HIST10016 Europe: From Black Death to New Worlds
University of Melbourne · Level 1 · 12.5 points · Runs in 2026: Semester 1.
- No final exam: all coursework
- About 3 class hours a week
Is HIST10016 hard?
HIST10016: About average. Makes it easier: No final exam, First-year subject. Makes it harder: 2 other hurdle tasks. The easier and harder points roughly balance out. No student reviews yet — based on the Handbook only.
What you learn
Europe from the Black Death to the early 1600s: plague, war, the Reformations, witch trials and contact with the Americas.
After it you can
- Describe Europe's main changes from 1348 to 1618
- Assess the long-term effects of the Black Death
- Write about the past using primary sources
What you need first
None
What it leads to
How it’s assessed
Assignments 50%, Reports and essays 50%
Student reviews and ratings
Summarised from 7 students on StudentVIP (2020–2025)
- Covers early modern Europe (Black Death, Reformation, witchcraft, contact with the Americas). The 2020 reviewers found it accessible without background and well taught.
- Tutorials are discussion-heavy, so doing the readings matters. Later reviewers (2023-2025) mention picky marking on formatting and references and a tutorial journal task with unclear aims.
- A 2025 reviewer found the lectures disjointed and hard to follow without background, a change from the earlier praise.
A summary of public reviews, not scored here.
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Quick answers
- When is HIST10016 offered?
- Runs in 2026: Semester 1.
- What do I need before taking HIST10016?
- No prerequisites.
- Does HIST10016 have a final exam?
- No, there is no final exam. Assessment: Assignments 50%, Reports and essays 50%.
- Is HIST10016 hard?
- From 7 student reviews on StudentVIP: Covers early modern Europe (Black Death, Reformation, witchcraft, contact with the Americas). The 2020 reviewers found it accessible without background and well taught.
- What do students say about HIST10016?
- Covers early modern Europe (Black Death, Reformation, witchcraft, contact with the Americas). The 2020 reviewers found it accessible without background and well taught. Tutorials are discussion-heavy, so doing the readings matters. Later reviewers (2023-2025) mention picky marking on formatting and references and a tutorial journal task with unclear aims. A 2025 reviewer found the lectures disjointed and hard to follow without background, a change from the earlier praise.
- How many class hours a week does HIST10016 have?
- 3 h a week in class
- Can I take HIST10016 as breadth?
- Yes, for: Bachelor of Biomedicine, Bachelor of Commerce, Bachelor of Design, Bachelor of Fine Arts (Acting), Bachelor of Fine Arts (Animation), Bachelor of Fine Arts (Dance), Bachelor of Fine Arts (Film and Television), Bachelor of Fine Arts (Music Theatre), Bachelor of Fine Arts (Production), Bachelor of Fine Arts (Screenwriting), Bachelor of Fine Arts (Theatre), Bachelor of Fine Arts (Visual Art), Bachelor of Music, Bachelor of Science.
- What can I take after HIST10016?
- 1 subjects need it first, for example HIST30060.
- Can I rate HIST10016?
- Yes. If you've taken it, rate it anonymously on this page (difficulty, workload, marking, would you recommend it) and leave a tip for next year's students. Averages show once 3 students have rated it; tips are checked before they appear.
Source: University of Melbourne Handbook 2026
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