HSTY1003 Birth of the Present: The World Since 1750 (University of Sydney): rated 3.2/5 overall across 2 reviews collected on USYD Wall.
HSTY1003 is a University of Sydney course taught by the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences in History. This page brings together its handbook details and what USYD students say about it.
Review data updated 2026-10-24.
Chinese title: 现代的诞生：1750年以来的世界
Type: Undergraduate
Credit points: 6
Subject area: History
Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
Level: Undergraduate Level 1
Handbook year: 2026
Enlightenment and oppression, colonisation and decolonisation, the making and unmaking of nation states and the forging and unravelling of global relationships: the history of the modern world is a history of contradiction, crisis, despair and optimism. Linking social, cultural, political, environmental and economic histories in Asia, Europe, the Americas and Australia, this unit poses the question: what, in these different places, did it mean to be modern
HSTY1003 has 2 scored reviews: overall 3.2/5 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 2 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 3.2/5).
On Reddit: "I quite enjoyed HSTY1003, but from what I remember it’s pretty fast paced. Because it’s a first year subject, they basically try and “travel” around the world in 80 days... or like, 91 days in this case + cover it all across a few centuries. I guess so you can figure out what yo…"
On Reddit: "I took HSTY1001 and 1003 last year. HSTY1001 is a seminar workshop thing where they try to teach you how to be a historian. I did the Singapore Straits seminar where we covered the events of the Dutch capture of the Santa Catarina, and Hugo Grotius' defence of it subsequently. T…"
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Q: Is HSTY1003 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 2 reviews: overall 3.2/5. Only a few reviews so far, so treat this as a rough guide.
Q: Which faculty teaches HSTY1003, and when is it offered?
A: HSTY1003 is taught by the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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