Australian Studies

Courses

Australian Studies is offered as part of:

Bachelor of Arts

Why study Australian Studies?

The Australian Studies program at Flinders is the most comprehensive in South Australia and one of the most extensive in Australia. It draws on 15 departments and offers students the opportunity to study Australian society and culture through an extensive range of topics from the humanities, the social sciences and education.

Australian Studies, as an area of specialisation with general relevance, offers much to those who wish to make connections between life in contemporary Australia, its region and a wider world. It is attractive to international students.

Study overview

The First Year of the major consists of two semester-length topics (each of 4.5 units) including the following compulsory topic: Australian Studies: Identities - an investigation of the changing nature of Australian Society which examines a range of viewpoints about what it means to be Australian.

Second and Third Year students have a choice of topics from: Archaeology, Cultural Studies, Cultural Tourism, Education, English, Geography, History, Indigenous Australian Art and Languages; Italian, Legal Studies, Literature, Modern Greek, Politics, Philosophy, Sociology, Screen Studies, Sociology, Women's Studies, and a number of other disciplines. Australian Studies also has close links to Aboriginal Studies through the Indigenous Studies minor.

Third Year also includes a final compulsory semester-length topic, Issues for Australians.

Career opportunities

There are postgraduate Australian Studies courses available in Australia and overseas. There is increased pressure on business to show cultural awareness and initiative in its local and international dealings for example in tourism. The print and electronic media require informed and articulate analysts and advocates. Government and the public service are in need of employees who understand a multicultural society. Australian Studies is an essential part of primary and secondary education and high-calibre teachers are needed in the area.

Further information

Kerry Mooney, English and Cultural Studies Office,
Room 252 Humanities Building.
Tel: (08) 8201 3200

Admissions/Prospective Students Office,
Flinders University, GPO Box 2100, Adelaide, SA 5001
Tel (08) 8201 3074 or 1300 657 671 (local call cost) Fax (08) 8201 2580
Email: admissions@flinders.edu.au