Course Title: World Civilizations from 1650

Course Prefix & Number: HIST 2322

Section Number:  400

Semester: Spring 2017

Semester Credit Hours: 3

Lecture Hours: 3

Lab Hours: 0

Course Description (NCTC Catalog):

A survey of the social, political, economic, cultural, religious, and intellectual history of the world from the 15th century to the present. The course examines major cultural regions of the world in Africa, the Americas, Asia, Europe, and Oceania and their global interactions over time. Themes include maritime exploration and transoceanic empires, nation/state formation and industrialization, imperialism, global conflicts and resolutions, and global economic integration. The course emphasizes the development, interaction and impact of global exchange.      

Course Prerequisite(s): None

Required  Course Materials:

Duiker, William J. and Spielvogel, Jackson J., World History, 8^th ed., or World History, Volume II: Since 1500 8th Edition.

Name of Instructor:

 Jane England

Campus/Office Location:

Corinth Campus/COR 332

Telephone Number:

940-498-6244

E-mail Address:

jengland@nctc.edu

# of Graded Course Elements

Graded Course Elements

Percentage or Point Values

Exams

100 points each

1

Movie Review Research Paper

    50 points

              4

Optional Extra Credit Assignments

5 points each

At the successful completion of this course the student will be able to:

Create an argument through the use of historical evidence.

Analyze and interpret primary and secondary sources.

Analyze the effects of historical, social, political, economic, cultural, and global forces on this period of world history.

Students are required to attend class.  Those wishing to drop the course should do so on line.  Students who stop attending class without dropping the class on line may receive a semester grade of F.

BE ON TIME FOR CLASS! If a student is tardy, it is the student’s responsibility to inform the instructor after class that he or she was present. In calculating attendance 3 Tardies = 1 Absence.

Good Attendance Points: Students who have good attendance (no more than three absences in MWF, MW, and TR classes) may receive 2 extra points on their averages at the end of the semester

Topic

General Description of Subject Matter

Unit 1: Seventeenth Century Europe and Asia

 Ages of Absolutism, Reason, Enlightenment; European colonial expansion; The Ottoman Empire; India; China; Tokugawa Japan

Unit 2: Revolutions

The American and French Revolutions; the Napoleonic wars; development of modern isms; The Industrial Revolution

Unit 3: Modernization of Nations

1. Political evolution of various European, African and Asian nations; Imperialism; World War I

Unit 4: Post WWI through Post Cold War

1. The World between the Wars; World War II; The Cold War; Post-Cold War

Name of Chair/Coordinator:

Crystal R.M. Wright

Office Location:

Gainesville Campus, Room 824

Telephone Number:

940-668-7731, ext. 4320

E-mail Address:

cwright@nctc.edu

Name of Instructional Dean:

Dr. Larry Gilbert

Office Location:

Corinth Campus, Room 305

Telephone Number:

940-498-6216

E-mail Address:

lgilbert@nctc.edu