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HIST 123 Western Civilization and the Modern World

This course examines the history and development of Western Civilization and its impact on the world during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. The student will identify and analyze the political, economic, and intellectual movements that influenced Western Europe and the United States. The student will evaluate events and trends that have shaped the modern world, including the two World Wars, the Cold War, and the rise and fall of European empires in Africa and Asia. The course will highlight the role of Europe and the United States in shaping modern global political and economic structures.

Credits

3

Prerequisite

Eligible to enroll in ENGL 121

Hours Weekly

3 hours weekly

Course Objectives

  1. 1. Engage in an exploration of modern Western worldviews and their relationship with non-Western worldviews.
  2. 2. Describe modern Western cultures and values, views on human nature, aesthetics, and ethics in a reflective manner.
  3. 3. Identify and explain the numerous different modern Western perspectives and how they impacted both Western and non-Western development.
  4. 4. Analyze events in modern Western history within a global context from economic, political, environmental, aesthetic, social and ethical perspectives.
  5. 5. Identify, understand, evaluate, and apply ethical reasoning.
  6. 6. Formulate specific, unified, and concise theses through writing that demonstrate an understanding of historical thinking.

Course Objectives

  1. 1. Engage in an exploration of modern Western worldviews and their relationship with non-Western worldviews.
  2. 2. Describe modern Western cultures and values, views on human nature, aesthetics, and ethics in a reflective manner.
  3. 3. Identify and explain the numerous different modern Western perspectives and how they impacted both Western and non-Western development.
  4. 4. Analyze events in modern Western history within a global context from economic, political, environmental, aesthetic, social and ethical perspectives.
  5. 5. Identify, understand, evaluate, and apply ethical reasoning.
  6. 6. Formulate specific, unified, and concise theses through writing that demonstrate an understanding of historical thinking.