HIST 1043H - World Civilization from 1500, Honors

Description
This survey of World Civilizations offers students a global and comparative perspective on the development of civilization since 1500. This is an honors course. Please refer to the NWACC Honors Program section in the current catalog for more information.

Pre-Requisite
NONE Note: This is an honors course. Please refer to the NWACC Honors Program section in the current catalog for more information.

3 Credit Hour(s)

Contact Hours
45 lecture hours

3 Faculty Load Hour(s)

Semesters Offered
Spring

ACTS Equivalent
HIST 1123 World Civilizations II

Grade Mode
A-F

Learning Outcomes
Students completing this course will be able to:

● Explain the key forces and major developments in world history after 1500 considering issues of race, class, and gender.
● Interpret the ways in which world history informs current political, cultural, and social issues in a global context.
● Describe the people, events, and ideas that shaped world history after 1500.
● Engage in historical analysis and interpretation through written and oral communication.

Honors Outcomes
Honors classes (and the Honors Program) promote the following core values:
• Community students will demonstrate civic engagement through Service Learning and exploration of local, national, and global communities.
• Curiosity students will cultivate personal and intellectual curiosity through Investigation, discussion, and scholarship.
• Diversity students will explore multiple perspectives through interdisciplinarylearning.

General Education Outcomes Supported
• Students develop higher order thinking skills
• Students gain greater awareness of cultural perspectives.
• Students can write clear, coherent, well-organized documents, which are substantially free of errors.
• Students employ active reading strategies to extract and construct meaning and educational value from texts and media.

Standard Practices
N/A