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2022 unit information
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Last updated: 4 March 2022
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AIH109, AIH208, AIH408
Students will on average spend 150-hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit.
1 x 1-hour class per week (recordings provided),
1 x 1-hour seminar per week
1 x 1-hour online seminar per week
*CBD refers to the National Indigenous Knowledges, Education, Research and Innovation (NIKERI) Institute; Community Based Delivery
From the Second World War to the financial crisis, Arab Spring and Fukushima earthquake of 2011, this unit will reveal the interconnectedness and unevenness of globalisation, the rise of new nations and social movements, including environmentalism and feminism, and the International and domestic ramifications of the Cold War. The unit also explores population growth and movements and their impact on land, sea and climate.
Demonstrate an understanding of modern world history between the Second World War and the early 21st century
GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
Critically analyse and use primary source documents in the writing of history
GLO5: Problem solving
Develop skills in the research and writing of history as a self-managed learner
GLO2: Communication
GLO4: Critical thinking
GLO6: Self-management
Become more critically aware and question the assumptions and knowledge you bring to the study of late twentieth century history.
GLO8: Global citizenship
Understand the profound legacies of the political, social and cultural upheavals of the past few decades for the world's contemporary global challenges
These Unit Learning Outcomes are applicable for all teaching periods throughout the year
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.
The texts and reading list for the unit can be found on the University Library via the link below: AIH108 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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