New and Updated Course Descriptions

HIS 106 - Western Civilization: Renaissance to the Napoleonic Era

This course has been deactivated and no longer offered at MCC

3 Credits

A survey of Western Civilization from the 1300's to 1815 focusing on the Italian Renaissance, the Reformation, the Counter Reformation, the conquest and colonization of the Americas, European imperialism, the Scientific Revolution, the Enlightenment, the Age of Revolution and the Napoleonic Era.

Learning Attributes: WR

Course Learning Outcomes
1. Describe and explain the main transformative events of western civilization from 1300 to 1815.
2. Describe and analyze the development of western society, including the structures of social classes, from 1300 to 1815.
3. Break down the workings of the economies of western civilizations from 1300 to 1815.
4. Explain the organization and development of the political systems of western civilizations from 1300 to 1815.
5. Describe and analyze the development of western culture, including religious and philosophical ideas, from 1300 to 1815.
6. Interpret and assess the west’s relationships with other societies and cultures from 1300 to 1815.
7. Evaluate and assess the soundness of assertions about what happened in history.
8. Demonstrate strong communication skills.

Course Offered Fall, Spring