Course Catalog - 2011-2012

     

HIST 415 - RISE&FALL BRITISH EMPIRE

Long Title: THE RISE AND FALL OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE
Department: History
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Seminar
Credit Hours: 3
Description: Seminar on how the largest empire in world history came into existence, the impact it had on people and states worldwide, and its decline and fall. Course work will consist of reading, viewing, and evaluating films, and preparing and summarizing in class a research paper on a topic of choice. Recommended prerequisite(s): Some background in either British history or one of the areas impacted by the British.