Pre-requisites

HS501 - Early Twentieth Century History: From Chronicling to Understanding

Co-requisites

None.

Learning Outcomes

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

• Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of events and personalities that influenced a fast changing world since 1945

• Analyse key historical events and forces that have shaped the contemporary world

• Utilise data from selected primary and secondary sources in explaining major historical events since 1945.

• Present analytical evidence-based perspectives on world history since 1945

Unit Description

This unit will explore key political, economic and social developments since 1945. Drawing on a range of methodologies of historiography, it will provide students with an historical framework and conceptual tools to more fully understand the world they live in.

Topics

• Total history and its methodologies
• The nature and consequences of the Cold War
• Decolonisation: European, Asian, other
• The Cold War, 1945-1991
• Islamic resurgence in the late 20th century and beyond
• Changing international power relationships in the early 21st century
• 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

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.