Australia: Convict Settlement 1788-1852 (VS1) (U02257)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 10 ? Acronym : HCA-3-VS1-OZCS

Between 1788-1830 male and female convicts formed the largest demographic group in the 2 penal colonies of New South Wales and Van Diemen's Land. These colonies have been represented as possessing qualities of a gothic horror story. Students will explore the extent to which these images are accurate by asking, for example, to what extent free settlers and the colonial state relied on brute force to maintain their authority or whether more complex and sophisticated systems of control were developed. Students will assess the validity of historical accounts by critically examining the history through a range of sources as well as engaging with the historians' debates about convict society.

Entry Requirements

? This course is only available to part year visiting students.

? This course is a variant of the following course : U02026

? Pre-requisites : A pass in any first level historical course and any second level historical course or equivalent. Before enrolling students on this course, Directors are asked to contact the History Honours Admissions Secretary to ensure that a place is available (tel. 503783).

Subject Areas

Home subject area

History, (School of History, Classics and Archaeology, Schedule E)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : 3rd year

? Delivery Period : Not being delivered

? Contact Teaching Time : 2 hour(s) per week for 11 weeks

All of the following classes

Type	Day	Start	End	Area
Lecture	Thursday	14:00	15:50	Central

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

The aim of this option is to develop participants' understanding of the complexities of convict society and white colonisation. At the end of the course, students will be able to relate that understanding to an examination of the contemporary and historical debates of convict settlement in New South Wales and Van Diemen'd Land and to assess the validity of contemporary accounts through a critical examination of a range of primary sources and to analyse information in order to formulate an argument.