ARTS1271 History of the Present: The World since 1900 (UNSW Sydney): rated 4.1/5 overall across 5 reviews collected on UNSW Wall.
ARTS1271 is a UNSW Sydney course taught by the Faculty of Arts, Design and Architecture in School of Humanities and Languages. This page brings together its handbook details and what UNSW students say about it.
Review data updated 2026-10-24.
Chinese title: 当下历史：1900年以来的世界
Type: Undergraduate course
Credit points: 6
Subject area: School of Humanities and Languages
Faculty: Faculty of Arts, Design and Architecture
Level: Undergraduate Level 1
Handbook year: 2026
Today, news headlines are dominated by the rise of populist leaders like Donald Trump, by stories of ethnic and racial tensions, political violence, war and conflict. The post-cold war period has witnessed the concentration of global wealth into fewer and fewer hands; Asia’s return to the centre of world power; the rise of individualism and hyper-consumption; a re-inscription of borders (typified by refugee crises and the expansion of immigration detention systems); and we…
ARTS1271 has 5 scored reviews: overall 4.1/5 · usefulness 4.5 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 2 StudentVIP reviews (average 4.5 stars); 3 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 3.8/5).
On Reddit: "I did the course several years back (2018), but it was a WAM booster for me and I enjoyed it. Although I remember enjoying ARTS1271 more. Assessment-wise, we had: tutorial participation (15%), annotated bibliography + introduction to essay (20%), 2000-word essay (45%) and an onl…"
On Reddit: "Yeah depending on the commerce course you do it can be a bit tough, especially if you're in a tutorial where most people are familiar with economic concepts so the tutors move through the material a lot faster. You can always take predominantly arts courses if you do a double an…"
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Q: Is ARTS1271 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 5 reviews: usefulness 4.5/5, overall 4.1/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches ARTS1271, and when is it offered?
A: ARTS1271 is taught by the Faculty of Arts, Design and Architecture. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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