Global Studies (GLST) 209

Overview

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:

The final examination for this course must be taken online with an AU-approved exam invigilator at an approved invigilation centre. It is your responsibility to ensure your chosen invigilation centre can accommodate online exams. For a list of invigilators who can accommodate online exams, visit the Exam Invigilation Network.

To learn more about assignments and examinations, please refer to Athabasca University's online Calendar.

Course Materials

Etext

Registration in this course includes an electronic textbook. For more information on electronic textbooks, please refer to our eText Initiative site.

A print version of the eText may be available for purchase from the publisher through a direct-to-student link provided on the course website; you can also acquire the textbook on your own if you wish.

Other Materials

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.

Challenge Evaluation

To receive credit for the GLST 209 challenge registration, you must achieve a grade of at least D (50 percent) on the examination.

Undergraduate Challenge for Credit Course Registration Form

• Challenge for Credit Form