American Studies
Semester 2 2020 unit of study availability
Some Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences units of study originally intended to run in Semester 2, 2020 are no longer available.
A full and up-to-date list of units of study available in Semester 2, 2020 from the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, can be found on this webpage.
| 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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| AMST1202 Hashtag America: Media, Technology, Industry |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| USSC1201 America and Australia: the issues compared |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| USSC1602 US Politics: Presidents, Elections and Laws This unit of study is not available in 2020 |
6 | N USSC2602 |
Semester 2 |
| USSC1604 Sex, Race and Rock: US Culture |
6 | N USSC2604 |
Intensive July |
2000-level units of study |
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Core |
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| AMST2701 American Dreams |
6 | P 18 Junior credit points or 12 credit points at 1000 level in American Studies N AMST2601 |
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 |
6 | P 12 credit points at 1000 level in American Studies N USSC1602 |
Semester 1 |
| USSC2603 Americanism and Anti-Americanism This unit of study is not available in 2020 |
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 2020 |
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 |
| 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 2 |
| ENGL2660 Reading the Nation: American Literature This unit of study is not available in 2020 |
6 | P 12 credit points at 1000 level in English or 12 credit points at 1000 level in American Studies |
Semester 2 |
| 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 1 |
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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| 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 |
| USSC3701 Job Hacks: US Study Tour for Career Readiness This unit of study is not available in 2020 |
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 |
| ENGL3608 Transpacific American Literature This unit of study is not available in 2020 |
6 | P 12 credit points at 2000 level in English or 12 credit points at 2000 level in Australian Literature N ENGL3608 |
Semester 1 |
| GOVT3672 American Politics and Foreign Policy |
6 | P 12 credit points at 2000 level in GOVT or 12 credit points at 2000 level in American Studies N GOVT2405 or GOVT2445 |
Semester 2 |
Interdisciplinary Project unit of study |
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| Where this major is being completed as a first major towards a degree, students should ensure that the Interdisciplinary Impact unit of study is undertaken. | |||
| Where this major is being completed as a second major from the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences towards a degree, the Industry and Community Project unit of study is the appropriate unit to select. | |||
| USSC3999 Interdisciplinary Impact |
6 | P Completion of at least 90 credit points N Interdisciplinary Impact in another major |
Intensive December Intensive July Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| USSC3998 Industry and Community Project |
6 | C Interdisciplinary Impact in any major |
Intensive February Intensive July Semester 1 Semester 2 |