HIST A162: World History 2
| Item | Value |
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| Curriculum Committee Approval Date | 11/01/2023 |
| Top Code | 220500 - History |
| Units | 3 Total Units |
| Hours | 54 Total Hours (Lecture Hours 54) |
| Total Outside of Class Hours | 0 |
| Course Credit Status | Credit: Degree Applicable (D) |
| Material Fee | No |
| Basic Skills | Not Basic Skills (N) |
| Repeatable | No |
| Open Entry/Open Exit | No |
| Grading Policy | Standard Letter (S),
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| Associate Arts Local General Education (GE) |
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| Associate Science Local General Education (GE) |
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| California General Education Transfer Curriculum (Cal-GETC) |
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| Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum (IGETC) |
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| California State University General Education Breadth (CSU GE-Breadth) |
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Course Description
The history of world civilizations since the 17th century, giving a general outline of political, social, economic, and cultural institutions. Enrollment Limitation: HIST A162H; students who complete HIST A162 may not enroll in or receive credit for HIST A162H. Transfer Credit: CSU; UC. C-ID: HIST 160.C-ID: HIST 160.
Course Level Student Learning Outcome(s)
- Upon the successful completion of this course, students will display the ability to develop and persuasively argue a historical thesis in a written assignment that identifies and explains major social, economic, political and/or cultural historical themes or patterns that are relevant to the course geographic area and timeline of study.
- Students will evaluate thematic change over time involving the formation, expansion and contraction of human societies throughout world history as exhibited after 1600CE.
- Students will analyze the impact of peoples and their political ideologies, religions and technology from one geographic region and its peoples upon other peoples of other geographic regions over time, after 1600CE.
Course Objectives
- 1. Demonstrate the ability to interpret primary and secondary sources and to compose an argument which uses them, as appropriate, for support
- 2. Analyze broad patterns of change on both interregional scales and within complex societies
- 3. Demonstrate an understanding of civilization through multiple analytical categories such as race, class, gender and ethnicity
- 4. Explain ways in which the world's physical and natural environment has affected and been affected by developments in human history
- 5. Analyze ways in which human groups have interacted with one another, including trade, migration, warfare, cultural exchange, and biological exchange, from 1500 to the present.
- 6. Compare distinctive forms of political, social, and economic organization in the world and explain their historical significance.
- 7. Identify major discoveries, inventions,and scientific achievements and explain their historical significance.
- 8. Explain the historical significance of cultural developments such as art, music, architecture, literature and religion.
- 9. Compare ideals, practices, and historical developments of major belief systems.
- 10. Analyze historical developments across national, regional, and cultural boundaries.
Lecture Content
A. THE EARLY MODERN WORLD 1. India, East Asia, and Africa During the Early-Modern Era (c. 1500-1800) Dynasties of India, China, and Japan African Rulers 2. The Economy and Society of Early-Modern Europe Colonization and Overseas Trade Population Patterns Life within a Society of Orders 3. The Age of Absolutism (1660-1789) Justification of Absolutism Eastern Europe, 1660-1720 The Emergence of a State System Limited Monarchy in the Eighteenth Century War and Diplomacy in the Eighteenth Century 4. The Scientific Revolution and Enlightenment The Scientific Revolution The Foundations of the Enlightenment Classicism and Innovation in Art, Literature, and Music B. THE FRENCH AND INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTIONS AND THEIR CONSEQUENCES 1. The French Revolution The Destruction of the Ancient Regime Napoleon and Europe The Vienna Settlement 2. The Industrial Revolution Revolution in England The Coming of the Railways Industrialization After 1850 3. Consequences of Industrialization: Urbanization and Class Consciousness (1800-1850) The Life of the Urban Middle Class The Life of the Urban Working Class The Middle-Class World View Early Critics of the Middle-Class World View 4. The Rise of Liberalism (1815-1870) Western Europe, 1815-1832 Liberalism in Britain and France, 1830-1848 Liberalism in France and Britain After 1850 5. Nationalism and Nation-Building (1815-1870) Nationalism and Nation-Building, 1800-1848 Nation-Building, 1850-1870 Revolution and Nation-Building in Latin American C. T HE WEST AT THE WORLD'S CENTER 1. The Progress of International Industrialization and Competition (1870-1914) New Technologies Changes in Scope and Scale The New Capitalism International Competition: Imperialism 2. The Middle Class Challenged The Challenge of Socialism The Challenge of Science and Philosophy The Challenge of Literature and the Arts 3. The Search for Stability (1870-1914) Germany: The Search for Imperial Unity Russia: The Road to Revolution The Search for Stability Elsewhere in the West The Road to the First World War 4. China, Japan, and Africa Under the Impact of the West (1800-1914) Imperialism and Revolution in China The Transformation of Japan into a Modern State Africa During the Century of European Imperialist Expansion 5. The First World War Prelude to War Revolution in the Midst of War Armistice and Peace D. THE EMERGENCE OF WORLD CIVILIZATIONS 1. The Commonwealth of Nations The Dominion of Canada The Commonwealth of Australia India Under Company and Crown Independent India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh 2. The Middle East and Africa The Middle East The Republic of South Africa The Upsurge of Africa Independent Africa in Transition 3. Eruption in East Asia Nationalism and Communism in China The Beginning of a New Era In Japan 4. Progress, Poverty, and Revolution in Latin America Cultures in the Nineteenth Century Twentieth-Century Progress and Poverty in Mexico and South America Crisis and Revolution 5. New Power Relationships and a Changing World Order Four Decades of S oviet-American Rivalry Imperial Decline and the Emergence of the Third World 6. Problems of World Civilization The Nuclear Age Political and Social Change Within the Industrialized Nations Problems of the Third World The Problems of Ecology and Population The Achievements and Limitations of Science and Technology
Method(s) of Instruction
- Lecture (02)
- DE Online Lecture (02X)
Instructional Techniques
This course is classified as a lecture course, but instructors will use a variety of methodologies to help students achieve instructional objectives and student learning outcomes. These may include: Lecture enhanced with Power point, overhead, white board, and/or handouts to highlight concepts Audiovisual materials to establish historical context Discussion with full class and in small groups Role playing Group activities Guest speakers Field trips
Reading Assignments
Students will read 1-2 textbook chapters and related primary/secondary source material per week. (54 hours total)
Writing Assignments
Students will write essays in which they apply appropriate historical information in answering questions related to the course objectives/student learning outcomes. Students will write an essay/report in which they interpret primary and secondary sources and compose an argument which uses them, as appropriate, for support. (27 hours total)
Out-of-class Assignments
Students may be assigned homework to help them develop and/or assess their ability to Derive pertinent information from assigned readings Prepare for class discussion Find appropriate primary/secondary sources through library research Interpret primary/secondary sources correctly Manage the steps of a research project (27 hours total)
Demonstration of Critical Thinking
Students will write essays in which they apply appropriate historical information in answering questions related to the course objectives/student learning outcomes. Students will write an essay/report in which they interpret primary and secondary sources and compose an argument which uses them, as appropriate, for support.
Required Writing, Problem Solving, Skills Demonstration
Students will write essays in which they apply appropriate historical information in answering questions related to the course objectives/student learning outcomes. Students will write an essay/report in which they interpret primary and secondary sources and compose an argument which uses them, as appropriate, for support.
Eligible Disciplines
History: Master's degree in history OR bachelor's degree in history AND master's degree in political science, humanities, geography, area studies, women's studies, social science, or ethnic studies OR the equivalent. Master's degree required.
Textbooks Resources
1. Required Duiker, William J., Jackson J. Spielvogel. The Essential World History, Volume II: Since 1500, 9th ed. Cengage Learning, 2021 2. Required Hansen, Valerie, Curtis, Ken. Voyages in World History, Volume 2, 3rd ed. Cengage Learning, 2014 3. Required Bentley, Jerry, Herbert Ziegler. Traditions Encounters: A Global Perspective on the Past, Volume 2, 6th ed. McGraw-Hill, 2015 4. Required Fernandez-Armesto, Felipe. The World: A History, Volume 2, 3rd ed. Pearson, 2016 5. Required Adelman, Jeremy . Worlds Together Worlds Apart (Volume 2), 3rd ed. Norton, 2021
Other Resources
1. Students will read and analyze primary and secondary sources. Instructors may require students to buy readers like Discovering the Global Past, Volume II, 4th Edition, Cengage Learning, 2012. custom readers designed by the instructor. monographs like those in the Bedford St. Martins series. Or instructors may refer students to sources available on online sites like the Internet World History Sourcebook o rarticles available from academic databases.