Degree
Major
80 credit points
Major in Modern History
Overview
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looking to start my course in
Degree/s offering this major
Bachelor of History
Summary
Key features
- Deep dive into Australian history
Explore people, movements and events that have shaped Australia’s identity, politics and role in global affairs since the late 1700s.
- Train with real historical sources
Use texts, archives, artefacts and digital tools to investigate, analyse and interpret the past like a working historian.
- Formulate logical arguments from diverse or complex evidence
Develop your ability to spot patterns and balance conflicting views, and explore how today’s thinking shapes our view of the past.
- Access 18,000 resources in the on-campus Gale History Museum
Explore extensive collections of Indigenous, colonial, migration and wartime artefacts, plus archival documents and historic records.
Career outcomes
With a rapidly evolving job market, graduate employability remains our priority. We’re working closely with a range of industries and sectors to ensure you’re job-ready when you graduate. View graduate professions and potential employers.
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Faculty of Arts
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Studying at Macquarie
Our vibrant and leafy campus forms part of one of the largest business and technology precincts in Australia. To ensure you have the right skills when you graduate — whether you're starting your first job or taking your career to the next level — we offer flexible study options, personalised degrees and practical experiences.
Benefits of studying at Macquarie
Major structure
What you’ll study
A major allows you to focus on an area of study, such as Modern History, within more generalist degrees. It’s recorded on your testamur and academic transcript.
Major requirements
80 credit points
Essentail units
80 credit points
Complete each unit below
How can I study this major?
Modern History is available as a major as part of the below degree/s:
Guide to University terminology
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Career outcomes
Set your career in motion
Professions
- Academic
- Archivist
- Collections officer
- Content specialist
- Diplomat
- Documentary producer
- Gallery or museum curator
- Historian
- Ministerial liaison officer
- Museum education officer
- Policy adviser
- Political affairs officer
- Public sector adviser
- Research assistant
- Teacher (after further study)
- Writer
Employers
- Government agencies and departments
- International organisations
- Media, creative or communications agencies
- Museums
- NGOs
- Political parties and parliamentary offices
- Production studios – film, TV and sound
- Publishing houses
- Radio and television broadcasters
- Regulatory authorities
- Research institutes
- Schools
- Think tanks and policy research institutes
- Universities
Career information
Job and Skills Australia – an Australian Government initiative – provides accessible labour-market data, research and tools to help you understand Australia’s current and projected workforce-skills needs.
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In-built internships
Study a degree with built-in practical experiences, and get an invaluable head start in your career.
Higher graduate earnings
Join the ranks of arts graduates whose mid-career earnings outstrip many specialist professions.
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