HIS 240W - Renaissances and Reformations in Early Modern Europe

Credits: 3
Instructional Contact Hours: 3

Analyzing the big questions of glamorous and troubled 15^th-16^th century Europe, this course will answer the questions: What were the Renaissances reviving and what were the reformations trying to reform? Why do we know the names of men like Michelangelo and DaVinci and not Dürer? What role did women play in these movements? We will explore the massive upheaval of western civilization by the intellectual and artistic movements of the Renaissances and the religious movements known as the Reformations, the roots of these movements and their impact on the culture and politics of Europe and broader western culture. Credit may be earned in HIS 240W or HIS 240HW, but not in both.

Prerequisite(s): High School GPA of 2.3 or higher or completion of any ENG course with grade of “C” or higher
Corequisite(s): None
Lecture Hours: 45 Lab Hours: 0
Meets MTA Requirement: Humanities, Social Science
Pass/NoCredit: Yes

Outcomes and Objectives

Describe the intellectual movements of the Renaissances and the religious movements of the Reformations.
1. Identify the causes of the Renaissances and the Reformations.
2. Compare and contrast the manifestation of these movements in various regions of Europe
Describe the historiographical trends in the history of the Renaissances and Reformations.
1. Identify the major historiographical trends in the history of the Renaissances and Reformations
2. Analyze the causes of the historiographical trends identified in A.
3. Analyze the impact of the historiographical trends identified in A.
4. Evaluate the arguments in each historiographical trend identified in A.
Analyze the ways in which the Renaissances and Reformations of Early Modern Europe have impacted contemporary western civilization.
1. Analyze the ways in which these two movements have impacted contemporary western political institutions.
2. Analyze the ways in which these two movements have impacted contemporary western cultural assumptions and institutions.
3. Analyze the ways in which these two movements have impacted the historiography of subsequent historical narratives.
Perform writing tasks to promote learning of concepts
Demonstrate the learning of concepts through writing.