HIS181: Introduction to History

Different societies and different groups within a society construct different histories. By analysing these different histories, students are introduced to the historian's craft and to the nature of historical knowledge. Topics include: The European witch hunts; British colonisation of New South Wales; Ned Kelly; the significance of the 1914-18 War for Australia; 'Typhoid Mary'; the dropping of the atomic bombs on Japan; the Holocaust as history.

Points	3
Enrolment Options	Murdoch: S1-internal, S1-external Rockingham: S1-internal
Contact Time	Lectures: 2 hours per week; tutorials: 1 hour per week.
Prerequisites	Nil. Co-requisite: Internet access if studying externally.
School	School of Social Sciences and Humanities
Unit Coordinator	Dr Helen Brash Position: Lecturer Level B E-mail: H.Brash@murdoch.edu.au Location: Murdoch Campus Social Sciences Room 2.021 Phone: Prefix: +618 9360 2220
Unit Contacts	Contact Phone Prefix: +618 Location Explanation of Location Codes Teaching Period(s) Dr Helen Brash Lecturer Level B (H.Brash@murdoch.edu.au) 9360 2220 Murdoch Campus Social Sciences Room 2.021 MURDOCH S1: Internal (15/02/2010 - 11/06/2010)   MURDOCH S1: External (15/02/2010 - 11/06/2010)   ROCKINGHAM S1: Internal (15/02/2010 - 11/06/2010)

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Key to Offshore Campus Location abbreviations: APMISIN Asia Pacific Management Institute (Singapore) CEJTOKYO Chiropractic Education Japan (Tokyo) JKURASHIKI NET Corporation (Kurashiki, Japan) KDUPG KDU College (Penang, Malaysia) KDUPJ KDU College (Petaling Jaya, Malaysia) SGP-REPOLY Republic Polytechnic (Singapore) SMANUFED Singapore Manufacturing Federation ZHENGZHOU Zhengzhou University (China)