HIST 125: Introduction to Global History

HIST 125-003: Introduction to World History
(Fall 2017)

08:30 AM to 09:20 AM MWF

Planetary Hall 120

Section Information for Fall 2017

In this course we explore and examine the sweeping historical changes that have resulted in the world in which we now live. We will look at each major global contact (whether through some form of cooperation or conflict) and their part in shaping and reshaping the politics, cultures and economies of various regions. This exploration will situate us mainly in the Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Middle East but we will also spend some time in Europe and the Americas. This will allow us to see how each region became a part of a global system that is affected by far reaching religious transformations, mercantile activity, industrial growth, and imperialism/ colonialism. By semester’s end, students should grasp the major trends underlying seven centuries of world history.


Finally, we will study the influences of modern nationalism, Cold War dynamics, and anti-colonial movements in the twentieth century. By the end of the semester, students should have a grasp of the major trends underlying the most recent millennium of world history. To accomplish this, we will explore primary documents from some oft "unheard" voices like women, non-whites and non-Westerners, as well as secondary source scholarship in the form of scholarly articles and other informative sources (like videos, images and music etc.).

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Course Information from the University Catalog

Credits: 3

By focusing on historical experiences that reflect the diversity of Mason’s student body, students will be able to see how their families and communities fit within, and contribute to, global history from the pre-modern period to our present day. This course offers a long-term historical perspective on structural issues challenging our world today, including demographic and environmental changes, national and global inequalities, and the underrepresentation of marginalized groups. Students will gain an understanding of how interconnections and inter-dependencies have been forged through the global movement of people, pathogens, goods, and ideas. Limited to three attempts.
Mason Core: Global History
Schedule Type: Lecture, Recitation
Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.

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