HIST1214 Empires in Global History (Australian National University): rated 2.9/5 overall, difficulty 4.0/5 (higher is harder), would-recommend 3.0/5 across 2 reviews collected on ANU Wall.
HIST1214 is a Australian National University course taught by the ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences in History. This page brings together its handbook details and what ANU students say about it.
Review data updated 2026-10-24.
Chinese title: 全球历史中的帝国
Type: Undergraduate course
Credit points: 6
Subject area: History
Faculty: ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences
Level: Undergraduate Level 1
Handbook year: 2026
The modern world is a product of centuries of conflict, rivalry and strategic cooperation between empires seeking to expand or protect their power across domains spanning from economic systems to religion and culture. Throughout Europe and the Mediterranean, Asia, the Americas, Africa, and the Pacific, the past 2000 years have seen radical historical transformations as empires rose, sought to create and sustain the conditions of their dominance, and fell.
HIST1214 has 2 scored reviews: overall 2.9/5 · usefulness 3.0 · difficulty 4.0 · would-recommend 3.0 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 1 review by ANU students on ANU Wall (2.3/5 overall); 1 Reddit comment that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 3.5/5).
Student review (2026-10-13, translated): The teacher is great and the course is okay, but the final exam is brutal—you have to memorize papers, identify primary historical sources, and do analysis. It's inhuman. If you want a high grade, run.
On Reddit: "Tbh for now I chose HIST1214 (Empires in Global History) since it seems to align more w my interests and I was able to enrol in it for the first sem. Might switch but not too sure"
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Q: Is HIST1214 hard?
A: Students rate HIST1214's difficulty 4.0/5 on average (higher is harder), which makes it one of the harder courses. Only a few reviews so far, so treat this as a rough guide.
Q: Is HIST1214 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 2 reviews: would-recommend 3.0/5, usefulness 3.0/5, overall 2.9/5. Only a few reviews so far, so treat this as a rough guide.
Q: Which faculty teaches HIST1214, and when is it offered?
A: HIST1214 is taught by the ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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