American Studies
Unit outlines will be available through Find a unit outline two weeks before the first day of teaching for 1000-level and 5000-level units, or one week before the first day of teaching for all other units.
| 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) 6 credit points of 1000-level core units | |||
| (ii) 6 credit points of 1000-level selective units | |||
| (iii) 6 credit points of 2000-level core units | |||
| (iv) 6 credit points of 2000-level selective units | |||
| (v) 6 credit points of 3000-level core units | |||
| (vi) 12 credit points of 3000-level selective units | |||
| (vii) 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) 6 credit points of 1000-level core units | |||
| (ii) 6 credit points of 1000-level selective units | |||
| (iii) 6 credit points of 2000-level core units | |||
| (iv) 6 credit points of 2000-level selective units | |||
| (v) 6 credit points 3000-level core units | |||
| (vi) 6 credit points 3000-level selective units | |||
1000-level units of study |
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Core |
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| AMST1001 Global America |
6 | Semester 2 |
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Selective |
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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 2021 |
6 | N USSC2602 |
Semester 2 |
| USSC1604 Sex, Race and Rock: US Culture This unit of study is not available in 2021 |
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 |
| USSC2604 Sex, Race and Rock: US Culture |
6 | Intensive July |
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| ENGL2627 Screening Sexuality This unit of study is not available in 2021 |
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 2021 |
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 This unit of study is not available in 2021 |
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 |
| USSC3703 US Studies Internship This unit of study is not available in 2021 |
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 |
6 | P 12 credit points at 2000 level in English or 12 credit points at 2000 level in Australian Literature N ENGL2664 |
Semester 1 |
| ENGL3706 African American Literature |
6 | P 12 credit points at 2000 level in Australian literature or 12 credit points at 2000 level in English Studies or 12 credit points at 2000 level in American Studies |
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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| If you are completing two majors and both of your majors are from the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, please select the Interdisciplinary Impact unit of study for your first major, and the Industry and Community Project unit of study for your second major. | |||
| If you are completing two majors but only one of your majors is from the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, please select the Interdisciplinary Impact unit of study for that major. | |||
| If you are completing one major only and that major is from the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, please select the Interdisciplinary Impact unit of study for your major. | |||
| USSC3999 Interdisciplinary Impact |
6 | P Completion of at least 90 credit points N Interdisciplinary Impact in another major Note: Department permission required for enrolment in the following sessions:Intensive December |
Intensive December Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| USSC3998 Industry and Community Project |
6 | P 72 credit points C Interdisciplinary Impact in any major |
Intensive February Intensive July Semester 1 Semester 2 |