HIST 125: Introduction to Global History

HIST 125-DL6: Introduction to World History
(Fall 2022)

Online

Section Information for Fall 2022

In this class, we will examine major events and relationships that have transformed our world from about 1400 to the 21st century. Our focus will be on global interactions, balanced with a careful consideration of local developments and influences. Topics will include the development of political and economic systems (e.g., democracy, liberalism, nationalism, fascism, colonialism, capitalism, socialism), changing conceptions of culture and identity (e.g., race, gender, ethnicity), and the conflicts and opportunities born of this transformation (e.g., anti- colonial movements, social revolutions, world wars, international organizations, globalization, religious and cultural conflicts). 

HIST 125 DL6 is an asynchronous distance education section.

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Course Information from the University Catalog

Credits: 3

By focusing on historical experiences that reflect the diversity of Mason’s student body, students will be able to see how their families and communities fit within, and contribute to, global history from the pre-modern period to our present day. This course offers a long-term historical perspective on structural issues challenging our world today, including demographic and environmental changes, national and global inequalities, and the underrepresentation of marginalized groups. Students will gain an understanding of how interconnections and inter-dependencies have been forged through the global movement of people, pathogens, goods, and ideas. Limited to three attempts.
Mason Core: Global History
Schedule Type: Lecture, Recitation
Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.

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