Course syllabus

Welcome to Global History! This page contains basic information but the full syllabus (containing full lecture and tutorial schedules, essay reading lists, and course resources) can be downloaded here

 

Contact Information

Course Coordinator:       

Professor Jonathan Scott

email: jonathan.scott@auckland.ac.nz

Room 702, Arts 1. Ext 87967

 

Lecturers:

Joe Zizek  

email: j.zizek@auckland.ac.nz

Room 735, Arts 1 ext 88852

 

Assoc. Professor Maartje Abbenhuis   

email: m.abbenhuis@auckland.ac.nz

Room 703, Arts 1 ext 87361

 

Class Times

History 103/103G has two one-hour lectures per week:

Thursdays and Fridays 10-11 am plus

A one-hour tutorial, commencing Week 2 of semester.

For lecture and tutorial locations, please consult SSO.

UPDATED: Tutorial times and contact emails as of 13.3.2017

  • Monday 9-10 Emma Zuroski
  • Monday 11-12, 12-1, 1-2 Ella Arbury
  • Tuesday 8-9, 9-10 Marco de Jong
  • Tuesday 2-3, 3-4, 4-5 Emma Zuroski
  • Wednesday 12-1 Marco de Jong

Ella Arbury's email: earb003@aucklanduni.ac.nz

Marco de Jong's email: m.dejong@auckland.ac.nz

Emma Zuroski's email: ezur830@aucklanduni.ac.nz

 

CLASS REPS:

Alice Sleep   asle672@aucklanduni.ac.nz

Jessie McNoe  jmcn657@aucklanduni.ac.nz

 

Office Hours

All teaching staff will be pleased to assist you. Office hours for all staff involved in the course will be clearly posted outside their office doors, or feel free to arrange an appointment at another time.

 

If you have any problems

Please contact your tutor if you encounter problems selecting a tutorial stream, have difficulties with the Canvas online tests, or require assistance with submission of your essay to Turnitin. Inquiries about course content and academic issues should also be directed to your own tutor in the first instance. Contact the course coordinator for any unresolved academic issues or to raise any other concerns you may have.

 

Course Objectives

At Stage I we introduce students to some of the basic aspects of the study of history. This course focuses on the period from the late 15th century, when the global integration of communities began to take shape. It considers developments which increasingly bound the fates of all peoples together, including the emergence of world trade networks, the growth of world religions, the formation of world empires, and the migrations of peoples across the continents. Through the thematic and chronological study of global history it is anticipated that students will gain a deeper understanding of the issues that affect their daily lives.

 

Content

You will obtain an overview of key developments in global history since the fifteenth century. You will also learn that history is not merely concerned with finding out what happened but also with trying to explain how and why things happened. You will, therefore, be introduced to some of the varying interpretations of historians who have written on the subject which you are studying. Where appropriate, you will also be introduced to some primary materials to show the kinds of evidence on which historians base their interpretations and explanations.

 

Skills

An important element of Stage I courses is to impart skills that a historian needs and that can also be used in other fields which require the assimilation, assessment and presentation of information. These skills include:

  • The effective use of the library and information technology and the opportunity to develop and use information literacy competencies in learning contexts and assessments
  • The ability to take notes from lectures and secondary sources
  • The ability to reference work in accurate footnotes/endnotes and bibliographies
  • The ability to present a reasoned argument, written in standard English and based upon evidence

 

Objectives for this Course

  1. To present students with an historical overview of the sequence of commercial, cultural, environmental and political events that have brought the peoples of the world together since the 15th century;
  2. To examine the nature of the encounters between peoples of different cultures over time;
  3. To familiarise students with some of the principal concepts which determined the course of modern history such as imperialism, industrialisation, nationalism, democracy, communism, indigenous rights and globalisation;
  4. To develop students' ability to discuss their ideas in a range of both written and oral forms;
  5. To improve students ability to write an academically accredited piece of work.

Coursework Requirements and Exam

Assessment will consist of weekly tutorial tests, an essay, and an end-of-semester examination.

Tutorial Quizzes       10 quizzes @ 2% each                          20% 

Compulsory Essay (1500 words, due 5 May)                         30%                                

Examination (2 hours, during University Exam period)           50%                  

 

 

Lecture Programme

Week 1

Thursday 9 March      Introduction (Jonathan Scott)

Friday 10 March        Asia as the Hub of World Trade (Malcolm Campbell)

Week 2

Thursday 16 March     China (Melissa Inouye)

Friday 17 March         Empires of Islam, 1500-1800 (JS)

Week 3

Thursday 23 March     Iberian Colonisation of the Americas (JS)

Friday 24 March          Empires of Commerce (Joe Zizek)

Week 4

Thursday 30 March     Cultural change in Europe (JS)

Friday 31 March          Empires of culture (JZ)

Week 5

Thursday 6 April          Second Stage Empire (JS)      

Friday 7 April              Atlantic Revolutions (JS)

Week 6

Thursday 13 April        Industrialisation (JS)

Friday 14 April            NO CLASS - EASTER        

Mid Semester Break

Week 7

Thursday 4 May           Pacific Environments (JS)    

Friday 5 May              Revolutionary Dominoes (JZ)

***Essay Due 3pm Friday 5 May***

Week 8

Thursday 11 May         Industrial Imperialism (Maartje Abbenhuis)

Friday 12 May              Restoration and Revolution in Meiji Japan (Ellen Nakamura)

Week 9

Thursday 18 May         Global Nations (MA)

Friday 19 May             Global Cities (JZ)  

Week 10

Thursday 25 May         Global War (MA)

Friday 26 May              Twentieth Century Revolutions (JZ)

Week 11 

Thursday 1 June          Cold War World (MA)

Friday 2 June              Genocides (MA)

Week 12

Thursday 8 June       Global Humanity or Broken World? (JZ)

Friday 9 June           Overview and Exam Information (JS)

 

For tutorial schedule, please consult full syllabus or course packet

 

 

Course summary:

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