Empire of Liberty? Britain and the Globalisation of the World

About this subject

• What you'll learn

  On successful completion of this subject, you will be able to:

  1. Understand and explain some chief threads of British imperial activity during the eighteenth, nineteenth, and twentieth centuries.
  2. Understand and evaluate the ways in which the British Empire since 1688 has served as a globalising carrier of modernity.
  3. Produce written work on multiple aspects of British imperial activity and impact based on primary- and secondary-source research.
  4. Synthesize your understandings and analysis into clear, specific arguments presented in cogent writing with appropriate references.
  5. Engage with staff and other students in classroom discussions and present your ideas and opinions orally.

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• About Macquarie University

Entry requirements

Others

Pre-requisite 40cp at 1000 level or above OR (10cp in HIST or MHIS or POL or POIR or MHIX or POIX units)
NCCW (2020 and onwards)
MHIS2017 Empire of Liberty? Britain and the Globalization of the World

Additional requirements

• Other requirements -

  Students who have an Academic Standing of Suspension or Exclusion under Macquarie University's Academic Progression Policy are not permitted to enrol in OUA units offered by Macquarie University. Students with an Academic Standing of Suspension or Exclusion who have enrolled in units through OUA will be withdrawn.

Study load

0.125 EFTSL

This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.

Equivalent full time study load (EFTSL) is one way to calculate your study load. One (1.0) EFTSL is equivalent to a full-time study load for one year.

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