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The Great War 1914 to 1918 (HIST20082)
Undergraduate level 2Points: 12.5Not available in 2023
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The Great War, the ‘seminal catastrophe of the twentieth century’, now lies more than a century behind us, but its aftershocks continue to reverberate down to the present. This subject aims to globalise the history of the war, as well as paying special attention to Australia’s war experience. Students will examine not just the military history of the war, but also its social, political, cultural and economic impact, and will consider the ways in which this experience transformed how we think about war, modernity, and life and death. Students will also have the opportunity to look at the war experience from a unique angle through working with soldiers’ and civilian diaries and letters from the University Archives.
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this subject students should be able to:
- Understand the analytical challenges in the interpretation of the origins, course, and outcome of the First World War
- Have acquired the ability to overcome some of these challenges by critical analysis of a variety of primary evidence available to the historian of the First World War
- Have learned to creatively and imaginatively use primary sources to build an argument about the First World War
- Situate their arguments within the larger historical debate on the origins, course, and outcome of the First World War.
Last updated: 19 March 2024
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
None
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
HIST10014 The Great War 1914 to 1918
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 19 March 2024
Assessment
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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A Document Analysis
| Week 5 | 25% |
A Podcast script
| Week 9 | 25% |
A Research Essay due in the first week of the end of semester examination period
| During the examination period | 50% |
Hurdle requirement: Students must attend a minimum of 75% of tutorials . All pieces of written work must be submitted to pass this subject. If they have not already done so, students must successfully complete the online 'Researching History' module in order to submit assignments and to pass this subject. | Throughout the teaching period | N/A |
Additional details
Note: Assessment submitted late without an approved extension will be penalised at 10% per day. After five days late assessment will not be marked. In-class tasks missed without approval will not be marked.
Last updated: 19 March 2024
Dates & times
Not available in 2023
Time commitment details
170 hours
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Last updated: 19 March 2024
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This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Major History - Breadth options
This subject is available as breadth in the following courses:
- Bachelor of Biomedicine
- Bachelor of Commerce
- Bachelor of Environments
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Acting)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Animation)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Dance)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Film and Television)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Music Theatre)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Production)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Screenwriting)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Theatre)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Visual Art)
- Bachelor of Music
- Bachelor of Science
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- Available through the Community Access Program
About the Community Access Program (CAP)
This subject is available through the Community Access Program (also called Single Subject Studies) which allows you to enrol in single subjects offered by the University of Melbourne, without the commitment required to complete a whole degree.
Entry requirements including prerequisites may apply. Please refer to the CAP applications page for further information.
- Available to Study Abroad and/or Study Exchange Students
This subject is available to students studying at the University from eligible overseas institutions on exchange and study abroad. Students are required to satisfy any listed requirements, such as pre- and co-requisites, for enrolment in the subject.
Last updated: 19 March 2024