School of Informatics, Humanities and Social Sci.
Undergraduate

Term: Summer 2024
Session: 1st 8 Week Online (May 07 - Jun 28)
Start Date: Tuesday, May 07, 2024
End Date: Friday, Jun 28, 2024
Availability: Online
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This course will survey the political social and cultural development of world civilizations from the age of European exploration and expansion through the end of the twentieth century. Topics will include the rise of science and industry the global domination of Western Civilization the legacies of imperialism and the rise of the post-colonial world. Special attention will be given to the unique characteristics of individual regions and cultures as well as to common characteristics found throughout the world's societies.3 Credits