The Historian
UndergraduateUNE-HINQ1012025
Enrolments for this course are closed, but you may have other options to start studying now. Book a consultation to learn more.
- Study method
- 100% online
- Assessments
- 100% online
- Entry requirements
- Part of a degree
- Duration
- 16 weeks
- Start dates
- 23 June 2025
- Loan available
- FEE-HELP available
The Historian
About this subject
Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:
- understand and display detailed knowledge of the social, political and biographical background to certain key works of history;
- understand and display knowledge of the various historiographical and theoretical underpinnings of history as a discipline;
- understand and interpret a variety of key historical works;
- write and present well-constructed, properly-referenced historical prose;
- reflect upon one's own understanding and engagement with the nature of historical knowledge; and
- conduct research appropriate to studying history at the first-year tertiary level.
- Topics will be available to enrolled students in the subjects Learning Management System site approximately one week prior to the commencement of the teaching period.
What constitutes an historical work and makes someone a historian? Behind every work of history there is a person with a determined interest and motivation in presenting and interpreting a historical account of the past. As E. H. Carr argued in 'What is History (1961)', study the historian and the societies they have come from, before studying the histories they have produced. In this subject you will tackle these and other questions about the discipline of historical inquiry. By exploring the changing nature of history and the work of selected historians, you will uncover the different ways in which they have approached the task of writing history, and the various formats they have used in presenting it. The subject also develops your critical understanding of historians, and the societal and cultural changes that underpin their work.
Assessment 1 Online Quiz: 300 words. Relates to Learning Outcomes 1-2,4;
Assessment 2 Online Quiz: 500 words. Relates to Learning Outcomes 1-2,4;
Assessment 3 Online Quiz: 700 words. Relates to Learning Outcomes 1-2,4;
Assessment 4 Essay: 2000 words. Relates to Learning Outcomes 1-6.- Online Quiz (15%)
- Essay (50%)
- Online Quiz (15%)
- Online Quiz (20%)
For textbook details check your university's handbook, website or learning management system (LMS).
The University of New England is the only Australian public university to be awarded the maximum 5 stars for Overall Experience by the Good Universities Guide, 13 years in a row. UNE has delivered distance education since 1955—that’s longer than any other Australian university. Perhaps that’s why students continue to rate UNE so highly for student satisfaction and teaching quality. With over 170 degrees offered online, and more than 22,000 students, UNE is an expert in online education.
Learn more about UNE.
Explore UNE courses.
- QS World University Ranking 2025, within Australia:
- 36
Entry requirements
Part of a degree
To enrol in this subject you must be accepted into one of the following degrees:
Elective
- UNE-ART-DIP-2025 - Diploma in Arts
Others
Candidature in Diploma in Arts
Additional requirements
- Equipment requirements - Headphones or speakers (required to listen to lectures and other media). Headset, including microphone (highly recommended). Webcam (may be required for participation in virtual classrooms and/or media presentations).
- Software requirements - It is essential for students to have reliable internet access in order to participate in and complete your units, regardless of whether they contain an on campus attendance or intensive school component. For additional information please visit UNE Hardware Requirements: https://www.une.edu.au/current-students/support/it-services/hardware
- Other requirements -
Textbook requirements:
Textbook information is not available until approximately 8 weeks prior to the commencement of the Teaching period.
Students are expected to purchase prescribed material.
Textbook requirements may vary from one teaching period to the next.
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.
Find out more information on Commonwealth Loans to understand what this means to your eligibility for financial support.
Related degrees
Once you’ve completed this subject it can be credited towards one of the following courses
UndergraduateUNE-ART-DIP