ATS1325 International studies: Origins of globalisation
Faculty of Arts
ATS1325 International studies: Origins of globalisation is a level 1, 6-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Arts, offered in 2024 in Semester 1 at Caulfield and Clayton. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2024
- Semester 1
- Caulfield, Clayton
- Assessment
- No exam
- 4 tasks
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
This is the 2024 handbook entry. See the 2025 entry.
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Requisites
Before ATS1325
Prohibitions
You can't enrol if you have passed any of these.
After ATS1325
No unit lists ATS1325 as a prerequisite in the 2024 handbook.
Overview
The unit is designed to give you the historical background and conceptual tools to understand the origins of globalisation. It traces the key political, economic, and social developments since 1945 that have brought us to where we are today.
Offerings in 2024
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| First semester | Caulfield | On campus |
| First semester | Clayton | On campus |
Assessment
- Analytical exerciseAssignment20%
- Essay40%
- ReflectionAssignment10%
- Take home final assessmentOther30%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Identify and explain key concepts of globalisation;
- 2
Explain key historical, political, economic, and social developments of our contemporary world;
- 3
Evaluate current affairs and debates based upon understandings of recent history;
- 4
Evaluate primary and secondary sources, analyse ideas and develop argument;
- 5
Communicate research in both oral and written formats.
Workload and teaching
- Lectures12 hours
- Tutorials24 hours
- Teaching approachEnquiry-based learning
- Teaching approachCase-based teaching
- Teaching approachActive learning
- Teaching approachResearch activities
Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.
This unit engages students in enquiry-based learning, where they will be encouraged to use their own knowledge to develop and engage in a process of enquiry, study and research to identify areas to be investigated and an approach to doing so.
This unit includes case-based teaching, where students apply their knowledge and engage in analytical and reflective thinking to solve complex contextual scenarios. Activities are often designed so that there is not one clear answer, but students need to work together to examine, analyse and make decisions to resolve the situation.
This unit engages students in actively applying their knowledge, skills and attributes in interactive, collaborative and reflective activities.
This unit allows students to develop their research skills by engaging in structured inquiry using a systematic approach and discipline-specific methodologies.
Learning resources
Required resources
There are required texts for this unit. Required texts are usually available for purchase through the University Bookstore (https://www.monash.edu/retail/books-and-merchandise-store/Textbooks) and are sometimes available for short-term loan or as eBooks through the library (https://www.monash.edu/library).
Where it fits
ATS1325 is part of 5 areas of study in the 2024 handbook.
- HISTORY09Level 1 gateway unitsHistoryNo reviews yet
- HISTORY10Level 1 gateway unitsHistoryNo reviews yet
- INTLSTDS05Level 1 gateway unitsInternational studiesNo reviews yet
- INTLSTDY09Level 1 gateway unitsInternational studiesNo reviews yet
- INTLSTDY10Level 1 gateway unitsInternational studiesNo reviews yet
Contacts
- Unit Coordinators
- Samson Lim
- Chief Examiners
- Samson Lim
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for ATS1325?
ATS1325 has no prerequisites.
When is ATS1325 offered?
In 2024, ATS1325 runs in Semester 1 at Caulfield and Clayton.
How much work is ATS1325?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does ATS1325 have an exam?
No. ATS1325 has 4 assessment tasks and no exam.
Which majors and minors include ATS1325?
ATS1325 is part of History and International studies.