Weird Australia
Single subject — no qualification is awarded on completion. Credits toward the qualifications listed below.
This subject is FEE-HELP eligible, so eligible students can defer the $2,245 fee as a government loan and pay nothing upfront.
Fees and funding are indicative only. Confirm your eligibility and final costs with the provider.
About this subject
What are the origins of the Democracy Sausage and the Halal Snack Pack? Why are there so many roundabouts in Canberra? When did we start taking tents to the beach? This unit focuses on both the utterly ordinary and the unexpectedly surprising aspects of everyday life in contemporary Australia. Anthropology seeks to make the familiar strange and the strange familiar. This unique approach yields important and surprising insights into both the human condition and its local Australian variants, allowing us to better understand our shared humanity and to critically assess unexamined aspects of our quotidian lives from a reflexive perspective. Applying this approach to contemporary Australia, this unit covers topics such as beach etiquette, Anzac Day rituals, and the State of Origin rugby league rivalry. Students will examine their everyday lives with new eyes and learn about anthropology’s distinctive methodologies and theoretical approaches.
Weird Australia is a standalone subject at Macquarie University in NSW. Completing it does not award a qualification. Credit may apply toward the qualifications listed on this page.
No qualification credit mapping has been indexed for this subject yet. The provider may still grant credit toward a related award — confirm with Macquarie University before enrolling.
Macquarie University is the awarding provider. Recorded study modes are Online. Typical duration is listed as 13 weeks. The subject is listed at 25 credit points. Eligible students may defer fees through FEE-HELP.
Details on this page are compiled from the provider's published subject information and government registers. Fees, intakes and credit rules can change — confirm current details with Macquarie University before enrolling.
Listing facts
- Type
- Single subject
- National code
- MAQ-ANTX1060
- Field of education
- Information technology
- Provider
- Macquarie University
- Credit points
- 25
- Study mode
- Online
- Duration
- 13 weeks
- Qualifications listed
- 0
- FEE-HELP
- Eligible