AMERICA'S WAR IN VIETNAM

HIS2AWV

Not currently offered

Credit points: 15

Subject outline

The Vietnam War is one of the three most significant wars of the twentieth century. It was the longest war that the United States has ever fought and also the only war in which it has ever been forced to concede defeat. This subject explores the events that embroiled the United States and its allies in Vietnam's conflict and examines how the US has come to terms with its meaning. A significant part of the subject deals with the cultural responses to the war both at the time and in its continuing legacy.

School: Humanities and Social Sciences (Pre 2022)

Credit points: 15

Subject Co-ordinator: Timothy Minchin

Available to Study Abroad/Exchange Students: Yes

Subject year level: Year Level 2 - UG

Available as Elective: No

Learning Activities: N/A

Capstone subject: No

Subject particulars

Subject rules

Prerequisites: 15 credit points of first year History or Art History and 15 credit points of another first year Humanities or Social Science subject

Co-requisites: N/A

Incompatible subjects: HIS3AWV

Equivalent subjects: N/A

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Quota-conditions or rules: N/A

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Minimum credit point requirement: N/A

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Learning resources

Dispatches

Resource Type: Book

Resource Requirement: Prereading

Author: Herr, M.

Year: 1978

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Publisher: PICADOR

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Vietnam: a history

Resource Type: Book

Resource Requirement: Recommended

Author: Karnow, S.

Year: 1984

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Publisher: PENGUIN

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Career Ready

Career-focused: No

Work-based learning: No

Self sourced or Uni sourced: N/A

Entire subject or partial subject: N/A

Total hours/days required: N/A

Location of WBL activity (region): N/A

WBL addtional requirements: N/A

Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes

Graduate Capabilities

COMMUNICATION - Communicating and Influencing
INQUIRY AND ANALYSIS - Creativity and Innovation
INQUIRY AND ANALYSIS - Critical Thinking and Problem Solving
INQUIRY AND ANALYSIS - Research and Evidence-Based Inquiry

Intended Learning Outcomes

01. Analyse visual and written texts
02. Evaluate sources and lines of argument and evidence on a history topic
03. Focusing on time and context analyse continuity and change
04. Identify and assimilate sources, lines of argument and evidence on a history topic
05. Investigate a small historical topic and frame a response
06. Write individual essays using primary and secondary sources to frame a line of argument about the past
Subject not currently offered - Subject options not available.