural developments which constitute their context. This unit of study will use a combination of lecturing, student presentations and group discussions. Students will be encouraged to develop a thorough critical understanding of the selected texts and a sound knowledge of and sensitivity towards the major social, political and cultural issues which have contributed to the identity of contemporary Italy.
ITLN3679 Filming Fiction: The Italian Experience
This unit of study is not available in 2018
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 2 Classes: 1x1hr lecture/week, 1x1hr tutorial/week Prerequisites: ITLN1612, or HSC Italian Beginners, HSC Italian Continuers Prohibitions: ITLN3706 Assessment: Tutorial participation (10%), 1xOral Presentation (equivalent to 1500wds) (20%), Written assignments (equivalent to 2000wds) (30%), 1x2500wd final Essay (40%) Mode of delivery: Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) day
An examination of the relationship between Italian cinema and fiction. Do they speak a common language? Do they employ comparable techniques? Who copies whom? This unit investigates these and other questions by analysing the adaptation of selected contemporary Italian novels into film.
ITLN3685 Linguistic Issues in Migration
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 1 Classes: 2x1hr seminars/week Prerequisites: ITLN2611 or ITLN2612 or ITLN2631 or ITLN2632 or ITLN3611 or ITLN3612 or ITLN3631 Prohibitions: ITLN3754 Assessment: Seminar participation (10%), 1xOral Presentation (equivalent to 1500wds) (20%), 1x1500wd class test (20%), 3xTake-home assignments (equivalent to 1000wds in total) (20%), 1x2000wd final Essay (30%) Mode of delivery: Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) day
This unit of study examines the main linguistic phenomena that occur in the contact between majority and minority languages in a context of migration, using the Italo-Australian community as a case.
JCTC3002 The Holocaust: History and Aftermath
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 2 Classes: 1x2hr lecture/week, 1x1hr tutorial/week. Prerequisites: 12 credit points at 2000 level in Jewish Civilisation, Thought and Culture or 12 credit Points at 2000 level in European Studies or 12 credit points at 2000 level in History Assessment: 1x 500wd research proposal/annotated bib (10%), 1x 3000wd research essay (50%), 1x 1hr exam (30%), x class participation (10%) Mode of delivery: Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) day
This unit provides an in-depth study of the Holocaust. Special emphasis will be placed on the development of Nazi ideology, in particular racial antisemitism, and the gradual implementation of this policy towards the Jews and other victim groups from 1933 to 1945. Other themes focus on the responses of the victims and the role of the by-standers, as well as post-war politics of memory and other issues, including Holocaust denial and war crimes prosecution.
JCTC3003 The Modern Jewish Experience
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 1 Classes: 1x2hr lecture/week, 1x1hr tutorial/week. Prerequisites: 12 credit points at 2000 level in Jewish Civilisation, Thought and Culture or 12 credit points at 2000 level in European Studies or 12 credit points at 2000 level in History or 12 credit points at 2000 level in Modern Hebrew Assessment: 1x 500wd research proposal/annotated bib (10%), 1x 3000wd research essay (50%), 1x 1hr exam (30%), x class participation (10%) Mode of delivery: Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) day
This unit explores the history of European Jewry from the late eighteenth century until the eve of WW2. During this period ancient traditions met the modern forces of enlightenment and emancipation, industrialisation, democratisation and nation building. External pressures provoked profound internal responses as the challenges and opportunities of modernity radically reshaped Jewish thought and life. Students will develop an understanding of the intricacy of relations between Jews and non-Jews and an appreciation of the mosaic of European Jewish life destroyed during the Holocaust.
MGRK3605 Greek Modernity and its Others
This unit of study is not available in 2018
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 1 Classes: 1x1hr lecture/week, 1x1hr lecture/week Prerequisites: 12 Senior credit points from Modern Greek Prohibitions: MGRK2501 or MGRK2622 Assessment: 4000wd Essay (70%), 2000wd Tutorial presentation (30%) Mode of delivery: Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) day
This course aims to examine the marginalised attempts to modernise Greek literature of the beginning of the 20th century as an alternative to what is considered to be the dominant discourse of Greek modernism, i.e the so-called generation of the 1930s. This will involve the study of C. P. Cavafy, K. G. Karyotakis and some of the minor poets of the same period as well as new trends in Greek criticism put forward by younger critics such as T. Agras and Kl. Paraschos.The course will also attempt to draw parallels to the appropriate European context and to take into account relevant developments in Greek political life.
MGRK3001 Greek Modernism in European Context
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 2 Classes: 1x1hr lecture/week, 1x1hr tutorial/week Prerequisites: 12 credit points at 2000 level in Modern Greek or 12 credit points at 2000 level in European Studies Prohibitions: MGRK2508 Assessment: 1x 1000wd class presentation (20%), 1x 3000wd essay (50%), 1x 2000wd take-home exercise (30%) Mode of delivery: Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) day
Focusing on a selection of modernist poets, including G. Seferis and O. Elytis, this unit explores the profound change brought to Greek literary life during the 1930s. Together with the analysis of specific poems, it will also examine the epistemological, historical and social factors which facilitated this change and it will explore the reasons behind the belatedness of Greek modernism by comparing it to its broader European counterpart.
MGRK3603 Modern Greek Politics
Credit points: 6 Teacher/Coordinator: Prof Vrasidas Karalis Session: Semester 1 Classes: 1x1-hr lecture/week, 1x1-hr tutorial/week Prerequisites: 12 senior credit points in Modern Greek Prohibitions: MGRK2512 Assessment: 4000wd essay (70%),1500wd class project (30%) Mode of delivery: Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) day
This unit explores the political life in Greece after the establishment of the Modern Greek state (1828). It examines the main political parties, ideas, practices and personalities that shaped modern Greek state and nation-building from the inception of the Greek as a modern nation-state until today. The unit also explores major personalities and their impact on forming social policies in the country. Finally, the unit explores the most significant ideological movements that influenced modern Greek political life and social consciousness, investigating theories about the state, the nation and cultural identity as formed by structures and institutions introduced by successive Greek regimes.
SPAN3624 Spain: A Nation of Nations?
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 1 Classes: 1x1hr lecture/week, 1x1hr tutorial/week Prerequisites: 12 Senior credit points in Spanish and Latin American Studies or 12 credit points at 2000 level in Spanish and Latin American Studies or European Studies Assessment: 1xOral Presentation (equivalent to 1500wd) (30%), 1x500wd Essay plan (10%), 1x4000wd Research essay (50%), class participation (10%) Mode of delivery: Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) day
Contemporary Spain is a very diverse country with several distinct cultural and linguistic groups. In some cases, this has given rise to minority nationalisms that challenge the sovereignty and hegemony of the Spanish state. This unit introduces students to the advantages and challenges of such diversity, including some of its political aspects. Specific topics include language planning, regional cultures, ethnicity, minority nationalism, and independence movements. No knowledge of Spanish is required to take this unit.
Interdisciplinary Project unit of study
FASS3999 Interdisciplinary Impact
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 1,Semester 2 Classes: 1hr lecture/performance event week for 5 weeks 2hr workshop per week for 10 weeks 2hr online learning modules for 5 weeks Prerequisites: 18 credit points at 2000 level Assessment: 1x 2000 wds equivalent Mapping knowledge exercise (30%), 1x 10 minutes Collaborative Presentation (30%), 1x 2000 wds equivalent Critical reflection essay (40%) Mode of delivery: Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) day
Note: Department permission required for enrolment
Interdisciplinarity is a key skill in fostering agility in life and work. This unit provides learning experiences that build students' skills, knowledge and understanding of the application of their disciplinary background to interdisciplinary contexts. In this unit, students will work in teams and develop interdisciplinarity skills through problem-based learning projects responding to 'real world problems'.
Honours
Honours in European Studies requires 48 credit points from this table including:
(i) 12 credit points of 4000-level honours seminar units
(ii) 36 credit points of 4000-level Honours Thesis Units
Honours seminar units
EUST4113 Researching Europe: Methods and Concepts
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 1 Classes: 1x2hr seminar/week Assessment: 1x 1500wd commentary on key theories (25%), 1x 1500wd seminar presentation (25%), 1x 3000wd research essay (50%) Mode of delivery: Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) day
In this unit, students will learn to think about the nature of research, and especially research in European Studies, and learn techniques for preparing their Honours thesis. In order to realise this objective, we will survey the major research questions, directions, approaches and assumptions about 'Europe' that have developed in the humanities and social sciences since the end of World War II. This material will include, but not be limited to, the specific field of European integration studies.
EUST4114 Global Europe
Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 2 Classes: 1x2hr seminar/week Assessment: 1x 250wd research project proposal (5%), 1x 250wd bibliography and lit review (5%), 1x 500wd class presentation (20%), 1x 5000wd research essay (70%) Mode of delivery: Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) day
The European Union drew on hundreds of years of connected history in order to bring together the warring states of the 20th century into a new political formation. In Global Europe we explore current views of the state of Europe in a learning environment of individual research projects and group discussions.
Honours thesis units
EUST4111 European Studies Honours Thesis 1
Credit points: 18 Session: Semester 1,Semester 2 Classes: 7 x half-hour supervision meetings/semester, on average. Mode of delivery: Supervision
In this unit you begin a substantial, independent research project in European Studies. Regular meetings with a supervisor approved by the Program of European Studies Honours Coordinator will guide your progress. You will develop a plan for researching and writing the thesis, submit an ethics application if appropriate, familiarize yourself with disciplinary conventions and standards, engage with relevant literature, theories and methodologies, and submit drafts at agreed times.
EUST4112 European Studies Honours Thesis 2
Credit points: 18 Session: Semester 1,Semester 2 Classes: 7 x half-hour supervision meetings/semester, on average. Assessment: 1x 18000wd Thesis (100%) Mode of delivery: Supervision
In this unit you complete and submit your substantial, independent research project in European Studies. Regular meetings with a supervisor approved by the Program of European Studies Honours Coordinator will guide your progress. You will continue to submit drafts at agreed times, and develop your expertise in relevant research methods and analytical skills as well as in the subject matter of your specialist topic.
Advanced coursework
The requirements for advanced coursework in European Studies are described in the degree resolutions for the Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Advanced Studies.
24-36 credit points of advanced study will be included in the table for 2019.