Pre-requisites

None.

Co-requisites

None.

Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, the student will be able to:

• Identify and describe key historical events and forces that have shaped the contemporary world.

• Analyse and evaluate the significance of key historical events since 1945

• Identify and analyse different historical perspectives on world events since 1945

• Use both primary and secondary sources in explaining major historical events since 1945.

Unit Description

This unit will explore key political, economic and social developments since 1945. It will provide students with an historical framework and conceptual tools to more fully understand the world they live in.

Topics

• The nature and consequences of the Cold War
• Decolonisation
• The end of the Cold War
• Changing international power relationships in the last 20 years
• The emergence of the new economic Asian super powers

Teaching Strategies

Teaching strategies include some or all of the following: lectures, tutorials and workshops, all of which include the use of digital technologies; online interactions e.g. forums, message boards; web-based research; group work; class discussions; excursions; and guest presenters.

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Unit offerings

Face to face: Semester 2, 2025 and Semester 2, 2026 (Every Year, Semester 2)

Please note

The Unit Offerings listed above are a guide only and the timetable for any year is the final authority. The College may vary offerings based on demand, regulatory requirements, continual improvement processes or other conditions.

This unit may be available in different modes of delivery i.e. online and face-to-face as listed above. The unit content will not differ between these modes of delivery. There will possibly be a difference in the schedule and/or the prescribed assessment tasks, however both will cover and assess the same content.