HIST1061 — World History since 1500
HIST 1061 - World History since 1500 HIST 1061 - World History since 1500 Hours/Week: Lecture 4 Lab 0 Internship hours per week 0 Course Description: This course surveys the early modern era through the present, focusing on the intended and unintended consequences of human activity across the world. Recurring themes include global diversity, power imbalances, intellectual movements, nation-building, and social/political movements. The course will also introduce the limitations of historical sources, how knowledge about the past is produced, and the relevance of history to contemporary issues and questions. MnTC Goals Goal 5 Goal 8 use historical thinking to make connections between modern world history and the present. assess the relevance and limitations of primary and secondary sources. formulate a historical argument. evaluate varied perspectives of human history using knowledge of diverse peoples within their distinctive historical contexts. Minnesota Transfer Curriculum (MnTC): Goals and Competencies Goal 5 Goal 8 Competency Goals (MnTC Goals 1-6) 05. 01. Employ the methods and data that historians and social and behavioral scientists use to investigate the human condition. 05. 02. Examine social institutions and processes across a range of historical periods and cultures. 05. 03. Use and critique alternative explanatory systems or theories. Theme Goals (MnTC Goals 7-10) 08. 01. Describe and analyze political, economic, and cultural elements which influence relations of
Prerequisites: ENGL0950, RDNG0940, RDNG0950, ENGL0090, ESOL0051, ESOL0052