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History of Australia with Phillip Campbell
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In this careful study of Australia’s vibrant history, your student will begin with early indigenous prehistory and move through European discovery, colonialism, civil rights, the role of the Catholic Church, and more.
How to get the most out of History of Australia with Phillip Campbell:
First, read the course materials below before the first class meeting.
Then have a notebook ready and available for class notes each recorded session.
Read assignments before class meetings
Watch that class's recording if you need to revisit information from our recorded session.
Do the assignments, quizzes, and any extra work assigned for that class.
Once the course is completed to the parent's and professor’s satisfaction, there is a Certificate of Completion at the end to be filled in for your records.
Total classes: 12
Duration: 55 minutes per class
Prerequisite: None
Suggested grade level: 9th to 12th grade
Suggested credit: 1 full semester World History or Australian History
Instructor: Phillip Campbell
Instructor Email: phicampiii@gmail.com
Course description: This course is a general study of the political history of Australia. It will cover pre-European aboriginal culture and settlements, the arrival of Europeans, the colonization of Australia, the period of colonial self-government, the growth of Australian democracy towards Dominion status, Australia in world affairs, and contemporary issues in Australian society. We will also discuss the role of the Catholic Church in Australian history.
Course outline:
Week 1: Early Indigenous Prehistory
Week 2: European Discovery and Settlement
Week 3: The Establishment of the Colonies
Week 4: Colonial Society
Week 5: Colonial Self-Government
Week 6: The Commonwealth: 1901-1929
Week 7: The Commonwealth: 1929-1945
Week 8: The Liberal Age (1949-1972)
Week 9: The Indigenous Peoples’ Civil Rights Movement
Week 10: Labor Resurgence and Realignment (1972-1996)
Week 11: Australia in the post-Cold War era
Week 12: Contemporary Issues in Australian Society
Course materials: All course materials will be provided FREE by the instructor. An answer key is not provided for this course.
Homework: Homework will consist of class readings provided by the instructor as well as regular online quizzes graded automatically by computer for immediate feedback to the student. Estimated time commitment per class is 1.5 hours outside of the recorded class.
Technical Help: If you have any technical trouble or questions about course content, please email us at homeschoolconnections@gmail.com.
©2024 Homeschool Connections and Phillip Campbell. All rights reserved. This course is designed by Phillip Campbell.
This material is only to be used for its intended purpose by active subscribers of Homeschool Connections. Any other use without explicit permission is in violation of the seventh commandment (yes, the 7th commandment) and in violation of US and International copyright laws.
You may print or download to local hard disk extracts for your personal homeschool and non-commercial use only. This is not to be used for homeschool co-ops without express written permission from Homeschool Connections.
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History of Australia with Phillip Campbell
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Phillip Campbell
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Recorded
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History ➤ World History
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High School
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May 6th, 2022 at 12:00 AM ET
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Recorded, free with subscription
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- This material is only to be used for its intended purpose by active subscribers of Homeschool Connections or purchasers of the course. Any other use without explicit permission is in violation of the seventh commandment, and in violation of US and International copyright laws.
- You may print or download to your own storage extracts for your personal homeschool and non-commercial use only. This is not to be used for homeschool co-ops without express written permission from Homeschool Connections.
- Upon completion of the course, you must delete all copies of course materials from any storage on which you saved permissible extracts.
Phillip Campbell
Phillip Campbell holds a BA in European History from Ave Maria University and a certificate in Secondary Education through Madonna University. He taught history and Scripture for the St. Augustine Homeschool Enrichment Program for ten years and is the author of the popular ” Story of Civilization” series by TAN Books. Mr. Campbell has also been published by The Catholic Textbook Project, Ave Maria Press, Our Sunday Visitor, Arx Publishing, and Arouca Press and his articles have appeared in online and print journals such as the St. Austin Review, New Oxford Review, and New Liturgical Movement.
Testimonies from students:
To quote one student from Intro to Formal Logic (Recorded), he said that Mr. Campbell was “WONDERFUL. Absolutely enjoyed it!”
“Mr. Campbell took the dullness out of learning, and he made each class fun and exciting. I think that with his teaching method he could make any subject I hated into a productive and enjoyable learning experience. I would take as many of his classes as I could.”
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