Master of History (Advanced)

at Australian National University

Program Structure

The Master of History (Advanced) requires completion of 72 units which must consist of:

12 units from the completion of the following research courses:

• HIST8024 Seminar in Advanced Historiography

• HIST8037 Seminar in Advanced Historical Research

A maximum of 36 units from the completion of history courses from the following list:

• HIST8011 Biography and History

• HIST8014 Sites of Memory: The Uses of Indigenous History

• HIST8015 Colonial Australia in an Imperial World

• HIST8016 Colonial Encounters

• HIST8021 Readings in History

• HIST8023 History Incorporated: Early Modern Bodies, 1550-1750

• HIST8026 Nazism: The Politics and Practices of Memory

• HIST8030 Decolonising History? Indigenous Perspectives, Deep History, and Postcolonial Challenges

• HIST8228 The Enlightenment and its Critics: 1700 to the Present

• HIST8234 Seminar in Public History

A maximum of 12 units from completion of disciplinary courses from the following list:

• ASIA8049 International History from Asia and the Pacific: Framing critical perspectives

• ASIA8512 Supervised Project in Asia-Pacific Studies

• CLAS8002 Graduate Reading Course A

• CLAS8008 Readings in Classics

• HUMN8030 Digital Humanities and Public Culture Research Project

• HUMN8038 Oral History and Heritage Practice and Theory

24 units from completion of Thesis courses from the following list:

• THES8102 Thesis

• THES8113 Thesis (Online)

Students must have the written agreement of an identified supervisor in order to enrol in THES8102 or THES8113 one semester in advance of the start date of the Thesis semester.

Students who do not have the written agreement of an identified supervisor one semester in advance, or whose agreed supervisor either subsequently leaves the university or is on leave from the university, will be transferred to the Master of History.

Master Research

This degree has been accredited at AQF Level 9 with a significant component of Research. 

Master Research Training

This degree has been accredited at AQF Level 9 with a significant component of Research. 

At a minimum, all applicants must meet program-specific academic/non-academic requirements, and English language requirements. Admission to most ANU programs is on a competitive basis. Therefore, meeting all admission requirements does not automatically guarantee entry.

• A cognate Bachelor degree or international equivalent with a minimum GPA of 6/7, and the approval of an identified supervisor for the research project/thesis.

• A Bachelor degree or international equivalent AND a Graduate Certificate or Graduate Diploma in a cognate discipline with a minimum GPA of 5/7, and the approval of an identified supervisor for the research project/thesis.

In order to enrol in THES8102 or THES8113 Thesis, students must have the written agreement of an identified supervisor three months in advance of the start date of the semester of first enrolment in THES8102 or THES8113.

Students who do not have the written agreement of an identified supervisor three months in advance, or whose agreed supervisor either subsequently leaves the university or is on leave from the university, will be transferred to the Master of History.

Academic achievement & English language proficiency

The minimum academic requirement for full entry and enrolment is a Bachelor degree or international equivalent with a minimum GPA of 6.0/7.0.

However, applicants will first be ranked on a GPA ('GPA1') that is calculated using all but the last semester (or equivalent) of the Bachelor degree used for admission purposes.

If required, ranking may further be confirmed on the basis of:

• a GPA ('GPA2') calculated on the penultimate and antepenultimate semesters (or equivalent) of the Bachelor degree used for admission purposes; and/or

• demonstrating higher-level English language proficiency.

Prior to enrolment in this ANU program, all students who gain entry will have their Bachelor degree reassessed, to confirm minimum requirements were met.

The annual indicative fee provides an estimate of the program tuition fees for international students and domestic students (where applicable). The annual indicative fee for a program is based on the standard full-time enrolment load of 48 units per year (unless the program duration is less than 48 units). Fees for courses vary by discipline meaning that the fees for a program can vary depending on the courses selected. Course fees are reviewed on an annual basis and typically will increase from year to year. The tuition fees payable are dependent on the year of commencement and the courses selected and are subject to increase during the period of study.

Annual indicative fee for international students

$46,176

Employment Opportunities

A Master of History (Advanced) will advance your career in government, industry, finance, politics, public relations, the services sector, teaching, the arts or in any profession requiring good management of diverse information, analytical and writing skills.