will comprehend more recent period of Western Civilization.
will learn formation history of present societies.
will improve their critical thinking skills.
Mode of Delivery
Face to face
Prerequisites
No
Recommended Optional Programme Components
Course Description
Following up on Western Civilization I course, this course aims at surveying the history of western civilization from the period of Reformation to the turn of the 21st century. The main focus of the course will be on the Age of Enlightenment, the American and French Revolutions, the Industrial Revolution, World Wars I and II, with emphasis on their influence on the formation of the modern world.
Course Contents
WEEK
TOPICS
1st Week
General Introduction
2nd Week
Chapter 16 The New Science of the Seventeenth Century- Part 1
3rd Week
Chapter 16 The New Science of the Seventeenth Century- Part 2
4th Week
Chapter 17 Europe during the Enlightenment - Part 1
5th Week
Chapter 17 Europe during the Enlightenment - Part 2
6th Week
Chpater 18 The French Revolution - Part 1
7th Week
Chpater 18 The French Revolution - Part 2
8th Week
Mid-Term Exam
9th Week
Chapter 19 The Industrial Revolution and Nineteenth-Century Society -Part 1
10th Week
Chapter 19 The Industrial Revolution and Nineteenth-Century Society -Part 2
11th Week
Chapter 29 A World without Walls: Globalization and the West - Part 1
12th Week
Chapter 29 A World without Walls: Globalization and the West - Part 2
13th Week
General Review
14th Week
Final Exam
15th Week
Recommended or Required Reading
Cole, Joshua and Carol Symes. Western Civilizations: Their History and Their Culture. 18th ed. Vol. II. New York: Norton, 2014.
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Lecture
Discussion
Questions/Answers
Case Study
Problem Solving
Practice
Project
Presentation
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Quantity
Percentage (%)
Mid-term
1
30
Assignment
1
15
Presentation of Case Study
1
10
Total(%)
55
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)
55
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)
