Course list for the Western Civilisation Extended Major

Information valid for students commencing 2021

Western Civilisation

Extended major

24 units comprising - 

I. 4 units for all Level 1 Western Civilisation compulsory courses

II. 4 units for all Level 2 Western Civilisation compulsory courses

III. 10 units from Level 2 Western Civilisation elective courses

IV. 6 units for all Level 3 Western Civilisation compulsory courses

Level 1 Western Civilisation compulsory courses

Complete these 4 units –

Course Code Units Course Title
WCIV1000 2 The Classical World
WCIV1100 2 Jewish and Christian Works

Level 2 Western Civilisation compulsory

Complete these 4 units -

Course Code Units Course Title
WCIV2000 2 European Enlightenments
WCIV2100 2 Empire and its Critics

Level 2 Western Civilisation elective courses

Complete 10 units in total.

Choose 4 to 8 units from –

Course Code Units Course Title
WCIV2200 2 American Epic: Form and Experience
WCIV2300 2 Shakespeare, Art and the Modern
WCIV2400 2 The Critical Tradition
WCIV2500 2 Sounding the West: Music and Cultures
WCIV2600 2 Icons of Western Art

Choose 2 to 6 units from -

Course Code Units Course Title
WCIV2700 2 Western Political Thought
WCIV2800 2 The Rule of Law
WCIV2900 2 Rights and Freedoms

Level 3 Western Civilisation compulsory courses

Complete these 6 units –

Course Code Units Course Title
WCIV3000 2 Women and Gender: Historical and Contemporary Writings
WCIV3100 2 Situating Australia
WCIV3200 2 Constructing the West