ATS2884 Changing history
Faculty of Arts
ATS2884 Changing history is a level 2, 6-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Arts, offered in 2027 in Semester 1 at Clayton. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2027
- Semester 1
- Clayton
- Assessment
- No exam
- 4 tasks
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
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Requisites
Before ATS2884
No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.
After ATS2884
No unit lists ATS2884 as a prerequisite in the 2027 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Prerequisite: Twelve credit points of first-year Arts units.
Overview
What is the purpose of studying History, and how has the academic discipline of History changed over time?
In this unit, you will examine the professional practice of History and the different approaches, theoretical preoccupations and philosophical debates that shape the discipline. You will engage with examples drawn from Monash historians’ expertise in the histories of Asia, Australia, North America, and Europe, in a range of periods. You will explore the influence of social, intellectual and political developments, e.g., decolonisation, feminism, and the linguistic, spatial and material turns in social and cultural history, global history and environmental history. By engaging with different perspectives on the past, including Indigenous and First Nations approaches to history-making, you will deepen your understanding of what it means to decolonise historical inquiry.
Offerings in 2027
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| First semester | Clayton | On campus |
Assessment
- Forum postsExercise20%
- Research proposalWritten25%
- EssayWritten40%
- Oral presentationPresentation15%
Assessment details may change. Please refer to the assessment information in Moodle closer to the start of the teaching period.
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Identify and analyse critically the methods employed by different historians in the past and present;
- 2
identify and analyse critically influential historiographical trends and theoretical frameworks for the research and writing of history, including intercultural and ethical perspectives;
- 3
construct and sustain arguments in oral and written form;
- 4
work collaboratively with peers.
Workload and teaching
- Lectures12 hours
- Tutorials24 hours
- Teaching approachResearch activities
- Teaching approachActive learning
Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per teaching period 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 allows you to develop your research skills by engaging in structured inquiry using a systematic approach and discipline-specific methodologies.
This unit engages you in actively applying your knowledge, skills and attributes in interactive, collaborative and reflective activities.
Where it fits
ATS2884 is part of 2 areas of study in the 2027 handbook.
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Dr Kate Rivington
- Unit Coordinators
- Dr Kate Rivington
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for ATS2884?
ATS2884 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is ATS2884 offered?
In 2027, ATS2884 runs in Semester 1 at Clayton.
How much work is ATS2884?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does ATS2884 have an exam?
No. ATS2884 has 4 assessment tasks and no exam.
Which majors and minors include ATS2884?
ATS2884 is part of History.
More details
- Credit points
- 6
- Level
- 2
- Study level
- Undergraduate
- Faculty
- Faculty of Arts
- Organisational unit
- History
- Type
- Coursework
- EFTSL
- 0.125
- Student contribution
- SCA Band 4
- Study abroad
- Available
- Handbook years
- 20262027