WOH 1023 - History of World Civilization 1500 to 1815-AA (I)

3 class hours 3 Credit(s)
This course is a survey of the history of the world from 1500 to 1815. Emphasis is placed on the political, economic, social, and intellectual aspects of world history during this period. Subjects include European exploration and colonization; the emergence of the nation-state; great modern revolutions; the Enlightenment; the French Revolution and the Napoleonic Era. This course is termed a writing intensive course and requires a minimum of 4,000 words of instructor-evaluated writing per student, including a minimum of three graded assignments over the duration of the course. If completed with a grade of “C” or better, this course serves to complete part of the writing intensive course requirements.
(I) International or diversity focus