Calumet College of St. Joseph

HST 112X World Civilization II Dr. Edward C. Stibili

Spring 2002; Term 20012 Office: 523; 219-473-4284

7:00 - 10:00PM W, 264 Hours: MTRF 12:00-1:00PM; W 5-7PM, and by appointment

SYLLABUS

Course description:

This introductory course surveys the history of human civilization since 1500 with emphasis on basic social and cultural institutions in worldwide context.

Course objectives:

The objectives of this course will address the following college goal: Students will develop a knowledge of human civilizations and history, as well as the problems of modernity and historical consciousness (see catalogue, p. 13):

1. Students will review the basic chronology of world civilization from 1500 to the present.

2. Students will focus on the major events and problems of world civilization from 1500 to the present.

3. Students will be exposed to some interpretive issues regarding events and problems in world civilization during this period.

Textbook:

John P. McKay, et. al. A History of World Societies. Vol. II: Since 1500. 5th ed. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2000. A Study Guide is available with the textbook.

Course format:

This course will be based on classroom lectures and discussions based on the outline in the textbook. Visual aids will be used as appropriate.

Grades: Grades will be based on the following criteria:

1. Class attendance and participation: 20%

2. 4 unit examinations: 20% each for a total of 80%

Students will lose two points for each missed class, unless absent for appropriate medical reasons. Such absences will require the doctor's signed note. Only students who take the unit examinations at the scheduled times will be allowed to earn any extra points built into the examinations.

At the end of the term, number grades will be converted into letter grades as follows: 96-100 = A; 91-95 = A-; 87-90 = B+; 84-86 = B; 81-83 = B-; 77-80 = C+; 74-76 = C; 71-73 = C-; 67-70 = D+; 64-66 = D; 61-63 = D-; 60 and under = F.

Classes:

Wednesday, January 9: Introduction

Videotapes: The Renaissance and the Age of Discoveryy

Wednesday. January 16: Ch. 16, The Acceleration of Global Contact. pp. 490-525

Wednesday, January 23: Ch. 17, Absolutism and Constitutionalism in Europe, ca 1589-1725, pp. 526-560

Wednesday, January 30: Ch. 23, The Revolution in Western Politics, 1775-1815, pp. 714-744

Wednesday, February 6: Unit examination

Ch. 24, The Industrial Revolution in Europe, pp. 746-775

Wednesday, February 13: Ch. 25, Ideologies and Upheavals, 1815-1871, pp. 776-807

Wednesday, February 20: Ch. 26, European Life in the Age of Nationalism, pp. 808-839

Wednesday, February 27: Unit Examination

Ch. 27, Africa and Asia in the Era of Western Industrialization, 1800-1914, pp. 840-875

Wednesday, March 6: Ch. 29, The Great Break: War and Revolution, pp. 920-951

Wednesday, March 13: Ch. 31, The Age of Anxiety in the West, pp. 984-1007

Wednesday, March 20: Unit examination

Ch. 32, Dictatorships and the Second World War, pp. 1008-1041

Wednesday, March 27: Ch. 33, Recovery and Crisis in Europe and the Americas, pp. 1042-1081

Wednesday, April 3: Ch. 35, Changing Lives in the Developing Countries, pp. 1118-1143

Wednesday, April 10: Unit examination