Sep 29, 2024  
2024-2025 Catalog 
    
2024-2025 Catalog

HIS 114 - World Civilizations Since 1500

3 credit hours - Three hours lecture weekly; one term.
This course meets the Arts & Humanities General Education Requirement. This course meets the Social and Behavioral Sciences General Education Requirement.

Explore the past and its impact on the present and the future. Examine global history from the Reformation to World War II to evaluate the networks and interactions that connected Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Americas. Analyze societal changes and continuities in culture, politics, economics, and diplomacy.

Prerequisite(s): Eligibility for ENG 101 /ENG 101A .

Location(s) Typically Offered: Arnold Main Campus (MC) and Online (OL)

Term(s) Typically Offered: Fall, spring, and summer

Course Outcomes:
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:

1. Apply methods of historical analysis and research to understand the past in its proper context.

2. Identify key historians and analyze their historical theories.

3. Evaluate differing historical theories and apply them to the human condition.

4. Write and defend a persuasive argument.