Undergraduate TAS-HTA206-2022

Australian History in a Global Context

Duration

14 weeks

Study method

100% Online

Available loans

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Assessments

100% online

Prior study

Not required

Australia’s fourth oldest university, the University of Tasmania, is highly regarded internationally for teaching and academic excellence. The university offers more than 100 undergraduate degrees and more than 50 postgraduate programs across a range of disciplines. The university offers students a diverse range of opportunities, the chance to learn from leading experts, and excellent preparation for their future careers.

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2022

Subject details

What you'll learn

Upon completion of this subject, the student should be able to:

Engage with key factors that have shaped Australia within a global context;
Analyse Australian historical events to identify key elements that have shaped our place in the world
Construct and communicate evidence-based arguments to demonstrate an understanding of historical events and debates

Topics covered

- Introduction
- Pre-contact societies
- Colonialism & unfree labour
- Frontier wars
- Mass migration
- Darwinists and dying races
- Citizenship, gender, and the family
- The rise of Australian democracy
- Eugenics & the Stolen Generations
- Foreign wars
- Infrastructure
- Multiculturalism
- Urban and youth cultures

Entry requirements

Others

25 points at introductory level in any discipline in any faculty

Additional requirements

No additional requirements

Description

In this subject we explore the multitude of forces that have shaped the continent’s history from ancient times through to the present. We consider the extent to which Australia, and particularly Tasmania, has been moulded by factors such as violence, the rise of democratic government, the economics of empire, and cultural influences from the east and west as well as our Indigenous heritage. By learning how to unravel these threads through using traditional and digital tools and historical analysis, this subject will equip you to understand the shared and unique elements that have shaped Australia within the global context.

Assessments

Weekly online quizzes (25%)
Flash history reflection (35%)
Essay (40%)

Textbooks