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HIST529 Australia and the World: An International History

Updated: 31 August 2012
Credit Points 6
Offering Not offered in 2013
Intensive School(s) None
Supervised Exam There is no UNE Supervised Examination.
Pre-requisites candidature in a postgraduate award
Co-requisites None
Restrictions HIST329 or HIST429 or HIST451
Notes None
Combined Units HIST329 - Australia and the World: An International History
Coordinator(s) Erin Ihde (eihde2@une.edu.au)
Unit Description

This unit explores the history of Australia's place in the world in the twentieth century, with an emphasis on changing relations with Great Britain, the United States of America and Asia. Particular attention is paid to foreign and defence policies, but these are placed in appropriate social, political, economic and cultural contexts, and related to larger shifts in Australian national identity. Assessment is by assignment work.
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 the changing place of Australia in the world, the shifting Australian identities that have been the corollary of such changes, and to appreciate the different modes of explanation that can be used to make these connections;
  2. appreciate major themes in the history of Australian foreign and defence policies over a century, including the relationship between foreign and defence policy;
  3. understand the main reasons for change and stability in Australian foreign and defence policies over a century;
  4. demonstrate an enhanced appreciation of the nature of debate and revisionism in modern historical studies;
  5. understand the major methods and concerns of international history as a field of study; and
  6. demonstrate a highly developed understanding of the role of primary sources in the writing of international history.

Graduate Attributes (GA)
Attribute Taught Assessed Practised
1 Knowledge of a Discipline
Knowledge of history at the postgraduate level is essential as this unit is taught on an external basis only by using the unit guide, which provides essential material for successful completion of the unit. It will be assessed through three written essays. 		True True
2 Communication Skills
Students will be taught communication skills through written and oral feedback on the essays for the unit. Students studying off campus will learn valuable communication skills through participation in online discussions (this will include debates and small group work). 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. 		True True
3 Global Perspectives
This unit has, at its heart, a global perspective. International history is necessarily a global exercise concerned with understanding cultural similarity and difference. It places Australian experience within an international context. 		True True
4 Information Literacy
Students are encouraged to develop research skills in collecting and evaluating data, including the skills to assess the utility of information, identify the most useful sources of information and critically examine those sources. 		True True
5 Life-Long Learning
Through completing the assessments, students will be provided with the necessary lifelong 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 will be assessed on their ability to conceptualise problems and formulate a range of solutions in both research and presentation. Collect, collate and analyse relevant information to assist problem solving. 		True True
7 Social Responsibility
Students will be taught about their professional responsibilities as a researcher to provide balanced and accurate research. In addition, students will be taught that they have a social responsibility to question and challenge some 'facts'. This will be taught and assessed through their responses to the essays and discussions in online postings. 		True True
8 Team Work
Students will practise working collaboratively and network will effectively to solve problems online, taking initiative and leading others in this environment. They will also negotiate and assert their own values and respect the values and contributions of others on the discussion board and in their own essays. 		True
   

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