GENOCIDES AND THE HOLOCAUST - MASS ATROCITIES AND JUSTICE THEN AND NOW

HIS3GAH

Not currently offered

Credit points: 15

Subject outline

This subject will study a range of genocides, including the Holocaust. It will include an examination of the study and the evolution of the term 'genocide' as well as of competing definitions. Students in this subject also examine a number of case studies from a range of time periods and geographic regions. The focus of the subject will be on victims and survivors as well as on perpetrators, bystanders, and witnesses. The discussion will also include the aftermath of genocides and how societies have attempted to live with and address such traumatic pasts.

School: Humanities and Social Sciences (Pre 2022)

Credit points: 15

Subject Co-ordinator: Claudia Haake

Available to Study Abroad/Exchange Students: Yes

Subject year level: Year Level 3 - UG

Available as Elective: No

Learning Activities: N/A

Capstone subject: No

Subject particulars

Subject rules

Prerequisites: Having completed at least 60 credit points

Co-requisites: N/A

Incompatible subjects: HIS2GAH

Equivalent subjects: N/A

Quota Management Strategy: N/A

Quota-conditions or rules: N/A

Special conditions: N/A

Minimum credit point requirement: N/A

Assumed knowledge: N/A

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
COMMUNICATION - Cultural Intelligence and Global Perspective
DISCIPLINE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS
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. Evaluate varieties of history and historical debates, their significance, implications and consequences
02. Demonstrate skills of independent and lifelong learning in History
03. Identify and assess issues of ethical research behaviour: uses and abuses of History, and the power of narratives.
04. Use historical evidence to construct arguments and narratives that contribute to historical debates.
05. Write a sophisticated historical narrative or argument grounded in primary sources, and adhering to the conventions of historical scholarship.
Subject not currently offered - Subject options not available.