SUNY-Wide Course Catalog

Surveys the foundations of the major cultures of today's world from the beginning of recorded history to the early modern age, with an emphasis on how these developments continue to shape the human experience. Students will utilize methods of the social sciences by researching, interpreting, and communicating an understanding of primary and secondary historical sources. This world history course studies human patterns of interaction with a particular focus on change over time, global exchange, and those phenomena that connect people, places and ideas across regional boundaries. Writing in content area. Prerequisite: Eligible to enroll in ENGL 1010. (ASN)