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HINQ100 What is History?

Updated: 11 October 2012
Credit Points 6
Offering
Responsible Campus Teaching Period Mode of Study
Armidale Trimester 1 Off Campus
Armidale Trimester 1 On Campus
Intensive School(s) None
Supervised Exam There is no UNE Supervised Examination.
Pre-requisites None
Co-requisites None
Restrictions None
Notes None
Combined Units None
Coordinator(s) Richard Scully (rscully@une.edu.au)
Unit Description

This unit deals with the origins, current state, and future of history as one of the oldest academic and popular disciplines. Students will study the 'history of history', examining the foundations of history in the ancient world; the development of medieval and early-modern conceptions of history; and history in its many modern forms. The unit also considers non-Western conceptions of history, and explores some of the key questions and debates over the nature of history itself. These include questions over history as an empirical discipline or social science; history as a narrative of progress; history as fiction; history as national epic; history as class struggle; history as the lives of great men; and the 'end' of history.
Recommended Material
Optional 		Text(s):

Note: Recommended material is held in the University Library - purchase is optional

What is History?
ISBN: 9780141037738
Carr, E.H., Penguin 2009
Note: This text is recommended for purchase by all students enrolled in the Bachelor of Historical Inquiry and Practice only.
Text refers to: Trimester 1 , On and Off Campus
Disclaimer Unit information may be subject to change prior to commencement of the teaching period.
Assessment
Title Exam Length Weight Mode No. Words
Online Workbook entries 1 50% 2500
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 GA: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Online Workbook entries 2 50% 2500
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 GA: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

Learning Outcomes (LO) Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:
  1. understand and display detailed knowledge of the development of history as a popular and academic discipline;
  2. understand and display knowledge of the various historiographical and theoretical underpinnings of history as a discipline;
  3. understand and interpret a variety of key historical and historiographical works;
  4. write and present well-constructed, properly-referenced historical prose;
  5. reflect upon their own understanding and engagement with the nature of historical knowledge;
  6. conduct research appropriate to studying history at first year tertiary level.

Graduate Attributes (GA)
Attribute Taught Assessed Practised
1 Knowledge of a Discipline
Knowledge of the history discipline will be taught through unit notes, readings and assignments. Knowledge is assessed in all assessment tasks. 		True True
2 Communication Skills
Students will be taught communication skills through written feedback on the assessment tasks and via online discussion. Students will be assessed on the style of writing, clarity of writing, expression and development of ideas, and referencing. Students will practise their communication skills through completing the assessment tasks, participation in tutorials and online discussions. 		True True True
3 Global Perspectives
The study of history, by definition, provides students with insights into the world of a different time and place and it therefore demands an appreciation of different values and cultures. This unit examines the development of history globally, including the dominant Western intellectual tradition, but also incorporating non-Western traditions and their impact on the historical discipline. Students will be assessed on this in their workbooks and practise this through the writing up and discussion of global perspectives on history. 		True True True
4 Information Literacy
Students will be directed to relevant historical literature and taught how to assess its validity. Students will be assessed on their ability to identify issues in the relevant literature and on their ability to critically analyse that literature. 		True True
5 Life-Long Learning
By completing the assessments, students will be provided with the necessary lifelong skills to be able to research, write and discuss key intellectual issues. These skills can be transferred to any discipline and will be useful in any research positions. These attributes will be assessed in all of the assessments. 		True True
6 Problem Solving
Students are taught how historians research, analyse and interpret the past. Problem solving lies at the heart of discussions and essay writing. The skills are both practised and assessed in the assessment tasks. 		True True True
7 Social Responsibility
The unit engages with the emergence of social consciousness in historical writing and the interaction of the historical profession with class politics, issues of poverty, social justice and gender politics. The social and ethical issues inherent in these studies will be a continuing theme for discussion. 		True
8 Team Work
Students will practise their teamwork skills through participating in tutorials and online discussion postings. They will be required to discuss the weekly topics with their fellow students in a thoughtful and respectful manner. 		True
   

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