Modern history study notes

We recommend checking out our HSC study guides for a range of subjects, but particularly for HSC Modern History if you’re looking for a helping hand! Our HSC Modern History Complete Course Notes contain content you need to know for your assessment tasks and exams, written from the perspective of a past high-achieving student.

19th century historians helped to advance the study of history into a modern, rigorous discipline.
Learn about their innovations and styles used to analyze the past in this lesson.

Modern History degrees study international political economy, the history of cultural identity and cooperation, and integration between countries.
Modern History courses analyse the period starting from the Renaissance and the changes that took place around the world until the twentieth century.

Students of modern history learn about past human experiences, increasing their understanding of society today.
Through a study of modern history students are able to: