Faculty of Education and Arts

School: Communications and Arts

This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.

  • Unit Title

    World History
  • Unit Code

    HIS1105
  • Year

    2015
  • Enrolment Period

    1
  • Version

    1
  • Credit Points

    15
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
    Online

Description

This unit takes the perspective of macro-history to view the development of human beings and societies in relation to their environment (the planet Earth and other life-forms) and to time (scales of past and present). The purpose is to provide a framework, a coherent vision of the past and the spaces that humans inhabit and shape, in order to contextualise the varied micro-histories more often studied in the increasingly specialised academic disciplines. Particular attention will be given to the theory of history, with critical analysis applied to models of progress and decay.

Equivalent Rule

Unit was previously coded HIS4105

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Articulate theories of history and the development of human societies.
  2. Discuss selected themes in world history.
  3. Evidence knowledge of world cultures and chronologies from the perspective of macro-history.
  4. Provide a context for the study of micro-histories.

Unit Content

  1. A macro-history of world societies.
  2. An overview of the origins and spread of human beings and their cultures in the context of biological evolution, times and space.
  3. Religio-cultural narrative of human origins, development and purpose.
  4. Thematic and comparative approach to world history.
  5. Theories of history and an introduction to historical method.

Additional Learning Experience Information

Lectures and tutorials.

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
Tutorial PresentationPresentation50%
ExaminationExamination50%
ONLINE
TypeDescriptionValue
Tutorial PresentationPresentation50%
ExaminationExamination50%

Text References

  • ^ Diamond, J. (1998). Guns, germs and steel: A short history of everybody for the last 13,000 years. London: Vintage.
  • Reilly, K. (2004). Worlds of history: A comparative reader. Vols 1 & 2. Boston: Bedford/St Martin's.

Journal References

  • The Journal of World History

^ Mandatory reference


Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

Academic Misconduct

Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:

  • plagiarism;
  • unauthorised collaboration;
  • cheating in examinations;
  • theft of other students' work;

Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.

The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.

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Faculty of Education and Arts

School: Communications and Arts

This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.

  • Unit Title

    World History
  • Unit Code

    HIS1105
  • Year

    2015
  • Enrolment Period

    2
  • Version

    1
  • Credit Points

    15
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
    Online

Description

This unit takes the perspective of macro-history to view the development of human beings and societies in relation to their environment (the planet Earth and other life-forms) and to time (scales of past and present). The purpose is to provide a framework, a coherent vision of the past and the spaces that humans inhabit and shape, in order to contextualise the varied micro-histories more often studied in the increasingly specialised academic disciplines. Particular attention will be given to the theory of history, with critical analysis applied to models of progress and decay.

Equivalent Rule

Unit was previously coded HIS4105

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Articulate theories of history and the development of human societies.
  2. Discuss selected themes in world history.
  3. Evidence knowledge of world cultures and chronologies from the perspective of macro-history.
  4. Provide a context for the study of micro-histories.

Unit Content

  1. A macro-history of world societies.
  2. An overview of the origins and spread of human beings and their cultures in the context of biological evolution, times and space.
  3. Religio-cultural narrative of human origins, development and purpose.
  4. Thematic and comparative approach to world history.
  5. Theories of history and an introduction to historical method.

Additional Learning Experience Information

Lectures and tutorials.

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
Tutorial PresentationPresentation50%
ExaminationExamination50%
ONLINE
TypeDescriptionValue
Tutorial PresentationPresentation50%
ExaminationExamination50%

Text References

  • ^ Diamond, J. (1998). Guns, germs and steel: A short history of everybody for the last 13,000 years. London: Vintage.
  • Reilly, K. (2004). Worlds of history: A comparative reader. Vols 1 & 2. Boston: Bedford/St Martin's.

Journal References

  • The Journal of World History

^ Mandatory reference


Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

Academic Misconduct

Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:

  • plagiarism;
  • unauthorised collaboration;
  • cheating in examinations;
  • theft of other students' work;

Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.

The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.

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