AIH108 - The Modern World: Globalisation and Fragmentation, the 1940s to the 21st Century
| Year: | 2027 unit information |
|---|---|
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 2: Burwood (Melbourne), Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Online, Community Based Delivery (CBD)* |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Prerequisite: | Nil |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | AIH109, AIH208, AIH408 |
| Study commitment: | Students will on average spend 150-hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. |
| Scheduled learning activities - campus: | 1 x 1-hour on-campus lecture per week (recordings provided), 1 x 1-hour on-campus seminar per week |
| Scheduled learning activities - online: | 1 x 1-hour online lecture per week (recordings provided), 1 x 1-hour online seminar per week |
Content
The world after World War II became more connected than ever before, but inequalities and division persist. This unit explores the major forces that shaped the modern world from the 1940s to the twenty-first century, with attention to how people experienced, drove or resisted global change. Students will examine the dropping of atomic bombs in 1945; decolonisation and the creation of new nations; the Cold War and its legacies; migration and population growth; environmental change; and the rise of social movements including feminism, civil rights and environmentalism. The unit also considers how events such as the Arab Spring, Occupy Wall Street and the Fukushima disaster revealed globalisation's possibilities and limits. Designed for first-year students and open to all, the unit introduces key historical skills while asking how global change affected lives, communities and environments.
Unit fee information
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