HISTORY 103/103G : Global History
Arts
2024 Semester One (1243) (15 POINTS)
Course Prescription
Course Overview
This Stage I course introduces students to some basic aspects of the study of history. Coverage extends from the late fifteenth century, when communities and cultures around the world started to become globally rather than regionally interconnected, up to the so-called "globalised" world of the present day. The course introduces students to developments which increasingly bound together the fates of different peoples and cultures, including the emergence of world trade networks, the expansion of cultures and religions, the formation of regional and worldwide empires, the global role of violence and conflict, the migrations of peoples across continents, and the ecological and environmental impacts of human societies.
The course is organised thematically as well as chronologically, and offers students a deeper understanding of how our lives today are shaped by the global as well as the local legacies of the past. Students in this course obtain an overview of key developments in global history and discover that studying history is not merely about finding out what happened in the past; it also involves understanding how and why things happened and why those occurrences are significant. Students will receive a basic introduction to some of the ways in which historians construct, analyse and interpret the past, and will encounter the diverse kinds of evidence (what historians term "primary sources") on which scholars base their interpretations of history.
In both content and approach, this course offers a foundation for understanding how people and societies existed in the past, and a way of understanding change and continuity across time. We study the global past as it was lived by contemporaries, but also examine how that shared past created the world in which we live today. This course is designed to be welcoming and accessible to students with interests outside history, while providing students who plan further study in history with a strong introduction to the field.
Capabilities Developed in this Course
| Capability 1: | People and Place |
| Capability 3: | Knowledge and Practice |
| Capability 4: | Critical Thinking |
| Capability 6: | Communication |
| Capability 8: | Ethics and Professionalism |
Learning Outcomes
- Analyse and describe ways the global past has shaped and continues to shape the globalised present (Capability 1 and 3)
- Critically evaluate key principal concepts, arguments, and interpretations within the study of the global past (Capability 3 and 4)
- Offer reasoned historical arguments in both written and oral formats (Capability 4, 6 and 8)
- Identify and discuss key transformations and continuities in global history since c. 1450 (Capability 3, 4 and 6)
Assessments
| Assessment Type | Percentage | Classification |
|---|---|---|
| Final Exam | 50% | Individual Examination |
| Coursework | 50% | Individual Coursework |
| 2 types | 100% |
Exam Benefit (Plussage) is available to students who fulfill tutorial participation requirements and complete all required coursework to passing standard.
Workload Expectations
This course is a standard 15 point course. For each each 15 point course in which they are enrolled, students are expected to spend 10 hours per week including class time, personal study and assignment preparation.
Delivery Mode
Campus Experience
Learning Resources
Course materials are made available in a learning and collaboration tool called Canvas which also includes reading lists and lecture recordings (where available).
Please remember that the recording of any class on a personal device requires the permission of the instructor.
All required tutorial readings and essay resources are available online, with access enabled via Canvas. No book purchases are required for this course.
Student Feedback
At the end of every semester students will be invited to give feedback on the course and teaching through a tool called SET or Qualtrics. The lecturers and course co-ordinators will consider all feedback and respond with summaries and actions.
Your feedback helps teachers to improve the course and its delivery for future students.
Class Representatives in each class can take feedback to the department and faculty staff-student consultative committees.
This course regularly refines learning activities and assessment processes in response to previous student feedback. We warmly invite both formal and informal feedback from students during the semester on how to improve their learning experience in this course.
Academic Integrity
The University of Auckland will not tolerate cheating, or assisting others to cheat, and views cheating in coursework as a serious academic offence. The work that a student submits for grading must be the student's own work, reflecting their learning. Where work from other sources is used, it must be properly acknowledged and referenced. This requirement also applies to sources on the internet. A student's assessed work may be reviewed for potential plagiarism or other forms of academic misconduct, using computerised detection mechanisms.
Class Representatives
Class representatives are students tasked with representing student issues to departments, faculties, and the wider university. If you have a complaint about this course, please contact your class rep who will know how to raise it in the right channels. See your departmental noticeboard for contact details for your class reps.
Inclusive Learning
All students are asked to discuss any impairment related requirements privately, face to face and/or in written form with the course coordinator, lecturer or tutor.
Student Disability Services also provides support for students with a wide range of impairments, both visible and invisible, to succeed and excel at the University. For more information and contact details, please visit the Student Disability Services’ website http://disability.auckland.ac.nz
Well-being always comes first
We all go through tough times during the semester, or see our friends struggling. There is lots of help out there - for more information, look at this Canvas page https://canvas.auckland.ac.nz/courses/33894, which has links to various support services in the University and the wider community.
Special Circumstances
If your ability to complete assessed coursework is affected by illness or other personal circumstances outside of your control, contact a member of teaching staff as soon as possible before the assessment is due.
If your personal circumstances significantly affect your performance, or preparation, for an exam or eligible written test, refer to the University’s aegrotat or compassionate consideration page https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/students/academic-information/exams-and-final-results/during-exams/aegrotat-and-compassionate-consideration.html.
This should be done as soon as possible and no later than seven days after the affected test or exam date.
Learning Continuity
In the event of an unexpected disruption, we undertake to maintain the continuity and standard of teaching and learning in all your courses throughout the year. If there are unexpected disruptions the University has contingency plans to ensure that access to your course continues and course assessment continues to meet the principles of the University’s assessment policy. Some adjustments may need to be made in emergencies. You will be kept fully informed by your course co-ordinator/director, and if disruption occurs you should refer to the university website for information about how to proceed.
Student Charter and Responsibilities
The Student Charter assumes and acknowledges that students are active participants in the learning process and that they have responsibilities to the institution and the international community of scholars. The University expects that students will act at all times in a way that demonstrates respect for the rights of other students and staff so that the learning environment is both safe and productive. For further information visit Student Charter https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/students/forms-policies-and-guidelines/student-policies-and-guidelines/student-charter.html.
Disclaimer
Elements of this outline may be subject to change. The latest information about the course will be available for enrolled students in Canvas.
In this course students may be asked to submit coursework assessments digitally. The University reserves the right to conduct scheduled tests and examinations for this course online or through the use of computers or other electronic devices. Where tests or examinations are conducted online remote invigilation arrangements may be used. In exceptional circumstances changes to elements of this course may be necessary at short notice. Students enrolled in this course will be informed of any such changes and the reasons for them, as soon as possible, through Canvas.