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HIS1105 World History
SCHOOL OF COMMUNICATIONS AND ARTS
Credit Points: 15
 
Description:
This unit takes the perspective of macro-history to view the development of human beings and societies in relation to their environment (the planet Earth and other life-forms) and to time (scales of past and present). The purpose is to provide a framework, a coherent vision of the past and the spaces that humans inhabit and shape, in order to contextualise the varied micro-histories more often studied in the increasingly specialised academic disciplines. Topics will include: the nature of time; the diversity of cultures; concepts of human purpose. Particular attention will be given to the theory of history, with critical analysis applied to models of progress and decay.

This Unit is part of the following Courses / Unit Sets
G12Bachelor of Arts (Aboriginal Studies)
MAHISHistory Major
 
 
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Last Updated - Higher Education: 18/11/2004