Want to know where our modern world came from? This course will give you an understanding of the forces that formed the world we know. Though the eyes of those who experienced them, we will examine the upheaval and revolutions that mark the transition from the early modern era to the middle of the nineteenth century. This course is specifically designed to assist your further academic development, to prepare you for later year courses and the intellectual demands of your military career.

While there are no prerequisites for this course, students are strongly encouraged to complete ZHSS1201: History1A: Birth of the Modern World 1 - Gods, Gold and Guns 1200-1648 prior to enrolment. Students planning to enrol in further history studies will normally need to complete both courses to be eligible to enrol for second and third year units.