AIH238 - Australia in the Age of Total War 1914-1945
Unit details
| Year | 2025 unit information |
|---|---|
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne), Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Online |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Unit Chair: | Trimester 1: Bart Ziino |
| Prerequisite: | Nil |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - on-campus unit enrolment: | 1 x 1-hour on-campus lecture per week 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. |
Content
This unit examines critically several themes about the role that Australia played in the two world wars and the impact of those wars on Australian society. The themes to be studied include:
- the debate over fighting 'other peoples' wars'
- the methods by which different wars were fought
- the soldiers' experience of war and return
- conscription, conscientious objection and popular opposition
- dissent in wartime
- gender and war
- aftermath of wars, including repatriation, broken bodies, broken minds, grief and loss
- citizenship issues and war, including internment of aliens
- the impact of war on the Australian state, national policies and the economy
- the representing of Australia's wars, including film
- comparisons with the war experiences of other nations and the ANZAC legend
- memory of war
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 | Demonstrate an understanding of the history of Australia's involvement in the two World Wars | GLO1 Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO2 | Critically analyse and use primary source documents in the writing of history | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO5: Problem solving |
| ULO3 | Develop high-level skills in the research and writing of history as a self-managed learner | GLO2: Communication GLO4: Critical thinking GLO6: Self-management |
| ULO4 | Become more critically aware of and question the assumptions and knowledge that you bring to the study of Australia's war history | GLO5: Problem solving GLO8: Global citizenship |
| ULO5 | Understand the history of different cultures and nations involved the two World Wars | GLO8: Global citizenship |
Assessment
| Assessment Description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assessment 1: Class/Online Exercises (Weekly Questions) | 1200 words or equivalent | 30% | Ongoing |
| Assessment 2: Research Essay proposal | 800 words or equivalent | 20% | Week 5 |
| Assessment 3: Research essay | 2000 words or equivalent | 50% | 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
The texts and reading list for AIH238 can be found via the University Library.
Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.
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