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HIST 1109 - Revolutions that Changed the World

Career: Undergraduate
Units: 3
Term: 4120
Campus: North Terrace
Contact: 3 hours per week
Available for Study Abroad and Exchange: Yes
Available for Non-Award Study: Yes
Assessment: Using Secondary Sources 1 20%, Using Secondary Sources 2 20%, Group Activity 30%, Historical Knowledge and Understanding 30%.
Syllabus:

This course will look at some of the great 'turning points' of history that have shaped the world in which we live. This might include the Renaissance and Reformation of the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, the 'Scientific Revolution' of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, the Industrial Revolution of the nineteenth century, the 'Sexual Revolution' of the twentieth century, as well as great political revolutions such as the American, French, Russian and Chinese. Students will actively engage with the central question of why human history in the last 500 years has witnessed periods of profound transformation. Were they driven primarily by technological and economic developments, or were new ideas and philosophies the most important agents of rapid historical change? What role was played in these transformations by individuals and by governments? What exactly do we mean by the term 'revolution', and how legitimately can the word be applied to the events that we cover in this course? This course has three main objectives. Firstly, it will ask students to engage with some of most important debates about the factors that led to rapid historical change. Secondly, the course furnishes students with an overview of the 'big picture' of world history across the last 500 years. Students will acquire essential contextual knowledge which will enrich their understanding of almost any subsequent course they take in history or the humanities. Thirdly, the course will facilitate students' understanding of the world in which they live by exploring some of the key developments that have shaped our common history. The course allows for insights into our own rapidly changing era by exploring other revolutionary episodes in our past. Note: this course is very different from the 'revolutions' component of SACE.

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0.125
          
  


Course Outline

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Critical Dates

Term Last Day to Add Online Census Date Last Day to WNF Last Day to WF
4120 Mon 09/08/2021 Wed 18/08/2021 Fri 17/09/2021 Fri 29/10/2021


Class Details

Enrolment Class: Lecture
Class Nbr Section Size Available Dates Days Time Location
28703 LEC0 287 18 This class does not have any timetabled face-to-face sessions. Please check MyUni or contact your Course Coordinator for details.
Note: This lecture is pre-recorded and can be viewed any time after publication in MyUni. Please refer to MyUni for details once enrolled.
Related Class: Tutorial
Class Nbr Section Size Available Dates Days Time Location
24068 TU26 28 2 3 Aug - 14 Sep Tuesday 2pm - 3pm Lower Napier, LG15, Teaching Room
5 Oct - 19 Oct Tuesday 2pm - 3pm Lower Napier, LG15, Teaching Room
24073 TU21 30 2 4 Aug - 15 Sep Wednesday 12pm - 1pm Napier, 108, Teaching Room
6 Oct - 20 Oct Wednesday 12pm - 1pm Napier, 108, Teaching Room
24076 TU18 30 FULL 3 Aug - 14 Sep Tuesday 10am - 11am Napier, 108, Teaching Room
5 Oct - 19 Oct Tuesday 10am - 11am Napier, 108, Teaching Room
24077 TU17 25 1 4 Aug - 15 Sep Wednesday 2pm - 3pm MyUni, OL, Online Class
6 Oct - 20 Oct Wednesday 2pm - 3pm MyUni, OL, Online Class
24079 TU15 30 2 2 Aug - 13 Sep Monday 11am - 12pm Napier, 205, Teaching Room
4 Oct - 18 Oct Monday 11am - 12pm Napier, 205, Teaching Room
24088 TU06 30 1 5 Aug - 16 Sep Thursday 1pm - 2pm Napier, 108, Teaching Room
7 Oct - 21 Oct Thursday 1pm - 2pm Napier, 108, Teaching Room
24090 TU04 25 2 2 Aug - 13 Sep Monday 9am - 10am MyUni, OL, Online Class
4 Oct - 18 Oct Monday 9am - 10am MyUni, OL, Online Class
24091 TU03 30 3 3 Aug - 14 Sep Tuesday 11am - 12pm Napier, 108, Teaching Room
5 Oct - 19 Oct Tuesday 11am - 12pm Napier, 108, Teaching Room
24092 TU02 28 3 3 Aug - 14 Sep Tuesday 9am - 10am Lower Napier, LG15, Teaching Room
5 Oct - 19 Oct Tuesday 9am - 10am Lower Napier, LG15, Teaching Room
24093 TU01 30 1 6 Aug - 17 Sep Friday 2pm - 3pm Napier, 108, Teaching Room
8 Oct - 22 Oct Friday 2pm - 3pm Napier, 108, Teaching Room