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2025 unit information
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1 x 1-hour on-campus lecture per week
1 x 1-hour on-campus seminar per week
1 x 1-hour online lecture per week (recordings provided),
1 x 1-hour online seminar per week
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.
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:
Alignment to Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes (GLOs)
Demonstrate an understanding of the history of Australia's involvement in the two World Wars
Critically analyse and use primary source documents in the writing of history
GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO5: Problem solving
Develop high-level 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 of and question the assumptions and knowledge that you bring to the study of Australia's war history
GLO8: Global citizenship
Understand the history of different cultures and nations involved the two World Wars
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 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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