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HISTORY POSTGRADUATE STUDIES
PROGRAMS OFFERED
• PhD
• MPhil
• Master of Arts - History
• Graduate Diploma in Arts – History
PROSPECTIVE APPLICANTS FOR PROGRAMS INVOLVING RESEARCH ARE URGED TO CONSULT
WITH THE GRADUATE ADVISER
IN HISTORY - historyarts.graduate@anu.edu.au.
The History Program in the Faculty of Arts offers teaching and supervision
in the histories of Australia, America, Europe and the British empire, covering
the ancient, early modern, and modern periods. These regions and periods
are approached from a wide range of historical perspectives: social, cultural,
political, technological, medical, legal, intellectual, transnational, gender,
sexuality and the body.
History postgraduate students enrolled within the Faculty of Arts will
become members of a scholarly community with a wide range of interests and
innovative research projects within the School of Social Sciences. Unlike
many comparable departments around Australia, the History Program encourages
a high degree of staff and student interaction. Access to Supervisors and
Advisers is easy, productive and highly individualised. Having established
a Supervisor within History, students are able to select a supervisory panel
from staff members across the University. They are also members of the Graduate
Studies Field in History, which embraces History students from all parts
of ANU and which offers numerous work-in-progress seminars. The relatively
large postgraduate student body at ANU also provides a broader context for
students who are interested in areas of interdisciplinary exchange. Although
firmly situated within the discipline of history, students can take advantage
of other scholars and scholarship which may complement their work. Of further
advantage to postgraduate students at ANU is the flow of visiting academics,
both within History and in other Centres and disciplinary areas.
ANU is superbly situated close to major archival resources. Students have
easy access to the National Library, the National Film and Sound Archives,
the Australian Archives, the Australian War Memorial and the Noel Butlin
Archives. Excellent primary and secondary texts are also available through
various libraries on campus, and through CD Rom and internet databases.
ANU has a commitment to developing computer-assisted learning at all levels
of teaching and research, and the Graduate Information Literacy Program
offers courses designed to provide research students with the information
searching and information technology skills needed to complete a research
degree.
History offers prospective students not only a stimulating, sympathetic
and accessible academic environment, but also shared or individual office
space, personal computers, stationery and photocopying access. Importantly,
students are able to apply for significant funds from a Faculty budget administered
by the Graduate Studies Committee for interstate and overseas research and
conference attendance. This funding enables students to effectively research
topics both nationally and internationally.
Postgraduate students can be involved in undergraduate teaching through
lecturing and tutoring in their fields of expertise. History is committed
to providing teaching experience wherever possible to our postgraduate students.
Once employed as tutors, students are eligible to apply for the Graduate
Teaching Program, run by the Graduate School. This semester-long program
is designed to develop sophisticated teaching skills amongst postgraduate
students and is run free of charge for those who are tutoring. It is an
excellent qualification which complements the hands-on experience of tutoring
in a formalised and constructive fashion.
Overall, the History Program provides individual and accessible supervision,
teaching experience, the opportunity to be part of a developing postgraduate
and academic environment and generous funding and facilities.
For further information on graduate programs in History contact:
School of Social Sciences
Copland Building,
The Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 0200.
T: 02 61254420
F: 02 61252222
E: historyarts.graduate@anu.edu.au
Important Links
Current Postgraduate History
Students in the School of Social Sciences
Graduate
Diploma in History
Master
of Arts specialising in History
History
Graduate Program - Graduate School
