HIST 470 - Seminar in World History

Credits: 5

This course is an advanced seminar on World history from 1500CE to the present. The course topic will consider aspects of World history in the modern period, exploring social, intellectual, political, economic, technological, environmental, and other patterns of change over time. Students will deepen skills in historical methods with interdisciplinary and career applications: advanced archival research, evidence-based argumentation, and project planning. Interplay between reading and discussion defines the intellectual community of the course. The World Seminar is an opportunity to practice close reading, critical consideration of sources, and written analysis. Course is repeatable, can be taken 4 times total.

Prerequisites: HIST 111 and HIST 112 recommended.
Master Syllabi: HIST 470 Syllabus