HIS182: Turning Points in History

History is the study of significant events in time, from the life of the individual to the process of social change. This unit examines a number of crucial events which are vital turning points in history, and of great importance for our understanding of contemporary societies: biological and medical transformations, cultural revolutions, political and economic revolutions and modern war. Students are introduced to the varied nature of the subjects, approaches and methods of history.

Points	3
Enrolment Options	Murdoch: S2-internal, S2-external Rockingham: S2-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	Professor Michael Durey Position: Professor in History E-mail: M.Durey@murdoch.edu.au Location: Murdoch Campus Social Sciences Room 2.024 Phone: Prefix: +618 9360 2536
Unit Contacts	Contact Phone Prefix: +618 Location Explanation of Location Codes Teaching Period(s) Professor Michael Durey Professor in History (M.Durey@murdoch.edu.au) 9360 2536 Murdoch Campus Social Sciences Room 2.024 MURDOCH S2: Internal (02/08/2010 - 26/11/2010)   MURDOCH S2: External (02/08/2010 - 26/11/2010)   ROCKINGHAM S2: Internal (02/08/2010 - 26/11/2010)

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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)