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 functional knowledge and understanding of struggles for human rights and human well-being

• Explain the major phases and developments in the struggles for human rights

• Evaluate the contribution of selected people to the struggle for liberty and equality

• Synthesise data from selected primary and secondary sources to formulate critical historical viewpoints on significant social movements and the role of key individuals within those movements

• Critically analyse the forces resistant to the struggle for liberty and equality and explain the reasons for their persistence

• Present critical evidence-based perspectives and justify a well-reasoned and coherent argument and analysis, both written and oral

Unit Description

Students will examine the ideological foundations and historical impact of social movements and key individuals in the struggle for human rights and human well-being.

Topics

• Survey of slavery, ancient and modern
• The British anti-slavery movement, 1787-1833
• First-wave feminism and the movement for women’s suffrage in the late 19th and early 20th centuries
• The civil rights movement in the U.S.A.
• The struggle against apartheid in South Africa, 1950-1994

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 eg forums, message boards; web-based research; group work; class discussions; excursions; and guest presenters.

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Unit offerings

Independent/Flexible: Semester 1, 2025 and Semester 1, 2026 (Every Year, Semester 1)

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.