Unit of Study HIST1001 Making History (2025)

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Unit Snapshot

Unit type

UG Coursework Unit
Credit points

12
Faculty & College

Faculty of Education
Placement

No

Unit description

Introduces students to research methods and styles of history-making. Debates within, and challenges to the discipline will be explored. A teacher/student interaction strategy will be employed which intends that students acquire the concepts of the discipline and have the opportunity to make history for themselves. Access to a computer and network will be essential for external students to meet the requirements of the unit.

Unit content

What is history?
Reading/writing history: How do historians make history?
Listening to history: Oral sources
What do Time, Place, Ethics and Empathy mean for historians?
Doing History: How do I interpret primary sources?
Listening to History: Oral history as a source, method and movement
Critical Reflection: Why history

Availabilities

Location	Domestic	International
Gold Coast	Term1	Term1
Online	Term1,3	N/A

Learning outcomes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

apply historical methodologies to an individual research project

evaluate different historical interpretations and representations of the past

demonstrate commitment to the professional, legal and ethical responsibilities of historical practice

construct an argument suitable for a historical research project.

Teaching and assessment

Teaching method

Workshop 1 hour (Weekly)

Tutorial 2 hours (Weekly)

Assessment
Portfolio	60%
Annotated bibliography	40%

Teaching method

Workshop 1 hours (Weekly)

Tutorial 2 hours (Weekly)

Assessment
Portfolio	60%
Annotated bibliography	40%

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