HIST 105 - Western Civilization

Credit Hours: 4
A thematic and topical study of the political, social, economic and cultural developments that characterize the expansion of the West in the modern era and that contributed to its impact on the global community in the modern and contemporary era. Representative topics will be explored within a chronological format: tradition and transformation in science, religion, education and economics, the growth of the nation-state, the impact of overseas expansion, revolutions and ideologies that have shaped the modern world, the establishment of Western hegemony, imperialism and its aftermath, developments in science, technology, and the arts and 20th-century wars and crises.

Course Satisfies: Core Curriculum requirement in Humanities.