Chabot College
Fall 2010
Course Outline for History 2
HISTORY OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION SINCE 1600
Catalog Description:
2 - History of Western Civilization Since 1600
3 units
History of the Modern Western World; Romanticism and the Industrial Revolution to the present. 3
hours.
[Typical contact hours: 52.5]
Prerequisite Skills:
None.
Expected Outcomes for Students:
Upon completion of this course, students should be able to:
1. identify and appreciate the history of the Modern Western World from the building of European
Nation States to the present, including interaction of religious, political, economic and cultural
developments.
Course Content:
1. Nationalism and the Age of Autocracy
a. Charles V
b. Phillip II
c. Louis XIV
d. Elizabeth I
2. The English Quest for Liberty - Parliament vs. the Stuart Kings
3. The Enlightenment
a. Scientific discoveries concerning the nature of man and the universe: Copernicus, Newton,
Kepler and Karvey.
b. The age of discovery: The Vikings, DeGama, Columbus, Magellan. The conquest of the
East and the West by Europe.
c. Political development; Natural Law - the Social Contract; Locke, Rousseau, Montesquieu.
4. Revolutionary Era
a. The American Revolution
b. The French Revolution
c. Napoleon
5. Romanticism, Nationalism and the Industrial Revolution
6. Cultural Trends
a. Science: Darwin and Freud
b. Government: Liberalism, Rise of Democracy, Socialism and Marx
c. Music, Literature and Art
7. European Colonialism - conflicts of expansion
8. The Twentieth Century
a. World Wars I and II
b. The Russian Revolution
c. Populations growth and urban trends
d. Science and Automation
e. The Space Age
f. Political developments and Current problems
Chabot College
Course Outline for History 2, Page 2
Fall 2010
Methods of Presentation:
1. Lecture-discussion
2. Student reports
3. Appropriate audio-visual materials
Assignments and Methods of Evaluating Student Progress:
1. Typical Assignments
a. Assigned reading and class discussion
b. Three or four essay examinations of 1500-2000 words each
c. Regular attendance
2. Methods of Evaluating Student Progress
a. Essays
b. Grades A through F according to performance
c. Final exam
Textbook(s) (Typical):
Lynn Hunt et al, The Making of the West: Peoples and Cultures, Volume II, Since 1500. Third
Edition. Bedford/St. Martin’s, Boston, 2009.
Marvint Perry et al, Western Civilization: Ideas, Politics, and Society, Volume II, from the 1600’s.
Ninth Edition. Houghton Mifflin, New York, 2009
Special Student Materials:
None.