# OSPAUSTL 40: Australian Studies: History, Society and Culture Down Under (Way: EDP, SI)

**Source**: https://australia.stanford.edu/academics/courses/ospaustl-40-australian-studies-history-society-and-culture-down-under-way-edp-si
**Parent**: https://australia.stanford.edu/academics/courses

Instructor: **Natalie Jones**

An overview of Australia’s history and culture, which aims to separate popular myths from realities in understandings of Australian history, and requires students to consider the uniqueness and commonalities that are inherent in contemporary notions of the ‘Australian way of life’. Students take part in several excursions around the Sydney region to complement their understanding of Aboriginal Australia, Australian Colonial history, art, sport and politics.

Units: 3 | Grading Basis: Letter grade | Way: EDP, SI | Departmental Credit: Anthropology, Archaeology, History | Component: Language

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