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HIST324 Ashes to Ashes: Weimar and Nazi Germany, 1918-1945

Updated: 30 March 2011
Credit Points 6
Offering Not offered in 2012
Intensive School(s) None
Supervised Exam There is no UNE Supervised Examination.
Pre-requisites 12cp in ANCH or ASST or ECON (units with a 4 or 5 as second digit [denoting ECON HIST] only) or HIST or candidature in BIntSt and any 24cp or candidature in a postgraduate award or candidature in BCrim and CRIM101
Co-requisites None
Restrictions HIST224
Notes None
Combined Units None
Coordinator(s) Richard Scully (rscully@une.edu.au)
Unit Description

This unit focuses on the political and social history of Germany between 1918 and 1945. Significant historiographical issues will be explored. The first part concentrates on the nature of the Weimar Republic and its demise; the second part focuses on the rise of the Nazi Party and the nature, and eventual collapse of, the Third Reich. Topic areas include: Weimar culture and politics; the role of conservative antirepublican elites; economic crises; the failure of the political left; Nazi propaganda; the Nazi Volksgemeinschaft; the racial ideologies of the Nazi dictatorship; German foreign policy and war; and the genocides of 1941-1945.
Materials Text information will be published prior to commencement of the teaching period.
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. demonstrate and display detailed knowledge of key themes and turning points in the history of Germany between 1918 and 1945, in terms of political, social, cultural and economic history;
  2. display knowledge and understand key historiographical debates in the history of Germany, 1918-1945;
  3. interpret and understand a variety of documentary historical sources;
  4. identify, understand, engage with, and analyse an historical question;
  5. write and present well-constructed, properly-referenced history essays; and
  6. communicate effectively their understanding of various concepts in the study of modern European history, including power, nationalism, race, class and ethnicity.

Graduate Attributes (GA)
Attribute Taught Assessed Practised
1 Knowledge of a Discipline
Knowledge of the history discipline will be taught through lecture notes and essential readings. It will be assessed through all assessments. 		True True
2 Communication Skills
Students will be taught communication skills through written feedback on the essays. Students studying on campus will learn valuable communication skills through participation in tutorials while off-campus students will practise ther communication skills through the online discussion board. Students will be assessed on the style of writing, clarity of writing, expression and development of ideas, and referencing. 		True True True
3 Global Perspectives
Students will confront a different society with different values. 		True
4 Information Literacy
Students will be directed to relevant literature and taught how to assess its validity. Students will be assessed on their ability to identify and critically analyse the relevant literature. 		True True
5 Life-Long Learning
By completing the assessments, students will be provided with the necessary life-long skills to be able to research, write and discuss social 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 tutorial sessions and essay writing. The skills is both practised and assessed in essays. 		True True True
7 Social Responsibility
In history, students encounter the behaviour of humanity in a range of social, political and economic settings. Judgements are made about these behaviours and about their impact upon society. 		True
8 Team Work
Students will practise their teamwork skills by 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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