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HIST200 Ancient
Prerequisites One History unit at introductory (100) level
Teaching Organisation 3 hours per week of lectures and tutorials
This unit is a study of Roman social and political history from the Gracchi to the death of the first emperor, Augustus. Subject areas to be examined include the career of Pompey, the activities of the first and second triumvirates, the changing status of the Senate and non-Romans, the dictatorship of Julius Caesar, the civil war, the career of Octavian/Augustus and the changes brought about with the beginning of imperial rule.
HIST201 Global Approaches to Women’s History 10 cp
Prerequisites One History unit at introductory (100) level or1 Women’s Studies unit at introductory (100) level
Teaching Organisation 3 hours per week for 12 weeks or equivalent of lectures and seminars.
This unit examines the changing historical experiences and status of women in a global and comparative framework from ancient to recent times. The unit aims to build a sense of women’s experience in different regions such as Africa, Asia, Europe and the
HIST202 The Ancient Near East 10 cp
Prerequisites One History unit at introductory (100) level
Teaching Organisation 3 hours per week of lecture(s) and tutorials.
This unit introduces and analyses the social, cultural and religious institutions of a number of Near Eastern civilisations. Specific areas covered include Mesopotamia, the ‘cradle’ of civilisation, Assyrian imperialism, Persian administration and religion propaganda, and a number of issues and personalities associated with the Old and
HIST204 Australian Family History 10 cp
Prerequisites Australian Studies major/minor: 1 Australian Studies unit at introductory (100) level
Women’s Studies major/minor: 1 Women’s Studies unit at introductory (100) level
Teaching Organisation Lectures, audio–visuals, seminars, tutorials. An excursion to Richmond Villa (Society of Australian Genealogists), the State Archives and/or the State Library.
This unit provides grounding in the principles of genealogy and genealogical research, personal names and their meanings and the basic elements of heraldry, with particular reference to
HIST205 Australian Social History 10 cp
Prerequisites One History unit at introductory (100) level
Teaching Organisation 3 hours per week for 12 weeks or equivalent of lectures and seminar–type tutorials.
This unit enables students to follow up survey units in Australian history by deeper study of specialised fields in social history, relating this to recent developments in Australian historiography. Topics may be chosen from urbanisation, gender relations, sport, Aboriginal history, immigration and war.
HIST206 Comparative History of Immigrant Peoples 10 cp
Prerequisites History major/minor: 1 History unit at introductory (100) level
Teaching Organisation There will be 3 hours of lectures and tutorials per week.
This unit involves a broad global and comparative exploration of the patterns of migration and the histories of immigrant peoples, especially in modern times. Case studies will be done to analyse the variety of diverse and similar patterns of migration, in particular the Jewish diaspora, the Atlantic slave trade and the making of Black America and the Chinese overseas in southeast Asia and the Pacific islands; drawing patterns of comparative understanding; exploring issues of historical sources and ways of interpretation.
HIST208 European Fascism, 1870 – 1945 10 cp
Prerequisites One History unit at introductory (100) level
Teaching Organisation 1x 1½ hour lecture and 1x 1½ hour tutorial per week.
Examines the phenomenon of European Fascism, which was a dominating force in European history from the mid-1920s through to 1945. It will also study centres of resistance to the Fascist regimes. The reappearance of various forms of European fascism in the post war years will also be considered. The unit will also study the historiography of European Fascism (ca. 1930-1990), thus enabling students to enhance their skill in critical analysis of primary and secondary sources and historical methodology.
HIST209
Prerequisites One History unit at introductory (100) level
Teaching Organisation 3 hours per week for 12 weeks or equivalent of lectures and seminars.
This unit will trace the history of
HIST210 European Expansion 1500-1800 10 cp
Prerequisites One History unit at introductory (100) level
Teaching Organisation Three hours of lectures and tutorials per week.
This unit examines European expansion from 1500 to 1800 in the context of central developments in
HIST211 Modern
Prerequisites One Asian Studies or History unit at introductory (100) level
Teaching Organisation Total of 36 hours of lectures and tutorials.
This unit will provide students with an understanding of the Chinese past over the last 200 years and will build upon the introductory units. It aims to provide a specific
HIST212 Modern Japan 10 cp
Prerequisites One Asian Studies or History unit at introductory (100) level
Teaching Organisation Total of 36 hours of lectures and tutorials.
This unit will provide students with an understanding of the Japanese past over the last 300 years. Beginning at the Tokugawa shogunate, the unit will trace the transformation of
HIST213 Pacific History 10 cp
Prerequisites One History unit at introductory (100) level
Teaching Organisation 3 hours per week for 12 weeks or equivalent of lectures, tutorials and seminars.
This unit covers the history of the peoples of Polynesia, Melanesia and
HIST214 Immigrants in Australian History 10 cp
Prerequisites One Australian Studies unit at introductory (100) level or 1 History unit at introductory (100) level
Teaching Organisation 3 hours of lectures and tutorials per week.
Explores some of the background contexts both overseas and in
HIST215 Later Modern
Prerequisites One History unit at introductory (100) level
Teaching Organisation 3 hours of lectures and tutorials per week
This unit will study
HIST216 Medieval
Prerequisites One History unit at introductory (100) level
Teaching Organisation Three hours per week of lectures and tutorials.
This unit involves the study and analysis of the period generally known as the ‘Middle Ages’; that is, from the breakdown of the
HIST218 Women in Australian History 10 cp
Prerequisites One Australian Studies, History or Women’s Studies unit at introductory (100) level
Teaching Organisation 3 hours of lectures and tutorials per week.
This unit involves the study of the establishment of a broad historical sense of the changing experience and status of women in Aboriginal Australia before European settlement, and through colonial and modern times in a variety of cultural and ethnic contexts. It builds a sense of women's experience in both Aboriginal and white
HIST219 History and Cultures of
Prerequisites One Asian Studies or History unit at introductory (100) level
Teaching Organisation Total of 36 hours of lectures and tutorials.
This unit builds upon the foundation of the introductory units with the aim of providing more detailed case studies of the specific experience of Southeast Asian nations from the colonial to the post-colonial era. It will consider cultural, social, economic and political change.
HIST222 Ancient
Prerequisites One History unit at introductory (100) level
Teaching Organisation Three hours per week of lectures and tutorials.
This unit involves a survey of the history of
HIST224 Rise of the United States 10 cp
Prerequisites One History unit at introductory (100) level
Teaching Organisation A combination of two one hour lectures and a one hour.
This unit traces the development of the
HIST225
Prerequisites One History unit at introductory (100) level
Teaching Organisation A combination of two one hour lectures and a one hour tutorial.
This unit traces the development of the foreign policy of the
HIST226 Contemporary World History 10 cp
Prerequisites One History unit at introductory (100) level
Teaching Organisation Total of 36 hours of lectures and tutorials.
This unit will survey of the ethnic, social, political, religious, economic and technological forces which have shaped the contemporary world, with particular emphasis on the post-Second World war period. Students will examine such issues as the technological and “green” revolutions, the rise of nationalism and the break-up of European colonial empires in Africa, Asia and the Pacific, the emergence of the developing countries, urbanisation patterns throughout the world, ethnic and religious conflict, the rise of militant Islam and globalisation. Case studies will be used, such as Indo-China and the
HIST227 Human Rights in History 10 cp
Prerequisites One History at introductory (100) level
Teaching Organisation Lectures, tutorials and/or workshops.
This unit examines the historical significance of the global search for social justice and human rights. Debates about Human Rights now play vital roles in the international conversations on trade, diplomacy, and peace. The search for social justice is recognised as impinging on the economic, social and political development of every nation. While focussing primarily on questions raised by events in the last 100 years, the unit will explore the evolution of notions of equality and the search for human dignity since the eighteenth century.
HIST228 Australian Popular Culture 10 cp
Prerequisites One History or Australian Studies unit at introductory (100) level
Teaching Organisation Lectures, weekly seminars, films, videos, visits.
This unit raises fundamental questions and analysing aspects of popular culture in