Discipline ID
51014742-2282-4ae4-803e-fc0fbff3c1c1
COURSE DETAIL
AUSTRALIA'S PEOPLE SINCE 1901
Country
Australia
Host Institution
University of Sydney
Program(s)
University of Sydney
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
History
Australian Studies
UCEAP Course Number
127
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
AUSTRALIA'S PEOPLE SINCE 1901
UCEAP Transcript Title
AUS PEOPLE: 1901
UCEAP Quarter Units
6.00
UCEAP Semester Units
4.00
Course Description
In this course, students follow Australian protest movements across the last century. They examine struggles over labor rights and working conditions in the 1900s, women's suffrage, Aboriginal land rights, race relations and the White Australia Policy, homelessness during the Great Depression, freedom of speech during the Cold War, the Vietnam Moratorium, sexual liberation in the 1970s, the environmental movement, refugees and asylum seekers, and LGBT rights today. Students explore changing ideas about government, community, and identity while conducting individual research projects through local archives.
Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
HSTY2700
Host Institution Course Title
AUSTRALIA'S PEOPLE SINCE 1901
Host Institution Campus
sydney
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
History