Overall this unit was enjoyable as you can pick a topic of choice for the two assessments, however the tutorial readings were unnecessarily extensive and the discussions were somewhat irrelevant. I was able to follow along as I had completed ATAR History, however it kind of felt like a pre-requisite as the topics were just skimmed over due to the longer time period. You literally don’t need to know most of the content though as you choose to focus on one or two specific areas for the assignments. The lecturer was nice and the research assignments were enjoyable, plus it was pretty good not having an exam.

Anonymous, Semester 1, 2021

While this unit is interesting, and the tutor is lovely, the content of the lectures and the content for the tutorials did not line up. I found that most of the discussion in the tutorials was not relevant, and the explanations for the assessments were ridiculously vague and non-informative. This unit probably had the most work for it too out of the four units I took this sem, which is saying something considering I was also doing Level Two units. I was able to abandon the tute prep and lectures, and still follow easily due to taking Modern History Atar in Highschool but for those who have not, you may struggle to follow this unit. As a History Major, it sucks that those who take this as an elective or as a taste for the history major will end up disappointed. It is not an accurate reflection of how the history major is run. I would recommend taking Hist1901: Environmental History for those who are looking for a relevant, interesting and moderate workload.

Anonymous, Semester 1, 2021

A really interesting unit, however was quite challenging for level 1. Lots of extra reading for the tutorials. The two essays in the unit were quite straightforward but very time consuming. Would recommend to anyone interested in European history!

Anonymous, Semester 1, 2020