HIST 100: History of Western Civilization
HIST 100-K01: History of Western Civilizatin
(Spring 2021)
05:00 PM to 06:15 PM MW
Online
Section Information for Spring 2021
The aim of this course is to enable students to gain a more thorough understanding of “the West” from its Mediterranean origins to its role in producing the modern world. The course will begin with a consideration of the context behind the rise of the West and begun with the world just prior to the Columbian Exchange (circa 1400). The course will revolve around four specific topics: Modernity; Industrialization, Nation, and Empire; War, Violence, and the Nation-State; and Mass Culture and Globalization. The class will fulfill three specific objectives: students will gain a basic chronological understanding of Western history; they will be able to contextualize and gain a deeper understanding of key problems faced by “the West” since the 1500s; and they will be introduced to the fundamentals of historical analysis through the extensive use of primary source materials. Emphasis will be placed upon the application of history as a means for gaining a more meaningful conception of current political and social developments.
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Credits: 3
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
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