HIST 105 - INTRODUCTION TO WORLD

    Recent Professors
    Ken Shafer, Lukas Gunderson
    Recent Semesters
    Spring 2027, Fall 2026
    Class Size
    35–40 students
    Difficulty
    5.8Demandingout of 10
    Credits
    3
    Spring 2027 Sections
    View Spring 2027 sections of HIST 105
    Transfers To
    UC and CSUCal-GETC Area 4 · Cal-GETC Area 3B · IGETC Area 4F · IGETC Area 4 · IGETC Area 3B · CSU GE Area D6 · CSU GE Area D · CSU GE Area C2
    Description
    This course examines the social, cultural, political, economic and technological developments in Asian, African, Muslim, European and American civilizations from 1500 to the present. Topics to be covered include the transoceanic discoveries and global connections wrought by the European Age of Discovery, Revolutions in the United States and France, industrialization, and the age of global empires. The world upheaval caused by the First World War, the inter-war period, the Second World War, the Cold War, Decolonization and the world of the "global village" will also be discussed. This course will especially address the transfer requirements to the CSU system as well as fulfill AVC GE and IGETC requirements. (C-ID: HIST 160)
    Usually Held
    Tue Thu 12:30pm–1:50pm