Undergraduate MAQ-MHIX3000-2020

Making History

Previously MAQ-MHIX300-2020

Undertake a large-scale research project assessing views and definitions of history since the 19th century. Inspect modern historiographical techniques. Look at empiricism and post-modernism. Unpack the biography's role as a historical tool.

Duration

18 weeks

Study method

100% online

Available loans

HECS-HELP
FEE-HELP

Assessments

100% online

Prior study

Not required

Study terms

27 Jul 2020

This research-intensive university in north-western Sydney offers a range of undergraduate and postgraduate degrees. With over 30,000 current students, Macquarie has a strong reputation for welcoming international students and embracing flexible and convenient study options, including its partnership with Open Universities Australia.

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Subject details

What you'll learn

At the completion of this subject students will be able to:

Reflect on and articulate discipline specific skills and graduate capabilities and their potential application beyond university
Synthesise and integrate knowledge from multiple topic areas
Extend analytical and critical thinking
Understand what historical literacy is
Build and consolidate communication skills (written, oral and interpersonal)
Work independently and collaboratively (in virtual time and space) to solve, and find creative solutions, to problems.

Topics covered

- What is History and Does it Matter?
- What is Historical Knowledge
- Historical Literacy: Asking Questions
- Historical Literacy: Critical Thinking
- Historical Literacy: Historical Imagination
- Historical Literacy: Historical Judgement
- History and Policy
- Consuming History

Entry requirements

Equivalent subjects

You cannot enrol in this subject if you have successfully completed any of the following subject(s) because they are considered academically equivalent:

MAQ-HST380
MAQ-MHIX300-Making History Work

Others

You should have studied some History/Politics at Level 1 & 2 before starting this subject. It is recommended you complete 1 other Level 3 History subject. This is a capstone subject & must be the last subject taken. 130cp at 1000 level or above or 20 cp in HIST or MHIS units or POL units at 2000 level including 10 cp in HIST or MHIS units.

Special requirements

OtherDetails -
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.

Description

This subject was previously known as MHIX300 Making History Work.

What is history and how do historians practice their craft? What is the history of history and does it inform issues and debates in contemporary society? What skills does it teach us? Through the prism of historical literacy this unit explores the meanings, structures, methodologies and interpretive frames of historical thinking as well as thinking through history consumption and the relationship between history and the public sphere. Drawing on knowledge and content from across the major students work individually and collectively on a set of big theoretical questions about history, historical practice and memory.

Assessments

Individual Topic Thesis (40%)
Individual online presentation (30%)
Written Reflection (20%)
Active Participation (10%)

Textbooks

Current study term (26 Jul 20 to 27 Nov 20)

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Related degrees

Undergraduate MAQ-ART-DEG-2020

Bachelor of Arts

9 available majors

Major in English
Major in Ancient History
Major in Modern History
Major in Philosophy
Major in Politics
Major in Sociology
Major in Creative Writing
Major in Indigenous Studies
Major in International Relations