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UNSW Canberra Handbooks
SPC 001

Collection Title

UNSW Canberra Handbooks

Collection Identifier

SPC 001

Inclusive date(s)

1968 to 2017

Extent and Medium

5 boxes

Creator(s)

Category

Other

Subject: Organisation(s)

Collection Description

Digitised versions of UNSW Canberra Handbooks 1968 – 2017

Administrative / Biographical history

In 1968 UNSW Canberra was known as the Faculty of Military Studies, University of New South Wales, Royal Military College, Duntroon, and in 1986 it became University College, University of New South Wales, Australian Defence Force Academy. It became UNSW Canberra in 2012. Initially it provided courses for Army cadets at Duntroon and then, in 1986 became part of the tri-service Academy teaching midshipmen and cadets from the Navy, Army and Air Force. From the start both military and civilian post graduate students were enrolled but it was not until 2016 that civilian undergraduate students were able to enter the engineering courses. When the ADFA campus opened teaching was re-located from RMC, RANC and Point Cook to ADFA.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_Defence_Force_Academy#UNSW_Canberra_at_ADFA

Related Material

UNSW Canberrra Degree Conferral Booklets 1971-2017

Scope and Content

The Handbooks cover the first 50 years of undergraduate and postgraduate courses offered at the Faculty of Military Studies, University of New South Wales at the Royal Military College, Duntroon and then at University College, University of New South Wales at the Australian Defence Force Academy (later UNSW Canberra) covering the period 1968 -2017.

The Handbooks were digitised for the 50th anniversary of UNSW Canberra celebrated in February 2018. The digitisation was a joint project between UNSW Sydney Library, UNSW Canberra Academy Library Special Collections and UNSW Sydney Records and Archives. Hard copies of the Handbooks are held in Special Collections and Records and Archives.

The University of New South Wales presence in Canberra began when Agreements were signed in July 1967 to provide UNSW undergraduate courses at the RAN College (RANC), Jervis Bay, and to create the Faculty of Military Studies (FMS) at the Royal Military College (RMC), Duntroon. The relationship between UNSW and Defence was initially intended to be short-term with hopes that Duntroon would be an autonomous degree-granting institution within ten years and possibly incorporate undergraduate teaching at the other two Service academies.

These Handbooks contain much more than the academic syllabus for UNSW courses offered in Canberra. They list the rules for undergraduate and postgraduate courses and awards. There is also information on Military and Academic staff, outlines of both organisations, military training information, more general information for students on educational qualifications, the Academy Library and other facilities, a calendar for the relevant year and information on RMC's history and in later Handbooks on ADFA, including the Agreement with Defence.

Note: From 1986-1999 the Academic and Military Syllabus were published separately. The ADFA Handbooks (not digitised) from 1986 - 1999 contain the Military Syllabus. Hard copies of the ADFA Handbook for the years 1986 to 1998 are held in Special Collections shelf location: U704.C2 and may be requested for viewing in the John Howard Reading Room.

From 2010 onwards the UNSW Canberra Handbook was published in online format only, as web pages, and is archived on the UNSW website.

Access Restrictions

Other

Access: Open Access

Copying: Copying of material is approved for private study and research.

This collection contains copyright material. Copyright is held by the UNSW. Digitised material is provided to clients by UNSW Canberra in good faith for private study and research only, and may not be published or re-purposed without the express and written permission of UNSW. Refer also to the UNSW copyright, disclaimer and takedown policy.

Existence and Location of Orginals

Special Collections, UNSW Canberra

Disclaimer

This collection contains a variety of copyright material. Copyright is held by the creator of each item. Specific conditions for this collection are listed above. If no conditions are stipulated then the standard terms of the Copyright Act apply for published and unpublished items. Digitised material from manuscript collections is provided to clients by UNSW Canberra in good faith for private study and research only, and may not be published or re-purposed without the express and written permission of the individual legal holder of that copyright. Refer also to the UNSW copyright, disclaimer and takedown policy.

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