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HIST 122 Western Civilization: Medieval to Early Modern

This course examines the major features of the development of western civilization and its relationship to non-western cultures from the medieval period through the 18th century. The course will include the use of primary and secondary sources to understand the social, economic, political, and cultural factors that influenced the relationship between western and non-western societies.

Credits

3

Prerequisite

Eligible to enroll in ENGL 121

Hours Weekly

3

Course Objectives

  1. Describe an issue in medieval and early modern history and its legacy from a global perspective.
  2. Discuss how human experience in medieval and early modern history was shaped by global forces.
  3. Analyze the interconnectedness of global events in the context of medieval and early modern history.
  4. Compose an effective narrative that describes and analyzes medieval and early modern history in response to an analytical question.
  5. Analyze and evaluate the ways in which medieval and early modern history informs the political, cultural, and/or social issues of Western Civilization.

Course Objectives

  1. Describe an issue in medieval and early modern history and its legacy from a global perspective.

    Learning Activity Artifact

    • Writing Assignments
    • Global paper

    Procedure for Assessing Student Learning

    • Global Competency Rubric

    Global Competency

    • GC1
  2. Discuss how human experience in medieval and early modern history was shaped by global forces.

    Learning Activity Artifact

    • Writing Assignments
    • Global paper

    Procedure for Assessing Student Learning

    • Global Competency Rubric

    Global Competency

    • GC2
  3. Analyze the interconnectedness of global events in the context of medieval and early modern history.

    Learning Activity Artifact

    • Writing Assignments
    • Global paper

    Procedure for Assessing Student Learning

    • Global Competency Rubric

    Global Competency

    • GC3
  4. Compose an effective narrative that describes and analyzes medieval and early modern history in response to an analytical question.

    This objective is a course Goal Only

    Learning Activity Artifact

    • Writing Assignments
    • Global paper

    Procedure for Assessing Student Learning

    • Other (please fill out box below)
    • Discipline designed rubric
  5. Analyze and evaluate the ways in which medieval and early modern history informs the political, cultural, and/or social issues of Western Civilization.

    This objective is a course Goal Only