AIH107 - The Modern World: Nations, Empires, Ideologies, 1860s to 1930s
Unit details
| Year | 2025 unit information |
|---|---|
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne), Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Online, Community Based Delivery (CBD)* |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Unit Chair: | Trimester 1: Carolyn Holbrook |
| Prerequisite: | Nil |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | AIH260, AIH360 |
| Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - on-campus unit enrolment: | 1 x 1-hour on-campus lecture per week (recordings provided), 1 x 1-hour on-campus seminar per week |
| Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - online unit enrolment: | 1 x 1-hour online lecture per week (recordings provided), 1 x 1-hour online seminar per week |
| Typical study commitment: | Students will on average spend 150-hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site. |
Note:*Community Based Delivery (CBD): only for students of the National Indigenous Knowledges, Education, Research and Innovation NIKERI Institute (located at the Waurn Ponds campus) | |
Content
This unit examines the major episodes, developments and figures of the period 1860s to 1930s in modern world history. At the same time, it is intended to introduce students to the study of history and the Deakin history major. While this is developed as a discrete unit, it is intended also to provide an introduction to the trimester two unit so that together, the trimester one and two of the first level will provide an extended analysis of the making of the modern world. In this unit, students will investigate the causes, nature and impact of the major changes that emerged after World War One.
Topics in this unit will include a study of the major economic changes and political structures that emerged including the height of imperialism and its connection to modern nation states, the importance of oil for consumer society and international relations, the contest between democracy, fascism and communism, the major events such as the Paris Peace Conference of 1919, the Great Depression and the Japanese invasion of China, and a selection of significant social and cultural developments which shaped everyday life in this period including the emergence of mass production, a consumer society, and technologically-based mass entertainment.
Learning Outcomes
| ULO | These are the Unit Learning Outcomes (ULOs) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: | Alignment to Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes (GLOs) |
|---|---|---|
| ULO1 | Analyse and apply evidence from the history of the world in a turbulent era from the 1860s to the 1930s | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO2 | Evaluate historical interpretations of specific events, ideologies and people from the 1860s to the 1930s | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO4: Critical thinking GLO2: Communication |
| ULO3 | Critically reflect on cultural and historical assumptions to formulate persuasive and logical arguments about change over time | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO4: Critical thinking GLO2: Communication GLO6: Self-management |
| ULO4 | Evaluate the profound legacies of modern history for the world's contemporary global challenges | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO8: Global citizenship |
Assessment
| Assessment Description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assessment 1: Seminar/Online Exercises | 1000 words or equivalent | 25% | Week 4 |
| Assessment 2: Essay | 1800 words or equivalent | 45% | Week 8 |
| Assessment 3: Take-home test | 1200 words or equivalent | 30% | Week 11 |
The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.
Learning resource
There is no prescribed text. Unit materials are provided via the unit site. This includes unit topic readings and references to further information.
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