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 Australian Studies @ UQ



Learn more about Australia's distinctive culture and history, from Aboriginal Australia through European colonisation to contemporary Australia. Discover the challenges faced by 21st century Australia through the native title and republic debates. Explore Australia’s art, multiculturalism, politics and popular culture and gain a greater understanding of this unique country.

Studying in Australia offers international students the opportunity to learn about the distinctiveness of Australian culture. Studies include Aboriginal and Colonial Australia, the 'swinging sixties', the 'nervous' 1990s, the images, identities and politics of Australian culture in the 20th century and the 21st century challenges of native title, reconciliation, youth culture, and the Centenary of Federation.


Some undergraduate courses in Australian Studies include:

ABTS2000 Torres Strait Island Studies
ABTS2010 Aboriginal Women
ABTS2050 Black Australian Literature: Oodgeroo Studies
ARTT2103 Australian Indigenous Art
AUST1000 Contemporary Australia
AUST1001 Issues in Contemporary Australia
AUST2000 Australian Popular Culture
ENGL1100 Introduction to Australian Literature
ENGL2100 Twentieth-Century Australian Literature
HIST1201 Australian History: Current Issues in Historical Perspective
HIST2245 Australians at War
MSTU2006 Australian Cinema
RELN2006 Religious Issues in Contemporary Australia

International students wishing to undertake undergraduate of graduate work in Australian Studies please contact Ms Olga Chaourova, International Development Manager, Faculty of Arts, The University of Queensland.

For further information about research in the area of Australian Studies contact:

Professor David Carter (Please note, Professor Carter is currently on secondment to the University of Tokyo, Japan),
Professor of Australian Literature and Cultural History
School of English, Media Studies and Art History

Professor David Carter is the Project Manager for the Australian Studies in China Program.

Dr Martin Crotty
Senior Lecturer in History
School of History, Philosophy, Religion & Classics

Dr Crotty is Editor of Journal of Australian Studies.

Dr Geoff Ginn
Lecturer in History
School of History, Philosophy, Religion & Classics

Dr Melissa Harper
Lecturer in Australian Studies and Cultural History
School of English, Media Studies and Art History

Dr Harper is Co-Editor of Journal of Australian Studies.

Professor Clive Moore
Professor of History
School of History, Philosophy, Religion & Classics

Professor Peter Spearritt
Professor of History
School of History, Philosophy, Religion & Classics
 
Professor Gillian Whitlock
Professor of Literature
School of English, Media Studies and Art History




 



Australian Studies - Research
Some of our staff working in the area of Australian Studies

Australian Studies - Graduate Programs
The University of Queensland offers graduate programs in Australian Studies by coursework (Graduate Certificate, Graduate Diploma, and Master of Arts) and by research (Master of Philosophy and Doctor of Philosophy). Australian Studies...

Australian Studies - Postdoctoral Fellowships
The University of Queensland welcomes applications for Postdoctoral Fellowships from students who have recently finished their PhD or are about to complete. For most Fellowships you are eligible to apply up to three years after the award of your PhD.

Australian Studies - Useful Links
Journal of Australian Studies AustLit Fryer Library