ATS1610 The making of the modern world, 1750 to the present
Faculty of Arts
ATS1610 The making of the modern world, 1750 to the present is a level 1, 6-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Arts, offered in 2025 in Semester 1 at Caulfield and Clayton. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2025
- Semester 1
- Caulfield, Clayton
- Assessment
- No exam
- 5 tasks
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
This is the 2025 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before ATS1610
Prohibitions
You can't enrol if you have passed any of these.
After ATS1610
No unit lists ATS1610 as a prerequisite in the 2025 handbook.
Overview
What defines the modern age? In this unit you will explore three hundred years of history shaped by political, cultural, economic and scientific revolutions; expanding and disintegrating empires; periods of war, conflict, and disorder; and the circulation and clash of ideas about race, class, gender, and human relationships with the planet. You will interrogate these universal themes by using primary sources and rich historical literatures to explore focused case studies that span the globe. You will gain both a broad overview of major events and developments in modern history and critical insights into the different meanings of ‘modernity’.
Offerings in 2025
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| First semester | Caulfield | On campus |
| First semester | Clayton | On campus |
| First semester | Clayton | Esp ec |
Assessment
- Analytical exerciseExercise15%
- Analytical exerciseExercise20%
- EssayWritten30%
- Take-home final assessmentWritten25%
- ParticiptionExercise10%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
identify and discuss key debates on war, revolution, nationalism, and related problems in modern history;
- 2
analyse critically a range of historical texts;
- 3
communicate research effectively through writing;
- 4
collaborate with peers.
Workload and teaching
- Tutorials24 hours
- Lectures12 hours
- Teaching approachActive learning
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. A unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.
This unit engages you in actively applying your knowledge, skills and attributes in interactive, collaborative and reflective activities.
Where it fits
ATS1610 is part of 2 areas of study in the 2025 handbook.
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Professor Gordon Pentland
- Unit Coordinators
- Professor Gordon Pentland
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for ATS1610?
ATS1610 has no prerequisites.
When is ATS1610 offered?
In 2025, ATS1610 runs in Semester 1 at Caulfield and Clayton.
How much work is ATS1610?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does ATS1610 have an exam?
No. ATS1610 has 5 assessment tasks and no exam.
Which majors and minors include ATS1610?
ATS1610 is part of History.