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HIST 125 The Evolution of Modern Europe Units: 6.00
A survey of European history from the 18th through the 21st century. The focus is on the revolutions and conflicts which produced modern Europe, notably political revolutions (1789, 1848, and 1917), industrialization, urbanization, population growth, secularization, the rise of new classes, nationalism, and imperialism, changes in ideologies and popular attitudes, rise and fall of authoritarian regimes, world wars, and European integration.
NOTE Also offered online. Consult Arts and Science Online. Learning Hours may vary.
NOTE Also offered online. Consult Arts and Science Online. Learning Hours may vary.
Learning Hours: 240 (36 Lecture, 36 Seminar, 24 Online Activity, 144 Private Study)
Requirements: Prerequisite None.
Exclusion Maximum of one course from: HIST 106/3.0; HIST 111/3.0; HIST 121/6.0; HIST 125/6.0.
Exclusion Maximum of one course from: HIST 110/3.0; HIST 121/6.0; HIST 125/6.0.
Course Equivalencies: HIST125; HIST125B
Offering Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Science
Course Learning Outcomes:
- Identify and state the historical significance of major trends and milestones in European history during the 18th–21st centuries.
- Analyze issues and problems in European history in their historical context.
- Analyze primary and secondary sources on European history to acquire historiographical skills and understand the structure of historical arguments.
- Analyze and discuss historical problems in European history and develop the skills to identify the differences in historiographical schools of thought.
- Apply historical research methods to analyze historical sources and apply effective essay-writing to argue that analysis.