1611 THE EXPANSION OF EUROPE ABROAD
This course will focus on the expansion of Europe after the 17th century and the impact of that expansion on both Native peoples and on European civilization. Themes to be considered are the creation of a world economy, racial relations, the rise and fall of European power, the impact of technology, the growth of indigenous nationalism, and the legacy of European expansion.

1621 TECHNOLOGY AND HISTORY
This course will examine the impact of technological innovation on patterns of social, political and economic development, focusing on the period since the early 18th century. Among the innovations to be considered are the steam engine, the factory system, repeating firearms, electric telegraphy and its offspring, the automobile and the computer.

1631 GREECE AND ROME: THE FOUNDATIONS OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION
The political and social history of ancient Greece and Rome will be a surveyed with a focus on the themes of Environment, Politics, War, Art and Architecture, and Society. Special attention will be paid to Athens in the fifth and fourth centuries B.C. and to Rome under Caesar Augustas.
Note: This cross is cross-listed as Classics 1631 and may therefore count as 3 credits in either discipline.

2000 THE EVOLUTION OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION TO 1700
This course explores the multiple origins, complex nature and fundamental themes of Western Civilization from its beginnings in pre-historic Europe and the Ancient Near East down to the rise of modern science in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries A.D. The unifying focus is on the long-term struggles, tensions and inter-actions between certain inherently contradictory ideas, traditions and world-views which have characterized Western Civilization from its beginnings and which largely account for its dynamic, ever-changing nature.

2410 CANADA FROM THE PREHISTORIC TO THE PRESENT
This course introduces students to the main events, themes and issues of Canadian history from the pre-European period to the present. Coverage is broad and particular emphases may vary from year to year.
Note: Not available for credit to those who have successfully completed both History 3100 and 3250.

2500 WESTERN EUROPE FROM THE REFORMATION TO THE EVE OF WORLD WAR I
This course analyzes the major social, economic, political, and cultural developments which transformed Western Europe from 'medieval' into 'modern'. Its central unifying theme is the creative tension between the opposing ideologies which characterize the modern West: individual freedom and state authority; scientific rationalism and revealed religion; hereditary privilege and equality: co-operation and competition as organizing principles of society and culture.

2510 THE AMERICAN EXPERIENCE
This course introduces students to the main events, themes and issues of American history from the colonial period to the present. Coverage is broad and particular emphases may vary from year to year.
Note: Not available for credit to those who have successfully completed History 3650.

2601 GERMAN CULTURE AND SOCIETY FROM 1870 TO THE PRESENT
Starting with the founding of the German Empire during the Franco-Prussian War, this course will trace the political, economic, social, cultural and scientific developments in German-speaking countries through the Bismarck period, the era of Wilhelm II, the Weimar Republic, the Third Reich and the post-World War II period, ending with a vision of the "New Europe".
Language of instruction: English
Note: This course is cross-listed as German 2601 and may therefore count as a half credit in either discipline.

2701 CHINA TO MODERN TIMES
A historical survey of the major political, economic and social structures, as well as the legal, moral, philosophical and religious ideas of traditional China from the beginnings to the "meeting with the West".

2801 CHINA IN THE MODERN WORLD
An historical analysis of China's reaction to the West since 1800, her evolution into a modern state, her revolutions of the twentieth century and her prospects for the future, with special emphasis on the theme of continuity and change in the transformation of a traditional society.

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