EUB151 Nations and Nationalism in Modern Europe
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| Unit code: | EUB151 |
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| Equivalent(s): | CRB108 |
| Credit points: | 12 |
| Timetable | Details in HiQ, if available |
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| Domestic tuition unit fee | $3,456 |
| International unit fee | $4,968 |
Unit Outline: Semester 2 2026, Kelvin Grove, Internal
| Unit code: | EUB151 |
|---|---|
| Credit points: | 12 |
| Equivalent: | CRB108 |
| Coordinator: | Naomi Barnes | n3.barnes@qut.edu.au |
Overview
This unit provides you with an understanding of matters pertinent to the evolution of nationalism in Europe in the modern era. This will include the influence of social movements, cultural and economic issues (1640-1990). Nationalism, nationhood and national identity have become subjects of heated debate in the post-cold war world. But what is nationalism? What constitutes a nation and how does nationality become one of the primary bases for the construction of individual and collective identities? This unit offers you the ability to critically evaluate the work of professional historians. You will explore how available evidence and methodologies employed influence cultural and political factors and shape the messages and values that historians advocate through their writing. These practices promote understandings of how historians work, the rules that govern their methods, the reliability of historical knowledge and the value of history socially and culturally.
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this unit you will be able to:
- Analyse, synthesise and evaluate information from numerous primary and secondary sources.
- Demonstrate effective communication skills to analyse, generate and transmit knowledge, skills and ideas to others.
- Display a high standard of essay writing skill to critically evaluate primary and secondary documents.
- Show how history and historians shape the present.
- Construct an evidence-based argument in written form.
Content
Topics include:
- Road to revolution
- The Revolutionary Era
- Becoming nations
- The World Wars
- Internationalism in the 20th Century
- Contemporary national movements
Learning Approaches
In this unit you will learn through engaging in the following:
- Lecturer- provided information
- Tutorial-based debate
- Student-centred discussion through carefully chosen media
- Activities designed to promote understanding, the exercise of higher order thinking and the formulation of original hypotheses and stances.
- Activities will involve you demonstrating an understanding of content; gaining an appreciation of the variety of approaches to interpretations of the past; showing how history and historians shape the present and the future; identifying and interpreting secondary and primary sources; undertaking research according to methodological and ethical conventions of the discipline including being aware of the consequences of plagarism; analysing historical evidence and representations of the past; constructing evidence-based arguments and identifying and reflecting critically on knowledge and skills.
Feedback on Learning and Assessment
Formative feedback will be provided in this unit through:
- Unit feedback includes marked criteria as well as comments.
- Formative feedback will be provided for Work in Progress discussions in tutorials
- The lecturer evaluates the presentations and essays using set criteria that offers students a full understanding of areas that need improvement as well as areas of competency or excellence.
- The presentations (Assessment 1) will also provide an opportunity for students to identify areas for improvement in historical critique necessary for successfully passing the research essay (Assessment 2)
Assessment
Overview
The summative assessment consists of:
- Research portfolio presentation. You will research and develop a research question and resource list utilising primary, secondary and historiographic sources. This task requires sustained analysis, synthesis and evaluation of the stimulus material through in class discussion of a research proposal and its development into a rigorous one page stimulus for Assessment 2. This supports a collective, student-generated interpretation of the historical narrative.
- An Essay involving unseen questions of the topics studied in each session . The essay question using the primary, secondary and historiographical sources gathered during Assessment 1. The Research Portfolio will act as notes.
Unit Grading Scheme
7- point scale
Assessment Tasks
Assessment: Research portfolio
Research portfolio presentation. You will research and develop a research question and resource list utilising primary, secondary and historiographic sources. This task requires sustained analysis, synthesis and evaluation of the stimulus material through in class discussion of a research proposal and its development into a rigorous five page stimulus for Assessment 2. This supports a collective, student-generated interpretation of the historical narrative.
The ethical and responsible use of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) tools is authorised in this assessment. See the relevant assessment details in Canvas for specific guidelines.
Assessment: Examination
An Essay involving unseen questions of the topics studied in each session. You will also respond to an essay question using the primary, secondary and historiographical sources gathered during Assessment 1. Your Research Portfolio will act as notes to demonstrate the process of idea development.
The ethical and responsible use of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) tools is authorised in this assessment. See the relevant assessment details in Canvas for specific guidelines.
Academic Integrity
Academic integrity is a commitment to undertaking academic work and assessment in a manner that is ethical, fair, honest, respectful and accountable.
The Academic Integrity Policy sets out the range of conduct that can be a failure to maintain the standards of academic integrity. This includes, cheating in exams, plagiarism, self-plagiarism, collusion and contract cheating. It also includes providing fraudulent or altered documentation in support of an academic concession application, for example an assignment extension or a deferred exam.
You are encouraged to make use of QUT’s learning support services, resources and tools to assure the academic integrity of your assessment. This includes the use of text matching software that may be available to assist with self-assessing your academic integrity as part of the assessment submission process.
Breaching QUT’s Academic Integrity Policy or engaging in conduct that may defeat or compromise the purpose of assessment can lead to a finding of student misconduct (Code of Conduct – Student) and result in the imposition of penalties under the Management of Student Misconduct Policy, ranging from a grade reduction to exclusion from QUT.
Resources
The following resource materials will be used throughout this unit.
Resource Materials
Prescribed text(s)
Risk Assessment Statement
There are no out-of-the-ordinary risks associated with general participation in this unit. Workplace Health and Safety protocols associated with computer use will apply.
Unit Outline: Semester 2 2026, Online
| Unit code: | EUB151 |
|---|---|
| Credit points: | 12 |
| Equivalent: | CRB108 |
Overview
This unit provides you with an understanding of matters pertinent to the evolution of nationalism in Europe in the modern era. This will include the influence of social movements, cultural and economic issues (1640-1990). Nationalism, nationhood and national identity have become subjects of heated debate in the post-cold war world. But what is nationalism? What constitutes a nation and how does nationality become one of the primary bases for the construction of individual and collective identities? This unit offers you the ability to critically evaluate the work of professional historians. You will explore how available evidence and methodologies employed influence cultural and political factors and shape the messages and values that historians advocate through their writing. These practices promote understandings of how historians work, the rules that govern their methods, the reliability of historical knowledge and the value of history socially and culturally.
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this unit you will be able to:
- Analyse, synthesise and evaluate information from numerous primary and secondary sources.
- Demonstrate effective communication skills to analyse, generate and transmit knowledge, skills and ideas to others.
- Display a high standard of essay writing skill to critically evaluate primary and secondary documents.
- Show how history and historians shape the present.
- Construct an evidence-based argument in written form.
Content
Topics include:
- Road to revolution
- The Revolutionary Era
- Becoming nations
- The World Wars
- Internationalism in the 20th Century
- Contemporary national movements
Learning Approaches
In this unit you will learn through engaging in the following:
- Lecturer- provided information
- Tutorial-based debate
- Student-centred discussion through carefully chosen media
- Activities designed to promote understanding, the exercise of higher order thinking and the formulation of original hypotheses and stances.
- Activities will involve you demonstrating an understanding of content; gaining an appreciation of the variety of approaches to interpretations of the past; showing how history and historians shape the present and the future; identifying and interpreting secondary and primary sources; undertaking research according to methodological and ethical conventions of the discipline including being aware of the consequences of plagarism; analysing historical evidence and representations of the past; constructing evidence-based arguments and identifying and reflecting critically on knowledge and skills.
Feedback on Learning and Assessment
Formative feedback will be provided in this unit through:
- Unit feedback includes marked criteria as well as comments.
- Formative feedback will be provided for Work in Progress discussions in tutorials
- The lecturer evaluates the presentations and essays using set criteria that offers students a full understanding of areas that need improvement as well as areas of competency or excellence.
- The presentations (Assessment 1) will also provide an opportunity for students to identify areas for improvement in historical critique necessary for successfully passing the research essay (Assessment 2)
Assessment
Overview
The summative assessment consists of:
- Research portfolio presentation. You will research and develop a research question and resource list utilising primary, secondary and historiographic sources. This task requires sustained analysis, synthesis and evaluation of the stimulus material through in class discussion of a research proposal and its development into a rigorous one page stimulus for Assessment 2. This supports a collective, student-generated interpretation of the historical narrative.
- An Essay involving unseen questions of the topics studied in each session . The essay question using the primary, secondary and historiographical sources gathered during Assessment 1. The Research Portfolio will act as notes.
Unit Grading Scheme
7- point scale
Assessment Tasks
Assessment: Research portfolio
Research portfolio presentation. You will research and develop a research question and resource list utilising primary, secondary and historiographic sources. This task requires sustained analysis, synthesis and evaluation of the stimulus material through in class discussion of a research proposal and its development into a rigorous five page stimulus for Assessment 2. This supports a collective, student-generated interpretation of the historical narrative.
The ethical and responsible use of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) tools is authorised in this assessment. See the relevant assessment details in Canvas for specific guidelines.
Assessment: Examination
An Essay involving unseen questions of the topics studied in each session. You will also respond to an essay question using the primary, secondary and historiographical sources gathered during Assessment 1. Your Research Portfolio will act as notes to demonstrate the process of idea development.
The ethical and responsible use of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) tools is authorised in this assessment. See the relevant assessment details in Canvas for specific guidelines.
Academic Integrity
Academic integrity is a commitment to undertaking academic work and assessment in a manner that is ethical, fair, honest, respectful and accountable.
The Academic Integrity Policy sets out the range of conduct that can be a failure to maintain the standards of academic integrity. This includes, cheating in exams, plagiarism, self-plagiarism, collusion and contract cheating. It also includes providing fraudulent or altered documentation in support of an academic concession application, for example an assignment extension or a deferred exam.
You are encouraged to make use of QUT’s learning support services, resources and tools to assure the academic integrity of your assessment. This includes the use of text matching software that may be available to assist with self-assessing your academic integrity as part of the assessment submission process.
Breaching QUT’s Academic Integrity Policy or engaging in conduct that may defeat or compromise the purpose of assessment can lead to a finding of student misconduct (Code of Conduct – Student) and result in the imposition of penalties under the Management of Student Misconduct Policy, ranging from a grade reduction to exclusion from QUT.
Resources
The following resource materials will be used throughout this unit.
Resource Materials
Prescribed text(s)
Risk Assessment Statement
There are no out-of-the-ordinary risks associated with general participation in this unit. Workplace Health and Safety protocols associated with computer use will apply.