The Making of Modern Europe

Student Learning Outcomes, Goals, Objectives:

Students successfully completing this course will be able to:

MAC CTI in the Humanities and Fine Arts

• critically analyze claims, arguments, artifacts or information.

• construct coherent, evidence-based arguments.

In this course, student learning related to the MAC CTI in Humanities and Fine Arts SLOs 1 & 2 will be assessed through weekly responses, a primary source assignment, a secondary source assignment, a response paper, and midterm & final essays.

History Department SLOs

• analyze historical duration, succession, and change in terms of human agency and larger systems or structures in a wide variety of places and periods [Historical Comprehension].

• use historical thinking to contextualize and analyze primary and secondary sources representing different points of view [Historical Analysis].

Course Specific SLOs

• describe the major political, social, cultural, and economic developments in modern Europe.

• explain the multiple causes of historical change by articulating plausible arguments of their own, based on evidence from multiple sources (primary, secondary, etc.) in written assignments.

Course Grading Information:

Activity/Performance Measure	Percentage/Points
Weekly Assignments (discussion board & quizzes)	25%
Primary Source Assignment	10%
Midterm Essay	20%
Secondary Source Assignment	10%
Response Paper	15%
Final Essay	20%

Grading Scale

Percentage	Letter Grade
≥ 93.0%	A
90.0-92.9%	A-
87.0-89.9%	B+
83.0-86.9%	B
80.0-82.9%	B-
77.0-79.9%	C+
73.0-76.9%	C
70.0-72.9%	C-
60.0-69.9%	D
<60.0%	F

Attendance/Participation:

Attendance and participation are not graded components of this course.

Course Materials Purchased by the Students:

No course materials are required.