American Studies Table
Errata
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The following unit of study is no longer available in 2019: GOVT2992 Quantitative Analysis of Politics |
18/12/2018 |
| Unit of study | Credit points | A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition | Session |
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American Studies |
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Major |
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| A major in American Studies requires 48 credit points from this table including: | |||
| (i) 12 credit points of 1000-level units | |||
| (ii) 6 credit points of 2000-level core units | |||
| (iii) 6 credit points of 2000-level selective units | |||
| (iv) 6 credit points of 3000-level core units | |||
| (v) 12 credit points of 3000-level selective units | |||
| (vi) 6 credit points of 3000-level Interdisciplinary Project units | |||
Minor |
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| A minor in American Studies requires 36 credit points from this table including: | |||
| (i) 12 credit points of 1000-level units | |||
| (ii) 6 credit points of 2000-level core units | |||
| (iii) 6 credit points of 2000-level selective units | |||
| (iv) 6 credit points 3000-level core units | |||
| (v) 6 credit points 3000-level selective units | |||
1000 level units of study |
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| AMST1001 Global America |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| USSC1201 America and Australia: the issues compared |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| USSC1604 Sex, Race and Rock: US Culture |
6 | N USSC2604 |
Intensive June Semester 1 |
| USSC1602 US Politics: Presidents, Elections and Laws |
6 | N USSC2602 |
Semester 2 |
2000 level units of study |
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Core |
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| AMST2601 American Foundations This unit of study is not available in 2019 |
6 | P AMST1001 and (HSTY1076 or HSTY1023) |
Semester 1 |
| AMST2701 American Dreams |
6 | P 18 Junior credit points or 12 credit points at 1000 level in American Studies |
Semester 1 |
Selective |
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| AMST2606 Stand Up USA: American Comedy and Humour |
6 | P 18 Junior credit points or 12 credit points at 1000 level in American Studies |
Semester 2 |
| USSC2601 US in the World: Policies and Strategies |
6 | P 18 Junior credit points or 12 credit points at 1000 level in American Studies |
Semester 2 |
| USSC2602 US Politics: Elections, Presidents, Laws This unit of study is not available in 2019 |
6 | P 18 Junior credit points or 12 credit points at 1000 level in American Studies |
Semester 1 |
| USSC2603 Americanism and Anti-Americanism This unit of study is not available in 2019 |
6 | P 18 Junior credit points or 12 credit points at 1000 level in American Studies |
Semester 1 |
| USSC2604 Sex, Race and Rock in the USA This unit of study is not available in 2019 |
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 2 |
| USSC2605 US Studies Internship This unit of study is not available in 2019 |
6 | P At least one of USSC2601, USSC2602, USSC2603, USSC2604 Note: Department permission required for enrolment US citizens cannot be placed in an US Consulate General internship. |
Semester 1 Semester 2 Summer Main |
| ENGL2627 Screening Sexuality |
6 | P 12 credit points at 1000 level in English or 12 credit points at 1000 level in Film Studies N ENGL2027 |
Semester 1 |
| ENGL2660 Reading the Nation: American Literature |
6 | P 12 credit points at 1000 level in English or 12 credit points at 1000 level in American Studies |
Semester 2 |
| GOVT2992 Quantitative Analysis of Politics |
6 | P 24 credit points |
Semester 1 |
| HSTY2609 African-American History and Culture |
6 | P 12 credit points at 1000 level in History or 12 credit points at 1000 level in American Studies |
Semester 1 |
| HSTY2656 A House Divided: The American Civil War |
6 | P 12 credit points at 1000 level in History or 12 credit points at 1000 level in American Studies |
Semester 2 |
3000 level units of study |
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Core |
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| AMST3601 American Perspectives |
6 | P 12 Senior Credit Points in American Studies including AMST2601 or 12 credit points at 2000 level in American Studies |
Semester 2 |
Selective |
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| USSC3701 Job Hacks: US Study Tour for Career Readiness |
6 | P 18 credit points at 2000 level or 12 credit points at 2000 level in American Studies Note: Department permission required for enrolment Note: Departmental permission is required for enrolment |
Intensive July |
| USSC3703 US Studies Internship |
6 | P 12 credit points at 2000 level in American Studies Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| USSC3601 Public Opinion and Voting in the U.S. |
6 | P (12 Senior credit points and USSC2602) or 12 credit points at 2000 level in American Studies |
Semester 1 |
| USSC3603 Dissent and Protest in America |
6 | P 12 credit points at 2000 level in American Studies or 12 credit points at 2000 level in History |
Semester 2 |
| ENGL3608 Transpacific American Literature |
6 | P 12 credit points at 2000 level in English or 12 credit points at 2000 level in Australian Literature |
Semester 1 |
| GOVT3672 American Politics and Foreign Policy |
6 | P 12 credit points at 2000 level in GOVTor 12 credit points at 2000 level in American Studies N GOVT2405 or GOVT2445 |
Semester 1 |
Interdisciplinary Project unit of study |
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| USSC3998 Industry and Community Project |
6 | P Interdisciplinary Impact in any major |
Intensive December Intensive February Intensive January Intensive July Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| USSC3999 Interdisciplinary Impact |
6 | P 12 credit points at 2000 level in American Studies N Interdisciplinary Impact in another major |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
Honours |
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| Honours in American 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 of study |
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| AMST4112 Cultural Capital: Kant to Kardashian |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| AMST4115 American Studies: Theory and Practice |
6 | Semester 1 |
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Honours thesis units of study |
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| AMST4113 American Studies Honours Thesis Part 1 |
12 | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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| AMST4114 American Studies Honours Thesis Part 2 |
24 | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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