Modern World History

Catalog description

This course offers a study of the major world civilizations of the modern period from approximately 1500 to the present. This will include analysis of the defining characteristics of various world regions and their interactions in the accelerating process of globalization. Communities and contexts will be examined in light of the modernizing revolutions in science, philosophy, politics and technology; religion, colonization and decolonization, world wars, and the creation of the interconnected modern world system. No previous history course is required. This course fulfills the requirements for the General Education Area "Community and Cultural Contexts". Prerequisites: A grade of C or higher in Academic Reading III (ESL-098) and Academic Writing III (ESL-099) or Reading Skills II (RDG-095) and Writing Skills II (ENG-095); or Integrated ELL Level III (ELL-103) or exemption by placing into higher level courses.