Early Modern Rome: Urbanism and Reform. 3 credits, 3 contact hours

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Prerequisites: ENGL 102 with a grade of C or higher, and a course fulfilling the History and Humanities GER 200 level course with a grade of C or higher. This course examines Rome from 1350 to 1750. This transformative period of Reformation, Renaissance and plague gave rise to the nation-state and still shapes our world today. Students will be introduced to the broad cultural and social issues of the period, with a focus on the city of Rome. The city and its physical transformation under the Renaissance popes are central to the major events of the period and European identity. This is a digital history course and students will construct and analyze a geographic database. This course satisfies the three credit 300 GER in History and Humanities.