Course Schedule and Catalog

Department: History

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3

Description: THE RISE & FALL OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE ***** 'The Rise and Fall of the British Empire.' Seminar course that teaches 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, most important, preparing and summarizing in class a research paper on a topic of choice. Prerequisite: some background in either British history or one of the areas impacted by the British desirable. Limited Enrollment.