Course Outcome Summary 2026-27

HIST 161 World History II

Course Information

Course information
Course Number HIST 161
Course Title World History II
Description The history of world civilizations from 1500 C.E. through World War I, the rise of Europe, the age of revolutions, colonization and resistance to colonization, industrialization and its effects on people living in both imperialist and colonized societies and the connection between industrialization and imperialism as causes of World War I. (Prerequisites: Next-Generation Accuplacer Reading score 250+ OR Classic Accuplacer Reading score 77+ OR MCA Reading score 1046+ OR ACT Reading 21+ OR completion of one of the following courses with a grade of C, 2.0, or higher: READ 0099, ENGL 0099, or ENGL 100 [or equivalent].) (MNTC Goal Areas: 5 and 8)
Total Credits 4
Total Hours 64
Types of Instruction: instruction type, credits, and hours
Instruction Type Credits and Hours
Lecture 4 Credits, 64 Hours

Pre/Corequisites

Prerequisite: Next-Generation Accuplacer Reading score 250+ OR Classic Accuplacer Reading score 77+ OR MCA Reading score 1046+ OR ACT Reading 21+ OR completion of one of the following courses with a grade of C, 2.0, or higher: READ 0099, ENGL 0099, or ENGL 100 [or equivalent].

Institutional Core Competencies

Course Competencies

  1. Use historical concepts (such as multiple causation and effects ofmajor events) to analyze contemporary developments.
  2. Analyze the major political, technological and economic themes and forces in Wolrd history.
  3. Analyze the major social and intellectual artistic - cultural, and religious themes and forces in World history.
  4. Analyze the causes of continuity and change, using appropriate historical examples.
  5. Identify and describe the leading personalities in World history, and to give a value judgment, based on evidence, about the role of the individual in the historical process.
  6. Locate geographical areas and places significant in the development of World history.
  7. Analyze the history of diplomacy and international relations.
  8. Analyze the validity of socio-political systems, economic systems, and intellectualvalues.
  9. Examine and identify the major elements of Worldhistoriography.
  10. Evaluate race, class, and gender in World history.
  11. Employ the methods and data that historians and social and behavioral scientists use to investigate the human condition.
  12. Examine social institutions and processes across a range of historical periods and cultures.

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