Unit details
AIH265 - Great Debates: Unfinished Business of the Past
| Offered at: | (Online) |
|---|---|
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| Offerings: | Trimester 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Unit chair: | K Beattie |
| Incompatible with: | AIH365 |
| Contact hours: | This unit is offered in the wholly online teaching mode only - there will be no face-to-face teaching |
| Note: Online teaching methods require internet access. Please refer to the most current computer specifications. | |
Content
This unit invites students to consider debates over the ownership and interpretation of historical evidence. It explores issues that continue to reverberate today. The unit is taught wholly on-line in modules, that will change periodically, and according to contemporary historical controversies.
Topics to be addressed involve a range of pertinent and pressing issues and include, among other topics, the controversy surrounding the nature and scale of deliberate killing of Australian Aborigines, and key case-studies of repatriation/restitution of cultural heritage objects, such as the Elgin Marbles.
Assessment
Two online exercises, both 30%, and one online essay 40%.
Unit Fee Information
| Student Contribution Rate* | Student Contribution Rate** | Student Contribution Rate*** | Fee rate - Domestic Students | Fee rate - International students |
| $706 | $706 | $706 | $2138 | $2273 |
* Student contribution rate for Commonwealth Supported students who commenced studies from 2010
** Student contribution rate for Commonwealth Supported students who commenced studies from 2009
*** Student contribution rate for Commonwealth Supported students who commenced studies from 2008
Please note: Unit fees listed do not apply to Deakin Prime students.
