HIST 141 - History of Modern Civilizations

    Recent Professors
    Nathan Lopez
    Recent Semesters
    Spring 2026, Spring 2025
    Class Size
    30–35 students
    Difficulty
    4.4Moderateout of 10
    Credits
    3
    Prerequisite
    None
    Spring 2026 Sections
    View Spring 2026 sections of HIST 141
    Transfers To
    UC and CSUCal-GETC Area 4 · Cal-GETC Area 3B · IGETC Area 4F · IGETC Area 3B · CSU GE Area C2 · CSU GE Area D6
    Description
    This course is a survey of the political, economic, social, and cultural development of world civilizations from the rise of the West in the mid-fifteenth century to the present day. Topics include the European voyages of exploration and expansion, Africa and the transatlantic slave trade, Protestant and Catholic Reformations, the Islamic empires, China, and Japan in the age of global expansion, French and industrial revolutions, World War I and II, the Cold War, and globalization.