Twentieth-Century Europe: Selected Topics: End of European Empires

Course Description

Topics in 20th-century European history including World War I, its impact on European thought and culture, the origins of World War II, the movement for European Unity, the Cold War. Notes: May be repeated once for credit when topic varies.

Syllabus

Student Learning Outcomes, Goals, Objectives:

Students successfully completing this course will be able to:

  • Analyze historical duration, succession, and change in terms of human agency and larger systems or structures. (Historical Comprehension)

  • Use historical thinking to contextualize and analyze primary and secondary sources representing different points of view. (Historical Analysis)

  • Compare features and legacies (political, economic, social, etc.) of major European empires since the nineteenth century.

  • Analyze primary and secondary sources to gain deeper understanding of how and why modern European imperialism developed over time.

Course Grading Information:

Activity/Performance Measure

Percentage/Points

Discussion Board

20%

Primary Source Analysis 1

15%

Primary Source Analysis 2

15%

Response Essay 1

15%

Response Essay 2

15%

Response Essay 3

20%

Grading Scale

Percentage

Letter Grade

100% to 92.5%

A

< 92.5% to 89.5%

A-

< 89.5% to 86.5%

B+

< 86.5% to 82.5%

B

< 82.5% to 79.5%

B-

< 79.5% to 76.5%

C+

< 76.5% to 72.5%

C

< 72.5% to 69.5%

C-

< 69.5% to 66.5%

D+

< 66.5% to 62.5%

D

< 62.5% to 59.5%

D-

< 59.5%

F

Attendance/Participation:

Attendance/participation is not a graded component included in the student's final grade for this course.

Course Materials Purchased by the Students:

No course materials are required.

Scholarly Perspectives

This course engages diverse scholarly perspectives to develop critical thinking, analysis, and debate and inclusion of a reading does not imply endorsement.