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Bachelor of ArtsMajorYear: 2020
History
Contact information
Coordinator
Professor Andy May
Email: a.may@unimelb.edu.au
Currently enrolled students:
Future students:
Overview
The History curriculum offers students the opportunity to understand the worlds of the past, to reflect on the making of the present, and to develop the capacities to locate information, analyse evidence, think critically, and communicate effectively. The discipline offers both great range and detailed attention to particular places, times, and themes. Courses extend from the medieval world and the great empires to our most immediate past; all offerings reflect the latest developments in historical research and vocational practice.
Intended learning outcomes
On successful completion of this major, students will be able to
- demonstrate a detailed knowledge of several periods or cultures of the past;
- locate, identify, analyse and contextualise materials that provide insight into the past;
- display a critical understanding of a variety of conceptual approaches, both national and international, to interpreting the past;
- understand the development of the discipline of History, its past and present;
- understand how historians relate and respond to their social, cultural and political environments;
- demonstrate the ability to research on a defined topic according to the methodological and ethical conventions of the discipline;
- engage with, and respond to, divergent historical interpretations using critical thinking skills, including through student-centred group work;
- demonstrate a high level of clarity and fluency in communication and collaboration, including oral and written presentation of evidence-based narratives and effective work in small groups;
- reflect critically on the knowledge and skills developed in the study of history, and on how these might be applied to scholarship, employment and citizenship.
Last updated: 18 December 2020
Structure
100 credit points
MAJOR
A major in History consists of eight x 12.5-point subjects:
Level 1
Two subjects / 25 points
- One level 1 History subject;
- One Arts Foundation Subject (this can count towards major credit points for a single major) or;
- One additional level 1 History subject (for a double major). See Arts Foundation Structure page for further information.
Level 2
Three subjects / 37.5 points
- Three level 2 History subjects
Level 3
Three subjects / 37.5 points
- Compulsory capstone subject HIST30060 Making History and
- Two level 3 History subjects.
Total 100 points
Note: Level 1 subjects must be successfully completed before progressing to level 2 subjects; level 2 subjects must be successfully completed before progressing to level 3 subjects. Only students completing a major in History can enrol in the capstone subject.
Refer to the Bachelor of Arts Handbook page for further information
Minor
The BA minor comprises six subjects from the lists below:
Level 1
- One Arts Foundation Subject
- One level 1 History subject
Level 2
- 25 points of level 2 subjects
Level 3
- 25 points of level 3 subjects
Total 75 points
Subject Options
Level 1 Subjects
One Arts Foundation Subject and one of the following:
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
HIST10012 | The World Since World War II | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
HIST10015 | Dictators & Democrats: The Modern World | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
HIST10016 | Europe: From Black Death to New Worlds | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
HIST10017 | Cleopatra to Clinton: Women & Leadership | Not available in 2020 | 12.5 |
Level 2 Subjects
37.5 points of the following:
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
HIST20059 | American History: Revolution to WWII | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
HIST20060 | Total War: World War II | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
HIST20065 | Rebels and Revolutionaries | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
HIST20072 | Pirates and their Enemies | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
HIST20069 | Modern European History 1789 to 1914 | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
HIST20077 | Britain in the Wider World 1603-1815 | No longer available | |
HIST20013 | The Holocaust & Genocide | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
HIST20010 | The First Centuries of Islam | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
HIST20068 | The French Revolution | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
HIST20034 | Modern Southeast Asia | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
HIST20070 | Australia in the World | Not available in 2020 | 12.5 |
HIST20071 | American History from JFK to Trump | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
HIST20078 | Crisis Continent: Europe's 20th Century | Not available in 2020 | 12.5 |
HIST20052 | Venice and Cultures of Consumption | Not available in 2020 | 12.5 |
HIST20075 | Migrant Nation: History Culture Identity | Not available in 2020 | 12.5 |
HIST20080 | Witch-Hunting in European Societies | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
HIST20081 | Reacting to the Past | Not available in 2020 | 12.5 |
HIST20082 | The Great War 1914 to 1918 | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
HIST20084 | Red Empire: The Soviet Union and After | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
HIST20085 | The History of Children and Youth | Not available in 2020 | 12.5 |
HIST20086 | Modern China in Global History 1949-1999 | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
HIST20087 | City Visions: Melbourne Intensive | Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Level 3 Subjects
25 points of the following as well as the compulsory capstone subject below:
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
HIST30004 | A History of Sexualities | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
HIST30015 | The Modern Middle East | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
HIST30066 | Cold War Cultures in Asia | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
HIST30064 | Controversies in Australian History | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
HIST30065 | USA and the World | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
HPSC30034 | Magic, Reason, New Worlds, 1450-1750 | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
HIST30006 | The Renaissance in Italy | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
HIST30010 | Hitler's Germany and Fascism | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
HIST30059 | Race in America | Not available in 2020 | 12.5 |
HIST30068 | A History of Violence | Not available in 2020 | 12.5 |
HIST30051 | Venice and Cultures of Consumption | Not available in 2020 | 12.5 |
HIST30073 | Crime, Punishment and Media 1500 - 1800 | Not available in 2020 | 12.5 |
HIST30074 | Global Histories of Indigenous Activism | Not available in 2020 | 12.5 |
HIST30075 | Gender in History, 1800 to the Present | Not available in 2020 | 12.5 |
HIST30076 | Stalinism | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Level 3 Capstone Subject
The capstone is compulsory for students completing a major in History. The capstone in not available in the minor or as breadth studies.
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
HIST30060 | Making History | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Links
http://shaps.unimelb.edu.au/history
Last updated: 18 December 2020