Empires in World History

Undergraduate | 2026

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Area/Catalogue
HIST 1000
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Course ID
200965
Level of study
Level of study
Undergraduate
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Unit value
6
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Course level
1
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Inbound study abroad and exchange
Inbound study abroad and exchange
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Yes
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University-wide elective course
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Single course enrolment
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Course data is interim and subject to change

Course overview

This course aims to examine how and why empires developed, how they were kept together and why they disintegrated, from the beginning of recorded history until the twentieth century. It aims to furnish students with an overview of the big picture of world history over the last 2,500 years and increase understanding of the historical roots of different civilisations.

  • Early Modern Encounters
  • Revolutionary Encounters
  • Enduring Encounters

Course learning outcomes

  • Demonstrate historical knowledge ranging over time, space and cultures, that includes understanding change and continuity over time
  • Use critical-thinking and problem solving skills to identify, access and analyse a variety of primary, secondary, textual and visual sources
  • Develop written and verbal communication skills and construct an evidenced based argument
  • Relate developments and concepts from the history of Empires to an ethical understanding of social, cultural and political circumstances in the contemporary and intercultural world

Prerequisite(s)

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Corequisite(s)

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Antirequisite(s)

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