UNSW Handbook Course - The Emergence of Modern Europe (A)

The Emergence of Modern Europe (A) - HIST1011


	Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
	School: School of History
	Contact: Graham,Hamish Douglas
	Campus: Kensington Campus
	Career: Undergraduate
	Units of Credit: 6
	EFTSL: 0.125 (more info)
	Contact Hours per Week: 3
	Session Offered: See Class Timetable
	Fee Band: 1 (more info)

Description

The principal themes in the history of early modern Europe, concentrating on the 16th and 17th centuries. Topics may include modern trends such as the Renaissance, the Protestant Reformation, the Scientific Revolution, the emergence of towns and the centralised absolute state. Discussion may also include the history of climate, disease and population change and their relationship with the environment; social and religious conflicts; and the lives and beliefs of 'ordinary people' in the period, such as witchcraft. For details of topics covered in current year contact the School of History.

Learning Outcomes

At the completion of this course students will be able to:

examine the evidence and arguments for climatic and environmental change, and locate those findings in the social setting of 16th- and 17th-century Europe
investigate and explain some distinctive features of the cultural and social world of Early Modern Europeans
identify and analyse the policies advocated and adopted by some of Europe's most powerful rulers
suggest ways to examine and question the historical notion of a "General Crisis" in 17th-century Europe.

Assessment

Assignment 1, Research Exercise (Map and 1000 words) - 10%
Assignment 2, Interpretation Exercise (1000-1500 words) - 20%
Essay (1500-2000 words) 30%
Tutorial attendance and contribution - 20%
In-class Test - 20%

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