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SEHI0004 World Histories

 PLEASE NOTE: This module will not be available in 2018-19

UCL Credits: 30

Total Learning Hours: 375

ECTS: 15

Level: First

Course Unit: 1.0

Full Year

Module Coordinator: Dr Thomas Lorman

Taught By: Dr Thomas Lorman

To find out more about this module, please contact the Module Coordinator

Weekly Contact Hours: [2.0] (1 hour lecture and 1 hour tutorial per week)
Prerequisites: None
Compulsory Module for: History BA/History with YA

Summative Assessment

Coursework Portfolio (25%)

2 Hour Examination (75%)

Formative Assessment

To be confirmed

Module Outline

The course provides an overview of the history of the world, from Ancient Mesopotamia to the Industrial Revolution. Subjects covered are necessarily selective, but the guiding principle is their salience as larger historical themes. Accordingly, much of the course considers European developments -- Greek philosophy; Rome and the idea of the citizen; the Middle Ages, church and state, and representation; Renaissance and Reformation; the Enlightenment. Nevertheless, there are themes that take the course out of Europe -- the development of writing; ancient Egypt and the hydraulic society; the 'desert religions' of Christianity and Islam; colonization and the American continent; and the history of China in comparative perspective.

Indicative Texts

To be confirmed

AFFILIATES

This module is not open to affiliate students. 

Please note: This outline is accurate at the time of publication. Minor amendments may be made prior to the start of the academic year.