9839 (v.7) History 323 - An Introduction to the Philosophy of History - From Herodotus to Foucault

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Area:	Department of Social Sciences
Credits:	50.0
Contact Hours:	5.0
Lecture:	2 x 2 Hours Weekly
Tutorial:	1 x 1 Hours Weekly
Anti Requisite(s):	10474 (v.3) History 223 - An Introduction to the Philosophy of History - From Herodotus to Foucault
Syllabus:	The Meaning of History. The Graeco-Roman Tradition. The Judaeo-Christian Tradition, the Medieval Tradition. Renaissance Thought. Rationalism, Empiricism and the Enlightenment. Romantic-Idealism, Historicism, Marxism, Structuralism/The Annales. Post- Structuralism.
Unit Outcomes:	On successful completion of this unit, students will have- Distinguished the main traditions and schools of thought in the development of the philosophy of history in western civilisation. Described in detail the writings of at least one of the more important exponents of these different bodies of thought. Discussed critically modern historical writing.
Text and references listed above are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information.
Unit References:	History 223.(1994), Readers I - IV. Distance Education: Curtin University of Technology, Bentley. These Readers contain 59 articles/essays, which cover all the topics in this unit.
Unit Texts:	Kinder, H. and Higemann, W. (1974-1977), The Penguin Atlas Of World History Volumes 1 and 2. Harmonsworth, Penguin.
Unit Assessment Breakdown:	Essay Plan and Annotated Bibliography 10%, Essay 25%, Exam 30%, Journal Part-I 10%, Journal Part-II 25%. This is by grade/mark assessment.
Year Location Period Internal Area External Central External 2004 Bentley Campus Semester 1 Y   Y