Europe is a continent steeped in history and Europe's past continues to shape its present. Students enrolling in the minor in European History will have the opportunity to study modern and contemporary history with an emphasis on Europe’s intellectual and material impact on the wider world. This minor gives students an opportunity to understand events, individuals and processes which have shaped contemporary Europe and much of the modern world.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:- recognise and reflect on the political, social, economic, and cultural factors that have shaped Europe over the past millennium.
- evaluate competing accounts of European historical development and changing representations of Europe's past.
- analyse primary historical evidence from a wide range of sources and in a variety of media and forms.
- interpret the past using a variety of theoretical and thematic approaches.
Requirements
This minor requires the completion of 24 units, which must include:
12 units from completion of the following course(s):
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| EURO1004 | Europe in the Modern Era | 6 |
| HIST1209 | Terror to Terrorism: A History | 6 |
| HIST1214 | Empires in Global History: 1200 to the Present | 6 |
12 units from completion of the following course(s):
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| HIST2110 | Approaches to History | 6 |
| HIST2133 | Human Variations and Racism in Western Culture, c. 1450-1950 | 6 |
| HIST2141 | The Cold War: 1945-1989 | 6 |
| HIST2205 | Europe and the Atlantic World, c.1492–1776. | 6 |
| HIST 2213: Real Men | ||
| HIST2214 | The Great War, 1914-1918 | 6 |
| HIST2219 | Tudor-Stuart England, c.1485-1714: Politics, Society and Culture | 6 |
| HIST2220 | Western Europe in the Later Middle Ages, c. 1348-1500 | 6 |
| HIST2221 | The Birth of Modernity: Britain 1688-1848 | 6 |
| HIST2223 | The French Revolution and Napoleon | 6 |
| HIST2226 | Nazi Germany | 6 |
| HIST2228 | Enlightenment Worlds | 6 |
| HIST2236 | Debating Anzac | 6 |
| HIST 2237: Digital History & Heritage | ||
| HIST2238 | Human Rights in History | 6 |
| HIST2240 | Democracy and Dissent: Europe Since 1945 | 6 |
| HIST2242 | The Soviet Union: From the Russian Revolution to the Collapse of Communism | 6 |
| HIST2243 | Vikings, Crusades, Mongols: Shaping Medieval Europe, c. 850—1300 | 6 |