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Sep 07, 2024
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Fall 2014 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
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HI 107 - World Civilizations II Credit Hours: 3
This course will introduce students to the historical evolution of world civilizations in global context, from 1500 to the present.
Fulfills SUNY General Education – Other World Civilizations.
Course Outcomes Upon completion of the course, the student will be able to:
- recognize fundamental characteristics of major world civilizations in the modern period;
- identify major societies of the post-1500 era, and make historical comparisons between them, in regard to political systems, trade and economics, social structures, and religious beliefs;
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- identify major stages in the evolution of world civilizations in the modern period;
- demonstrate a basic geographical knowledge of the world, and develop the ability to discuss how geographical and environmental realities, as well as cross-regional interactions, have impacted historical development;
- assess the impact of Western culture on the non-Western world; and
- be able to read, analyze, and discuss both primary and secondary source documents dealing with world history, post-1500.
F/S (C, N, S)
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