400-level

HIST453
Individual Course of Study: Death and the Victorians
Description
Individual Course of Study: Death and the Victorians
Occurrences
Semester One 2025
Points
30 points
Prerequisites
Permission of the Programme Coordinator.

Postgraduate

HIST429
From Leeches to Liposuction: A Social History of Medicine
Description
An introduction to the flourishing sub-disciplines of social history of medicine and health history.
Occurrences
Semester Two 2025
Points
30 points
Prerequisites
Subject to approval of the Head of Department.
Restrictions
HAPS404
HIST440
Constructing Feminist History
Description
A synthesizing sweep of the construction of feminist history in post counter cultural western societies. It examines the growth and development of women's, gender and feminist history. The major theme is the contested position of women as essential subjects in history.
Occurrences
Semester Two 2025
Points
30 points
Prerequisites
Subject to approval of the Head of Department.
Restrictions
CULT404, GEND412, CULT416
HIST450
History as a Discipline
Description
This course traces the development of the discipline of history; it examines the principal modern approaches to the study of the past; it makes explicit the methodological principles which underlie historical research and writing; and it encourages reflection on controversial matters concerning truth, objectivity, bias, values and cross-cultural understanding.
Occurrences
Semester One 2025
Points
30 points
Prerequisites
Subject to approval of the Head of Department.
Restrictions
HAPS403
HIST480
Research Paper
Occurrences
Whole Year 2025
Points
30 points
Prerequisites
Subject to approval of the Head of Department.
HIST660
MA Dissertation
Description
MA Dissertation
Occurrences
Approved Start 2025
Semester One 2025
Semester Two 2025
Points
60 points
Prerequisites
Subject to approval of the Head of Department.
HIST690
MA Thesis
Occurrences
Approved Start 2025
Points
120 points
Prerequisites
Subject to approval of the Head of Department.

Not Offered Courses in 2025

Postgraduate

HIST449
Issues in Modern European History
Description
This course focuses on some of the most important and controversial debates in the historiography of modern Europe. Students will be encouraged to explore these debates in detail, to consider the historiographical context within which these debates have taken place, and to arrive at their own views based on their extensive research in primary and secondary sources.
Occurrences
HIST449-25S1 (C)
Semester One 2025 - Not offered
For further information see HIST449 course details
Points
30 points
Prerequisites
Subject to approval of the Head of Department.
Restrictions
HIST438, HIST448, EURO448, DIPL418, DIPL423, DIPL428