Credit
3 semester hours
Prerequisites
None
Course Description
This course fulfills the world history requirements for the St.
John's University university-wide core curriculum. We will study
the forces and events that have shaped the modern world from the
Age of Explorations to the present. Among the topics we will study
in detail are the world-wide dissemination of scientific,
technological and industrial revolutions, the development of world
religions, democracy and internationalism, the growth of
nationalism, imperialism, and colonialism, the impact of Western
domination on non-Western societies, wars and revolutions of the
modern world, decolonization, and globalization as a historical
development. We will approach these topics through some of the
basic themes that inform historical thinking: the growth and
development of political and economic systems, the exchange of
trade and ideas, the social and gender structures of societies, the
spread and influence of religions, the importance of high culture
and popular culture, the role of individuals, the impact of science
and technology, environmental changes, and the impact of human
migration.
Textbook
Please email instructor for
information.
Also note, students taking online courses get free
shipping on textbooks ordered through the
St. John's University Bookstore -- choose
‘Queens/Bartilucci/Online"’ as your campus when ordering your books
online and put the words "DISTANCE LEARNING" in
the comment section. If you encounter any problems
ordering online, please email 0065mgr@fheg.follett.com,
or call the bookstore at 718-969-6032.
Instructor
Phyllis Conn
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