HIST 125: Introduction to Global History

HIST 125-010: Introduction to World History
(Fall 2017)

10:30 AM to 11:45 AM TR

David J. King Hall 2053

Section Information for Fall 2017

In this course, we will examine major events and processes in world history between 1200 and the present. We will focus on the changing nature of global interactions, involving Africa, Asia, Europe, and the Americas. Major topics in this course include global trade, colonialism, the development of nation-states, and technological development leading to and beyond industrialization. Students will practice historical skills by evaluating primary and secondary sources and forming arguments about the past. By the end of the semester, students should grasp major trends underlying eight centuries of world history and better understand the practice of historical research and writing.  

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Course Information from the University Catalog

Credits: 3

By focusing on historical experiences that reflect the diversity of Mason’s student body, students will be able to see how their families and communities fit within, and contribute to, global history from the pre-modern period to our present day. This course offers a long-term historical perspective on structural issues challenging our world today, including demographic and environmental changes, national and global inequalities, and the underrepresentation of marginalized groups. Students will gain an understanding of how interconnections and inter-dependencies have been forged through the global movement of people, pathogens, goods, and ideas. Limited to three attempts.
Mason Core: Global History
Schedule Type: Lecture, Recitation
Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.

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