HIST1032W
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HIST 1032W - Europe and the World: Expansion, Encounter, and Exchange from 1500 to Present (4 Cr.) Global Perspectives, Historical Perspectives, Writing Intensive
Course description
This course explores the social, economic, political, and cultural evolution of European societies in relation to their interactions with the rest of the world from the sixteenth century to the present. The course focuses on pivotal moments and transformations, such as the scientific, industrial, and political revolutions, as well as the emergence of modern ideologies like nationalism, socialism, capitalism, and fascism, and their impact on European overseas expansion and empires. The study of the origins, development, and demise of European empires is central to this course. This approach provides the essential foundation for understanding European history in relation to the wider world, as well as the social and political fabric of contemporary societies.
Minimum credits
4
Maximum credits
4
Is this course repeatable?
No
Grading basis
OPT - Student Option
Discussion
Lecture
Requirements
002059
Credit will not be granted if credit has been received for:
00208
This course fulfills the following Liberal Education requirement(s)
Historical Perspectives, Global Perspectives
Fulfills the writing intensive requirement?
Yes
Typically offered term(s)
Periodic Fall & Spring