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HIS1004 Global History, 1500-1900

Semester 2, 2023 Springfield On-campus
Units : 1
School or Department : School of Humanities & Communication
Grading basis : Graded
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Requisites

Enrolment is not permitted in HIS1004 if HIS2103 has been previously completed

Overview

Today’s world stems from developments that emerged over the phases of globalisation which began shifting dramatically from the fifteenth century onwards. This course focusses on the crucial context, content and significance of how the world’s peoples, cultures, communities and states became increasingly entangled between the age of the conquistador and that of global war. The course enables you to develop competence in research, analysis and critical and creative thinking by investigating the transformations that played out between regions within Asia, the Americas, Africa, Europe and Oceania. As a foundational survey course within the History major and minor, essential for Education students, and as an elective, this course will provide you with key knowledge and skills related to global history.

In this course you will engage with key developments in global history from 1492 to 1914. Guided by historical interpretations of the phases of globalisation and world-systems theory, you will investigate how the disproportionate status of power and wealth across the globe developed and probe `the West and the rest' thesis and explore the significance of cultural relativism. This history reveals a pattern of the rise and decline of empires, states and nations, inviting interpretations about the fluctuating pace of developments between China, the Ottomans and the West. There is a specific focus on the contributions of colonisation, African slavery, the Industrial Revolution and mass migrations to the making of the modern world. You will develop research, written and analytical skills to interpret historical case studies and narratives for their global significance in relation to the sub-themes of cultural exchange, political change, unfree labour, women's experiences, and industrialisation.

Course learning outcomes

On successful completion of this course students should be able to:

  1. identify and engage consistently with the essential terminology and conceptual and theoretical frameworks relevant to global history;
  2. articulate an informed and critical awareness of the broad parameters of the interactions between the major empires/states and colonies over specific eras in an effective manner;
  3. apply critical and creative thinking to the analysis of the main themes, events, places and people within a global-history context;
  4. apply research, analytical, written and documentation skills in line with History-discipline standards;
  5. demonstrate independent and collaborative work through reflection on both global themes and your learning process in on-campus, online or via other digital means with professional integrity and inclusivity.

Topics

Description Weighting(%)
1. The world in 1492: Phases of globalisation and world systems theory 12.00
2. Global interrelations, 1500-1600: European Renaissance and Reformation; Islamic ‘gunpowder’ empires; colonisation and the Atlantic slave trade; Asian empires, dynasties and feudal states 24.00
3. The West, 1600-1780: Western and Eastern European politics, the Enlightenment, independence movements in the Americas 24.00
4. The modernisation of the Western World, 1780-1848: Revolutions and wars of independence; nationalism and conflict; the Industrial Revolution; the rise of nationalism 16.00
5. The race for empire: Western imperialism in Africa and migrant settler societies; Western dominance and Middle Eastern and Asian responses; new world powers of Japan and the USA; the road to World War I 24.00

Text and materials required to be purchased or accessed

Stearns, PN, Gosch, SS, Grieshaber, EP and Scardino Belzer, A 2012, Documents in world history, 2, 6th edn, Pearson Education, New York.
Upshur, JHL, Terry J, Holoka, J, Goff, R, and Cassar, G 2005, World history since 1500: the age of global integration, 4th edn, West/Wadsworth, Belmont, CA.

Student workload expectations

To do well in this subject, students are expected to commit approximately 10 hours per week including class contact hours, independent study, and all assessment tasks. If you are undertaking additional activities, which may include placements and residential schools, the weekly workload hours may vary.

Assessment details

Approach Type Description Group
Assessment
Weighting (%) Course learning outcomes
Assignments Written Case ¾«¶«´«Ã½app No 15 1,2,3,4
Assignments Written Annotated bibliography No 20 4
Assignments Written Essay No 40 1,2,3,4
Assignments Written Journal Yes 25 2,3,4,5
Date printed 9 February 2024