Major - Modern History
Western Sydney University
Major
Code:
M1118.1
Related Courses
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1652.7
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Bachelor of Arts (Pathway to Teaching Secondary)
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1652.8
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Bachelor of Arts (Pathway to Teaching Secondary)
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1823.2
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Bachelor of Arts (Pathway to Teaching Secondary) Dean's Scholars
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1823.3
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Bachelor of Arts (Pathway to Teaching Secondary) Dean's Scholars
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1823.4
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Bachelor of Arts (Pathway to Teaching Secondary) Dean's Scholars
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6021.1
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Diploma in Arts/Bachelor of Arts (Pathway to Teaching Secondary)
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6021.2
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Diploma in Arts/Bachelor of Arts (Pathway to Teaching Secondary)
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6021.3
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Diploma in Arts/Bachelor of Arts (Pathway to Teaching Secondary)
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Available to students in other Western Sydney University Courses :
YES, if the specialisation is available on your Home campus. Please ensure your course structure allows space for enrolment in the units in this unit set. Students must also meet any pre-requisite requirements. Consult your Course Advisor for further advice.
Modern History includes the studies of societies, states and cultures since the Middle Ages and equivalent periods elsewhere. It provides important insights into the nature of the modern world, and into the origins of the features of modern life we now think of as ‘global’. Modern History is an important teaching area for students heading into for Secondary Teaching: the purpose of this major is to group together all of the units which count as Modern History for the purposes of the Master of Teaching program and the Institute of Teaching. Successful completion of the Modern History major will count as a first teaching area for Secondary Teaching. Note that there is a wider list of history units available in the History and Political Thought major.
Major
Structure
Students must complete 80 credit points as follows
Students must complete the following compulsory units
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102768
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When Worlds Collide: European Empires and the World, c.1600-1950
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102000
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Modern European History and Politics
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101992
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Religion and the Emergence of Modern Politics
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102766
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Historical Methodologies
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Equivalent Core Units
The core units listed below count towards completion of this major for students who passed these units in 2019 or earlier.
101910 - Global History
102001 - Theories and Methods of History
Students must also complete four units from the following pools, with a minimum of two units at Level 3.
Important Note:
To meet NESA subject area teaching requirements students completing the major must include one unit of Ancient History. This may be attained by approved cross-institutional study, by completing the level 3 unit 102492 Catastrophe: The Environmental History of the Ancient and Modern World, or by completing the level 2 unit 100244 Ancient Western Culture: Periclean Athens. It is also strongly recommended that students select at least one Australian history unit.
Note: Not all units will be offered each year. Units will be offered on a rotational basis.
Level 2 Unit Pool
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101882
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A History of Modern Global Buddhism
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100244
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Ancient Western Culture: Periclean Athens
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102002
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Religion and the Origins of Modern Science
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Level 3 Unit Pool
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100985
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American Foreign Policy Since 1945
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100966
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American History, 1898-1945
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102004
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Australian Colonial History
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102516
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Australian History Around Us
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101872
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Australian Indigenous History from Federation to Reconciliation
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101919
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Australian Indigenous History: From first contact to 'dying race'
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102079
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Britain in the Age of Botany Bay, 1760-1815
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102492
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Catastrophe: The Environmental History of the Ancient and Modern World
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102003
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Comparative Nationalism
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101799
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Convicts and Settlers - Australian History 1788 - 1840
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102188
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Dictators, Democrats and Dreamers: Indonesia 1942 to now
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101974
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Enlightenment and Revolution
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100254
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Exploring Local History
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102305
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Food: A Cultural History
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102520
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From Vindication to Liberation: A Comparative History of Feminism
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100507
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History of Modern China to 1949
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102184
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History of Muslim Civilisations and Ideas
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100271
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Modern Japanese History
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102343
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Napoleon: the Making of a Legend
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102187
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Sultans, Colonists and Nationalists: Indonesia C1200-1942
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101782
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The History and Politics of Contemporary Central Asia
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102491
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The History of Southeast Asia
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101783
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The International Relations of the Middle East Since 1945
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101999
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Twentieth Century Australia
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101993
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War and Society in the Twentieth Century
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102142
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Warlords, Artists and Emperors: Power and Authority in Japanese History
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101830
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WWII in Asia and the Pacific
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Replaced Units
The units listed below count towards completion of this specialisation for students who passed this unit in 2019 or earlier.
100254 - Exploring Local History
100861 - Empire: European Colonial Rule and its Subjects 1750-1920