HIST 112H - World Civilization II (Honors)

1. Demonstrate clear, analytical and objective thinking when interpreting history and explaining the present.
2. Display the ability to read, comprehend and evaluate all assigned reading material.
3. Describe the significance of people and happenings of the past and how these impact the present and future.
4. Discuss the key movements and events since 1500.
5. Delineate and explain the various struggles over religion and evaluate the significance of such.
6. Describe and analyze the dynamics of key civilizations and global events, and intellectual movements after 1500 throughout the world.
7. Understand the forces behind the transformation of western governments from monarchial and totalitarian states to more representative governments.
8. Reflect on historical issues and themes using primary and secondary sources and form coherent, defensible interpretations about them.
9. Demonstrate advanced skills in analysis, synthesis, and evaluation (at a higher level than the general student population) as demonstrated through assessment.
10. Be able to conduct comprehensive research that demonstrates an advanced understanding of research methodologies.
11. Engage with complex issues that expose them to diverse ideas, peoples, and to interdisciplinary ways of thinking that develop/enhance their critical thinking skills and promote continuous learning outside the classroom.
12. Exhibit dedication and preparation for future undergraduate and graduate studies through high levels of academic performance and scholarship.
13. Develop collaboration and camaraderie with student and faculty scholars, creating a strong network for mutual, intellectual and social support.

• Exploration
• Colonization
• Reformation
• Counter-Reformation
• Age of Reason
• Political Philosophies
• World Wars I and II
• Slavery
• Revolutionary Era
• Industrial Revolution
• Political Reaction
• Cold War
• Globalization
• Economic Systems
• Technological Revolution