A History of the World in the Twentieth Century: I (Revision 5)
Status:
Open
Delivery mode:
Individualized study online with eText, and Video component (Overseas students, please contact the University Library before registering in a course that has an audio/visual component). Delivered via Brightspace.
Credits:
3
Areas of study:
Arts or Social Science
Prerequisites:
None. Credit in at least one university history course is recommended.
Course start date:
If you are a:
Self-funded student: register by the 10th of the month, start on the 1st of the next.
GLST 209 is a cross-listed course—a course listed under two different disciplines—HIST 209. GLST 209 may not be taken for credit by students who have obtained credit for HIST 209.
Global Studies 209: A History of the World in the Twentieth Century: I introduces students to twentieth-century world history. The primary objective of this course is to help students to understand the major economic, political, social, scientific, and technological developments in the twentieth century. The course is based on four broad themes—global interrelatedness, identity and difference, the rise of the mass society, and technology versus nature—which serve as a guide to understanding the material in each unit of the course.
Outline
Unit 1: 1900—Age of Hope
Unit 2: 1914—Killing Fields
Unit 3: 1917—Red Flag
Unit 4: 1919—Lost Peace
Unit 5: 1926—On the Line
Unit 6: 1927—Great Escape
Unit 7: 1929—Breadline
Unit 8: 1930—Sporting Fever
Unit 9: 1933—Master Race
Unit 10: 1939—Total War
Unit 11: 1945—Brave New World
Unit 12: 1947—Freedom Now
Unit 13: 1948—Boom Time
Unit 14: 1945—Fallout
Evaluation
To receive credit for GLST 209, you must achieve a course composite grade of at least D (50 percent) and a grade of at least 50 percent on the final examination. The weighting of the course assignments is as follows:
Activity
Weight
Assignment 1
30%
Assignment 2
30%
Final Exam
40%
Total
100%
The final examination for this course must be requested in advance and written under the supervision of an AU-approved exam invigilator. Invigilators include either ProctorU or an approved in-person invigilation centre that can accommodate online exams. Students are responsible for payment of any invigilation fees. Information on exam request deadlines, invigilators, and other exam-related questions, can be found at the Exams and grades section of the Calendar.
To learn more about assignments and examinations, please refer to Athabasca University’s online Calendar.
Materials
Findley, Carter Vaughn, and John Alexander Murray Rothney. 2011. Twentieth-Century World. 7th ed. Wadsworth. (eText)
The course materials include readings and a study guide, all of which are available online.
The course also uses fourteen one-hour episodes of the video series People’s Century: 1900–1999, which are available for loan from the Athabasca University Library.
Challenge for credit
Overview
The challenge for credit process allows you to demonstrate that you have acquired a command of the general subject matter, knowledge, intellectual and/or other skills that would normally be found in a university-level course.
Full information about challenge for credit can be found in the Undergraduate Calendar.
Evaluation
To receive credit for the GLST 209 challenge registration, you must achieve a grade of at least D (50 percent)on the examination.
Athabasca University reserves the right to amend course outlines occasionally and without notice. Courses offered by other delivery methods may vary from their individualized study counterparts.