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ATS1325 · International studies: Origins of globalisation

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2025 Handbook6 credit pointsLevel 1History

Last checked: 2 Oct 2026 UTC

Overview

The unit is designed to give you the historical background and conceptual tools to understand the origins of globalisation. It traces the key political, economic, and social developments since 1945 that have brought us to where we are today.

Areas of study: History International studies

Offerings

The Handbook publishes no offerings for this unit.

Assessment

The Handbook does not list a final examination among the assessment items. That is not a guarantee there is none.

#AssessmentTypeWeightHurdle
11 - Analytical exerciseExercise20%—
22 - EssayWritten40%—
33 - ReflectionWritten10%—
44 - Take home final assessmentWritten30%—

Within semester assessment: 100%

Requisites

Learning outcomes

  1. Identify and explain key concepts of globalisation;
  2. Explain key historical, political, economic, and social developments of our contemporary world;
  3. Evaluate current affairs and debates based upon understandings of recent history;
  4. Evaluate primary and secondary sources, analyse ideas and develop argument;
  5. Communicate research in both oral and written formats.

Workload

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.

ActivityDuration
Lectures12 hours
Tutorials24 hours

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