Things that Matter: The Material Culture of Australia's Past
Course Level Undergraduate
Area/Catalogue
HUMS 3045
Course Level
Undergraduate
Offered Externally
Yes
Note: This offering may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.
Course ID
106082
Unit Value
4.5
University-wide elective course
Yes
Course owner
School of Creative Industries
Course aim
To enable students to apply their knowledge and understanding to critically evaluate the significance of material culture in understanding the past.
Course content
The student will demonstrate advanced understanding through the application of knowledge and reflection in authentic problem solving in modern material culture analysis, theory and practice in material culture, Aboriginal material culture, historical archaelogy; ethics and sensitivities, online material culture, interpretation of material culture, cross-disciplinary methodologies, and material culture of different places of meaning
Textbook(s)
Harvey, K 2009, History and material culture: a student's guide to approaching alternative sources, ., Routledge, Oxon, UK
Prerequisite(s)
| Subject Area & Catalogue Number | Course Name |
|---|---|
| Group 1 | |
| HUMS 2010 | Aboriginal People, History and Colonialism |
| Group 2 | |
| HUMS 2034 | Forging a Nation: Australian History 1920 - Present |
| Group 3 | |
| HUMS 2035 | Segregation and Resistance: Aboriginal People and Government |
| Common to all relevant programs | |
|---|---|
| Subject Area & Catalogue Number | Course Name |
| HUMS 1035 | Aboriginal Cultures |
One of the three group courses plus the common prerequisite course listed above, or approval of the Course Coordinator.
Corequisite(s)
Nil
Teaching method
| Component | Duration | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| INTERNAL, MAGILL | |||
| Lecture | 1 hour x 13 weeks | ||
| Tutorial | 2 hours x 13 weeks | ||
| Practical | 4 hours x 1 week | ||
| EXTERNAL, MAGILL, ONLINE | |||
| Online | 3 hours x 13 weeks | ||
Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.
Assessment
Critique, Essay, Learning log/Journal
Fees
EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 1)
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