HIST 1108 - Empires in World History
Career: | Undergraduate |
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Units: | 3 |
Term: | 4110 |
Campus: | North Terrace |
Contact: | Up to 3 hours per week |
Available for Study Abroad and Exchange: | Yes |
Available for Non-Award Study: | Yes |
Assessment: | Using Primary Sources 1 20%, Using Primary Sources 2 20%, Primary Sources for Empire 30%, Historical knowledge and understanding 30% |
Syllabus: |
From the beginning of recorded history to the twentieth century, the world has been shaped by the rise and fall of empires. They are our first attempt at a political unit larger than city or ethnic identity, and the concept has been remarkably resilient across the globe. This course explores how and why this idea of empire developed; how they were organised, how they were kept together, how rulers and ruled interacted, and how and why empires disintegrated. We will focus on a small number of world empires, beginning with two which have had an enduring cultural impact, that is, the empire of Alexander the Great and of Rome. We will then move to more recent empires from across the world. This is more than political history. We investigate the impact of empire on language, art, culture, religion, the economy, the environment and, of course, political ideas of identity. The course has three main objectives. Firstly, it provides an introduction to the study of history at university level. Students will receive training in the practice of history by learning how to interpret and use primary and secondary sources (in translation) and how to frame an evidence-based historical argument. Secondly, the course furnishes students with an overview of the 'big picture' of world history across the last 2,500 years. Students will acquire essential contextual knowledge which will enrich their understanding of almost any subsequent course they take in history, classical studies or the humanities. Thirdly, the course introduces students to civilisations that are quite different and in some ways alien to our own, and yet which in many ways are similar. In our interconnected world, an understanding of the historical roots of different cultures is a prerequisite for global citizenship. |
Course Fees
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EFTSL | |||
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0.125 |
Course Outline
A Course Outline which includes Learning Outcomes, Learning Resources, Learning & Teaching for this course may be accessed here
Critical Dates
Term | Last Day to Add Online | Census Date | Last Day to WNF | Last Day to WF |
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4110 | Mon 15/03/2021 | Thu 25/03/2021 | Fri 07/05/2021 | Fri 11/06/2021 |
Class Details
Enrolment Class: Lecture | |||||||
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Class Nbr | Section | Size | Available | Dates | Days | Time | Location |
18713 | LEC0 | 350 | 42 | 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 |
14049 | TU12 | 25 | 8 | 4 Mar - 8 Apr | Thursday | 11am - 12pm | MyUni, OL, Online Class |
29 Apr - 3 Jun | Thursday | 11am - 12pm | MyUni, OL, Online Class | ||||
14050 | TU11 | 30 | 3 | 4 Mar - 8 Apr | Thursday | 12pm - 1pm | MyUni, OL, Online Class |
29 Apr - 3 Jun | Thursday | 12pm - 1pm | MyUni, OL, Online Class | ||||
14051 | TU10 | 26 | 1 | 2 Mar - 6 Apr | Tuesday | 4pm - 5pm | Lower Napier, LG15, Teaching Room |
27 Apr - 1 Jun | Tuesday | 4pm - 5pm | Lower Napier, LG15, Teaching Room | ||||
14052 | TU09 | 30 | 2 | 3 Mar - 7 Apr | Wednesday | 9am - 10am | Napier, 208, Lecture Theatre |
28 Apr - 2 Jun | Wednesday | 9am - 10am | Napier, 208, Lecture Theatre | ||||
14053 | TU08 | 25 | 2 | 3 Mar - 7 Apr | Wednesday | 12pm - 1pm | Engineering & Mathematics, EMG07, Teaching Room |
28 Apr - 2 Jun | Wednesday | 12pm - 1pm | Engineering & Mathematics, EMG07, Teaching Room | ||||
14054 | TU07 | 30 | 4 | 2 Mar - 6 Apr | Tuesday | 12pm - 1pm | MyUni, OL, Online Class |
27 Apr - 1 Jun | Tuesday | 12pm - 1pm | MyUni, OL, Online Class | ||||
14055 | TU06 | 30 | 7 | 2 Mar - 6 Apr | Tuesday | 11am - 12pm | MyUni, OL, Online Class |
27 Apr - 1 Jun | Tuesday | 11am - 12pm | MyUni, OL, Online Class | ||||
14056 | TU05 | 30 | 1 | 2 Mar - 6 Apr | Tuesday | 9am - 10am | Lower Napier, LG28, Lecture Theatre |
27 Apr - 1 Jun | Tuesday | 9am - 10am | Lower Napier, LG28, Lecture Theatre | ||||
14057 | TU04 | 30 | FULL | 2 Mar - 6 Apr | Tuesday | 3pm - 4pm | Napier, 209, Lecture Theatre |
27 Apr - 1 Jun | Tuesday | 3pm - 4pm | Napier, 209, Lecture Theatre | ||||
14058 | TU03 | 30 | 5 | 4 Mar - 8 Apr | Thursday | 4pm - 5pm | MyUni, OL, Online Class |
29 Apr - 3 Jun | Thursday | 4pm - 5pm | MyUni, OL, Online Class | ||||
14059 | TU02 | 30 | 2 | 3 Mar - 7 Apr | Wednesday | 10am - 11am | Lower Napier, LG28, Lecture Theatre |
28 Apr - 2 Jun | Wednesday | 10am - 11am | Lower Napier, LG28, Lecture Theatre | ||||
14060 | TU01 | 30 | 3 | 4 Mar - 8 Apr | Thursday | 3pm - 4pm | Napier, 209, Lecture Theatre |
29 Apr - 3 Jun | Thursday | 3pm - 4pm | Napier, 209, Lecture Theatre |