HI5001 - Perspectives on Globalisation and Colonialism

Credit points:	03
Year:	2007
Student Contribution Band:	Band 1
Administered by:	Discipline of History

This subject explores the history of globalisation. It examines the economic, cultural, political and ecological transformations that have increasingly interconnected peoples and places around the globe. Among key issues examined are: the formation of the world-system; the structuring of global production and consumption; the simultaneous universalisation and localisation of cultural practices and the challenges to the sovereignty of the nation-state.

Learning Outcomes

• develop an awareness of the diverse causes and consequences of the processes of globalisation;
• develop skills in historical research and writing;
• foster an appreciation of a variety of interpretations and assessments of globalisation;
• provide a framework for understanding modern world history.

Graduate Qualities

• The ability to think critically, to analyse and evaluate claims, evidence and arguments;
• The ability to define and to solve problems in at least one discipline area;
• The ability to speak and write logically, clearly and creatively;
• The ability to use and interpret different media;
• A coherent and disciplined body of skills, knowledge, values and professional ethics in at least one discipline area;
• The ability to learn independently and in a self-directed manner;
• A commitment to lifelong learning and intellectual development.

Prerequisites:	Accepted into graduate or postgraduate program
Inadmissible Subject Combinations:	HI3001 and HI2001

Availabilities
Townsville, Internal, Study Period 2
Census Date 31-Aug-2007
Coord/Lect:	Dr Claire Brennan.
Contact hours:	26 hours lectures 12 hours tutorials
Assessment:	end of semester exam (40%); tutorial attendance and participation (10%); essays (30%); assignments (20%).

Note: Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.