HIUS 178. The Atlantic World, 1400–1800 (4 units)
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Description
This course explains the origin of the Atlantic as a zone of interaction for Europeans, indigenous Americans, and Africans, and evaluates the consequences of the interaction over several centuries by exploring contests over political power and economic/demographic change. Graduate students will submit a more substantial piece of work with in-depth analysis and with an increased number of sources cited. A typical undergraduate paper would be ten pages, whereas a typical graduate paper would require engagement with primary sources, more extensive reading of secondary material, and be about twenty pages. Prerequisites: upper-division or graduate standing and department stamp. +
Prerequisite courses
HIUS 178 has no prerequisite courses.
Successor courses
No courses have HIUS 178 as a prerequisite.