HIST 002 Europe in a Wider World, since 1500
Taught as schedule allows (consult the Course Directory)
This entry-level survey course, suitable for both history majors and non-majors, examines European civilization in the modern era and its interaction with the non-Western world. Through lectures, recitations, and readings students define and explain the great eras known as the Renaissance, Reformation, Age of Exploration, Scientific Revolution, Enlightenment, State-Building, the French Revolution, Industrial Revolution, Nationalism, Imperialism, World Wars, and Cold War. The skeleton of the narrative is political history, but social, economic, and cultural history flesh it out.
