* The Final WW Date is the final date from which you can withdraw from the unit without academic penalty, however you will still incur a financial liability (see Withdrawal dates explained for more information).
Studies: the history of the colony of Van Diemen's Land from its discovery to self-government, relating interpretation of the historical process to available sources; the evolution of the colony from a penal station into a free society, paying close attention to the 'fatal clash' with the Aborigines, and issues of crime, punishment and reform; the economic, cultural and political development of the colony, culminating in the anti-transportation movement and the achievement of self-government, relating the colony's history to the pattern of British control and management of her other colonies during the period; and the historiography of the period, using contemporary documents on microfilm or other source material to analyse how historical accounts of the colony developed.
WEIGHT: 12.5%
ASSESSMENT: 1,000-word survey paper (10%), 2,000-word research essay (35%), tutorial participation (5%), 2-hr exam (50%)
FLEXIBLE & ONLINE STUDY OPTIONS Note: Class attendance may still be required
Resource supported teaching & learning - H Additional resources are provided for your optional use; e.g. audio taped lectures
About Flexible Study Options
Units are offered in attending mode unless otherwise indicated (that is attendance is required at the campus identified). A unit identified as offered by distance, that is there is no requirement for attendance, is identified with a nominal enrolment campus. A unit offered to both attending students and by distance from the same campus is identified as having both modes of study.
Campus - H Hobart, L Launceston, W Burnie. Study Centre - V Sydney, R Rozelle, P Beauty Point. Distance units may also have a campus identifier of I Isolated, N Interstate, O Overseas. Units delivered in Transnational Education (TNE) Programs have a campus identifier of A Hangzhou, F Fuzhou, G Shanghai, K KDU Malaysia, Q Kuwait or Y Hong Kong.
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