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his2gmn global migrations

GLOBAL MIGRATION: PEOPLE, POWER AND MOBILITY

HIS2GMN

2019

Credit points: 15

This subject addresses La Trobe's Global Citizenship Essential. Global Citizenship is about learning to live in an interconnected world, including the social, environmental, political and economic challenges this brings.

Subject outline

In Global Migrations, students study the mass migrations from Europe, Africa, Asia and the Pacific which shaped the modern world. We examine how migrations since 1800 occurred in response to labour force needs, resource booms, economic depression, and the effects of war and conflict. We explore forced relocation (slave trade, indentured labour, convict transportation); aspirational mobility (gold-seekers, assisted immigrants); and post war resettlement (displaced persons, refugees, asylum seekers). We consider government attempts to control populations, through immigration law, border control, deportation and internment, as well as challenges to such practices by human rights and justice movements. You will address the effects of racial ideology, gender and class and debate concepts of assimilation and multiculturalism. The subject enables you to develop independent research skills by investigating your own family migration stories, and addresses Latrobe's Global Citizenship essential.

SchoolSchool of Humanities & Social Sciences

Credit points15

Subject Co-ordinatorRuth Ford

Available to Study Abroad StudentsYes

Subject year levelYear Level 2 - UG

Exchange StudentsYes

Subject particulars

Subject rules

Prerequisites 30 credit points of first-year in any discipline or coordinator's approval

Co-requisitesN/A

Incompatible subjects HIS1GMS

Equivalent subjectsN/A

Special conditionsN/A

Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes

02. Frame a line of argument about an aspect of a past using primary and secondary sources.

Activities:
Short essay; Research Essay; Examination; Workshop discussion.
Related graduate capabilities and elements:
Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Speaking,Cultural Literacy)
Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Speaking,Cultural Literacy)
Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Speaking,Cultural Literacy)
Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
Discipline -Specific Knowledge and Skills(Discipline-Specific Knowledge and Skills)

03. Assimilate historians' lines of arguments and use of visual and textual sources in relation to a particular historical problem, placing all in their contexts.

Activities:
Short essay; Research Essay; Examination; Workshop discussion.
Related graduate capabilities and elements:
Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Speaking,Cultural Literacy)
Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Speaking,Cultural Literacy)
Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Speaking,Cultural Literacy)
Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
Personal and Professional Skills(Teamwork including leadership and working in groups,Autonomy and independence,Ethical behaviour,Study and Learning Skills)
Personal and Professional Skills(Teamwork including leadership and working in groups,Autonomy and independence,Ethical behaviour,Study and Learning Skills)
Discipline -Specific Knowledge and Skills(Discipline-Specific Knowledge and Skills)

04. In a team and individually, assess continuity and change in the different context of a past.

Activities:
Research Essay; Short Essay; Examination; Workshop discussion.
Related graduate capabilities and elements:
Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Speaking,Cultural Literacy)
Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Speaking,Cultural Literacy)
Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Speaking,Cultural Literacy)
Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
Personal and Professional Skills(Teamwork including leadership and working in groups,Autonomy and independence,Ethical behaviour,Study and Learning Skills)
Discipline -Specific Knowledge and Skills(Discipline-Specific Knowledge and Skills)

05. Individually, investigate a small historical topic and frame a response in any one of a variety of history genres

Activities:
Research Essay; Short Essay; Examination
Related graduate capabilities and elements:
Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Speaking,Cultural Literacy)
Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Speaking,Cultural Literacy)
Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
Personal and Professional Skills(Teamwork including leadership and working in groups,Autonomy and independence,Ethical behaviour,Study and Learning Skills)
Personal and Professional Skills(Teamwork including leadership and working in groups,Autonomy and independence,Ethical behaviour,Study and Learning Skills)
Discipline -Specific Knowledge and Skills(Discipline-Specific Knowledge and Skills)

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Start date between: and    Key dates

Albury-Wodonga, 2019, Semester 1, Blended

Overview

Online enrolmentYes

Maximum enrolment sizeN/A

Enrolment information

Subject Instance Co-ordinatorRuth Ford

Class requirements

WorkShopWeek: 10 - 21
One 1.5 hours workshop per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 21 and delivered via face-to-face.
"There are TEN workshops during the semester. There is no workshop in Week 16 or Week 22."

LectureWeek: 10 - 22
One 1.0 hours lecture per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via video conference.

Lecture/SeminarWeek: 10 - 22
One 1.0 hours lecture/seminar per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via online.
"The online lecture/seminar may be taken 24/7 ( e.g. on any day of the week and at any time that suits you)"

Assessments

Assessment elementComments%ILO*
One 1,000 word short essay2002, 03, 04, 05
1-hour examination (1000-words equivalent)2002, 03, 04, 05
One 2,250-word individual research essayStudents are expected to share their preliminary and draft versions of their research essay in the workshop.6002, 03, 04, 05

Bendigo, 2019, Semester 1, Blended

Overview

Online enrolmentYes

Maximum enrolment sizeN/A

Enrolment information

Subject Instance Co-ordinatorRuth Ford

Class requirements

WorkShopWeek: 10 - 21
One 1.5 hours workshop per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 21 and delivered via face-to-face.
"There are TEN workshops during the semester. There is no workshop in Week 16 or Week 22."

LectureWeek: 10 - 22
One 1.0 hours lecture per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via video conference.

Lecture/SeminarWeek: 10 - 22
One 1.0 hours lecture/seminar per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via online.
"The online lecture/seminar may be taken 24/7 ( e.g. on any day of the week and at any time that suits you)"

Assessments

Assessment elementComments%ILO*
One 1,000 word short essay2002, 03, 04, 05
1-hour examination (1000-words equivalent)2002, 03, 04, 05
One 2,250-word individual research essayStudents are expected to share their preliminary and draft versions of their research essay in the workshop.6002, 03, 04, 05

Melbourne, 2019, Semester 1, Blended

Overview

Online enrolmentYes

Maximum enrolment sizeN/A

Enrolment information

Subject Instance Co-ordinatorRuth Ford

Class requirements

WorkShopWeek: 10 - 21
One 1.5 hours workshop per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 21 and delivered via face-to-face.
"There are TEN workshops during the semester. There is no workshop in Week 16 or Week 22."

LectureWeek: 10 - 22
One 1.0 hours lecture per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via face-to-face.

Lecture/SeminarWeek: 10 - 22
One 1.0 hours lecture/seminar per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via online.
"The online lecture/seminar may be taken 24/7 ( e.g. on any day of the week and at any time that suits you)"

Assessments

Assessment elementComments%ILO*
One 1,000 word short essay2002, 03, 04, 05
1-hour examination (1000-words equivalent)2002, 03, 04, 05
One 2,250-word individual research essayStudents are expected to share their preliminary and draft versions of their research essay in the workshop.6002, 03, 04, 05

Mildura, 2019, Semester 1, Blended

Overview

Online enrolmentYes

Maximum enrolment sizeN/A

Enrolment information

Subject Instance Co-ordinatorRuth Ford

Class requirements

WorkShopWeek: 10 - 21
One 1.5 hours workshop per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 21 and delivered via face-to-face.
"There are TEN workshops during the semester. There is no workshop in Week 16 or Week 22."

LectureWeek: 10 - 22
One 1.0 hours lecture per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via video conference.

Lecture/SeminarWeek: 10 - 22
One 1.0 hours lecture/seminar per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via online.
"The online lecture/seminar may be taken 24/7 ( e.g. on any day of the week and at any time that suits you)"

Assessments

Assessment elementComments%ILO*
One 1,000 word short essay2002, 03, 04, 05
1-hour examination (1000-words equivalent)2002, 03, 04, 05
One 2,250-word individual research essayStudents are expected to share their preliminary and draft versions of their research essay in the workshop.6002, 03, 04, 05

Shepparton, 2019, Semester 1, Blended

Overview

Online enrolmentYes

Maximum enrolment sizeN/A

Enrolment information

Subject Instance Co-ordinatorRuth Ford

Class requirements

WorkShopWeek: 10 - 21
One 1.5 hours workshop per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 21 and delivered via face-to-face.
"There are TEN workshops during the semester. There is no workshop in Week 16 or Week 22."

LectureWeek: 10 - 22
One 1.0 hours lecture per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via video conference.

Lecture/SeminarWeek: 10 - 22
One 1.0 hours lecture/seminar per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via online.
"The online lecture/seminar may be taken 24/7 ( e.g. on any day of the week and at any time that suits you)"

Assessments

Assessment elementComments%ILO*
One 1,000 word short essay2002, 03, 04, 05
1-hour examination (1000-words equivalent)2002, 03, 04, 05
One 2,250-word individual research essayStudents are expected to share their preliminary and draft versions of their research essay in the workshop.6002, 03, 04, 05