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Undergraduate Units at the National Centre for Australian Studies

Australian Studies

Travel the Country, Understand the Land

The National Centre for Australian Studies is your gateway to Australia. We visit sites of significance right across the country and we explore Australia’s social, cultural and political landscape. Innovative and interdisciplinary, our undergraduate program engages history, politics, literature, geography, International and Indigenous studies.

Why should I take Australian Studies?

Because studying at University should be a challenging, engaging and exciting
experience. Our Centre is renowned for our field trips, our use of film and interactive media, our willingness to look beyond the myths and stereotypes and interrogate Australia in new and different ways. Amongst our teaching staff are the winners of University, State and National Awards for Excellence in University Teaching. You can choose from a range of offerings attuned to your interests and needs.

Where can Australian Studies take me?

Everywhere. As an interdisciplinary program, Australian Studies can count towards a major or minor sequence in a host of Arts disciplines and many other fields of study. You can enter Australian Studies at any point of your undergraduate studies and we also offer a vibrant post-graduate program in fields as diverse as Tourism, Publishing and Editing, Media and Communications as well as a Master in Australian Studies. Like all Arts subjects we foster the skills of critical analysis and imaginative research; we’ll encourage you to think creatively and independently, teach you to communicate more effectively and equip you for the challenges of your career and later life.

Is it just about Australia?

No way. Australian Studies is a global conversation and seeks to locate Australia in the region and the world. We celebrate the strength and diversity of Indigenous Australia and we explore the myriad cultures that inform a sense of Australian identity today.

You can make Australian Studies part of your Study Abroad experience, take Australian Studies units at our Prato Campus near Florence and tour the Gallipoli battlefields as part of your degree. Australian Studies engages the world.

For more information on our exciting undergraduate subjects go to the handbook entry

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About the centre

Undergraduate program

Postgraduate program

Community engagement

Research

International engagement