HIST 4488:Approaches to World History

3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: HIST 3271, and Permission of Program Coordinator
The course examines approaches to world history as a field of study, including important debates and controversies in the tradition, along with best practices in teaching world history. The course includes a consideration of recent developments on topics such as modernization and globalization and their significance in world history, philosophical perspectives on the importance of world history in today’s secondary classrooms, world history lesson planning and teaching, and a middle school field component.

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