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HINQ101 The Historian

Credit Points 6
Offering
Responsible Campus Teaching Period Mode of Study
Armidale Trimester 2 Off Campus
Armidale Trimester 2 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) Howard Brasted (hbrasted@une.edu.au)
Unit Description

Before you study history, study the historian' (E H Carr) is a fundamental maxim of historical inquiry. This unit looks at the most important and influential historians from the time of Herodotus down to the present day. The unit emphasises the importance of the individual writer of history as a creator of knowledge about the past, and how the role of 'historian' has changed over time. The way in which an individual historian imagines and articulates the past is necessarily flavoured by their personal background and perspectives. The historian is also prejudiced by his/her political and cultural context, and the purposes for which a history is written. Students will analyse and compare the work of at least two historians in detail.
Materials Textbook information will be displayed approximately 8 weeks prior to the commencement of the teaching period. Please note that textbook requirements may vary from one teaching period to the next.
Disclaimer Unit information may be subject to change prior to commencement of the teaching period.
Assessment Assessment information will be published prior to commencement of the teaching period.
Learning Outcomes (LO) Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:
  1. understand and display detailed knowledge of the social, political and biographical background to certain key works of history;
  2. understand and display knowledge of the various historiographical and theoretical underpinnings of history as a discipline;
  3. understand the nature of historical debates and arguments, as represented in the keynote works of the discipline;
  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 taugh 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 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 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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