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The Vietnam War/The American War - HIST2084
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Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
 
 
School:  School of History and Philosophy
 
 
Course Outline: http://www.arts.unsw.edu.au/history/
 
 
Campus: Kensington Campus
 
 
Career: Undergraduate
 
 
Units of Credit: 6
 
 
EFTSL: 0.125 (more info)
 
 
Contact Hours per Week: 3
 
 
Enrolment Requirements:
 
 
Prerequisite: 36 units of credit
 
 
Fee Band: 1 (more info)
 
 
Further Information: See Class Timetable
 
 

Description

Examines the second Indo-Chineses War as a major event in modern history. Focussing on incidents such as Dien Bien Phu, the Geneva Conference, the Gulf of Tonkin, the Tet Offensive and the My Lai massacre, explores a number of themes including strategy and tactics; the involvement of Australia and other nations; class, race and gender; the antiwar movement; Nixon's policy of Vietnamisation; the American withdrawal; the escalation of war in Cambodia and Laos; and legacies of the war. Shows students how they can use a variety of sources when examining the past.

Learning Outcomes

Generic Skills
Enhance their ability to think critically and imaginatively and make judgments through:
  • The ability to assess causation
  • The ability to mount arguments directed at analytical questions
  • The ability to deal with diverse interpretations of issues concerning society and culture
  • The ability to interpret and combine source materials
Enhance their problem solving skills through:
  • The capacity to test models applied to social and cultural phenomena
The ability to compare societies and cultures in order to enhance understanding

Enhance their ability to communicate their ideas effectively in both verbal and written form and a willingness to share such ideas

Enhance the ability to listen critically

Enhance their ability to work collaboratively

Enhance an awareness of others interests and needs

Experience personal development through independent and cooperative activities and exercises

Enhance their abilities in assessing and managing information

Enhance an ability and sense of enjoyment for lifelong learning.
History Specific Skills
  • Understanding the notion of historical explanation and the impact of historical change
  • Understanding the role of evidence in historical debate
  • Understanding that the past can be examined not only through books but also through a wide range of forms such as literature, photographs, television, art, memories etc.
  • Understanding the role of interpretation in historical narrative
  • Understanding the concept of historiography and how it informs historical narrative and debate
  • Understanding the role of theory in historical explanation
  • Gaining an introduction to the form and nature of primary research
  • Acquiring a historically informed mind.

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