HIST 102 Western Civilization: 1500-Present

A survey of the social, economic, political, religious, and cultural developments in Western Civilization from 1500 to the present. Major themes include the emergence of a modern Western worldview, how with this worldview European nations came to dominate the other world civilizations, and how the traumas of the 20th Century caused a profound questioning of this modern world model. Meets General Education European History requirement.