Australians at War
Quick Info
- Currently offered by Alphacrucis: Yes
- Course code: HIS105
- Credit points: 10
- Subject coordinator: Garrick Everett
Awards offering Australians at War
This unit is offered as a part of the following awards:
Unit Content
Outcomes
- Investigate key themes and ideas in Australia’s history of war since 1914.
- Analyse and interpret primary and secondary sources to make an informed historical interpretation.
- Evaluate and describe different historical and historiographical perspectives.
- Evaluate the significance of the Anzac legend in Australian history and memory.
Subject Content
- Introduction: The Anzac Legend
- The Australian Frontier: A Legacy of Conquest
- World War One: Gallipoli and the Genesis of the Legend
- World War One: The Western Front
- Post-World War One: Returned Servicemen
- World War Two: The Rats of Empire
- World War Two: The Pacific Theatre
- Post-World War Two Reconstruction
- Vietnam: All the Way with LBJ
- Australian Women at War
- Indigenous Australians and the Anzac Legend
- Memory and Legacy: Anzac then and now
This course may be offered in the following formats
- Face to Face (onsite)
- Distance/E-learning (online)
- Intensive (5 days of classes/7 hours per day followed by 85 hours reading, writing and assignment)
Assessment Methods
1. Forum Posts (20%)
2. Minor Essay (30%)
3. Major Essay (50%)
Prescribed Text
Primary readings provided
