Australia and the World: An International History (HIST329)

Learning outcomes

Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:

1. demonstrate a broad and coherent knowledge of the changing place of Australia in the world, and the shifting Australian identities that have been the corollary of such changes;
2. demonstrate a firm grasp of the major themes in the history of Australian foreign and defence policies over a century;
3. analyse and evaluate the main reasons for change and stability in Australian foreign and defence policies over a century;
4. apply well developed cognitive and communication skills to evaluate and communicate the nature of debate and revisionism in modern historical studies;
5. apply an understanding of the role of primary sources in the writing of international history; and
6. present a clear, coherent and independent exposition of knowledge and ideas through structured prose.