ATS2309 Global France: A history from the revolution to today
Faculty of Arts
ATS2309 Global France: A history from the revolution to today is a level 2, 6-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Arts, offered in 2025 in Semester 1 at Clayton. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2025
- Semester 1
- Clayton
- Assessment
- No exam
- 4 tasks
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
This is the 2025 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before ATS2309
No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.
After ATS2309
No unit lists ATS2309 as a prerequisite in the 2025 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Pre-requisite: twelve points of first year Arts units
Overview
This unit examines the modern history of France as a global nation. Moving from the French Revolution to the contemporary era, you will investigate the many ways in which the French nation has been deeply connected to people, places and events beyond its borders. Some of the key themes you will pursue include revolutions and wars, the creation of a formal and informal Empire, decolonization and the creation of the European union, and current controversies over secularism and multiculturalism. How has France, the self-proclaimed universal nation, shaped the course of modern history? And to what extent in turn has the history of the French nation been shaped by foreign actors, ideas and influences? in answering these questions, the unit aims to show how a deep understanding of French history helps us to understand what it means to be human in the modern world.
Offerings in 2025
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| First semester | Clayton | On campus |
Assessment
- Moodle postsExercise10%
- Essay proposalWritten20%
- EssayWritten40%
- Final EssayWritten30%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Analyse and evaluate the place of France in world history;
- 2
Critically interpret a variety of primary and secondary sources in French and global historical contexts;
- 3
Construct evidence-based arguments;
- 4
Critically and independently think about and reflect upon your learning.
Workload and teaching
- Workshops36 hours
- Teaching approachEnquiry-based 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.
Where it fits
ATS2309 is part of 2 areas of study in the 2025 handbook.
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Professor Julie Kalman
- Unit Coordinators
- Professor Julie Kalman
- Associate Professor Timothy Verhoeven
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for ATS2309?
ATS2309 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is ATS2309 offered?
In 2025, ATS2309 runs in Semester 1 at Clayton.
How much work is ATS2309?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does ATS2309 have an exam?
No. ATS2309 has 4 assessment tasks and no exam.
Which majors and minors include ATS2309?
ATS2309 is part of History.