This course examines world history from the end of the Nineteenth Century to the present. It considers not just the major political and military events of the Twentieth Century, but also religious, social, philosophical and artistic movements that have had a profound impact on the way people think, act, and conduct their personal and public lives today. This course touches everything from the battlefields of France during WWI, the rise of modern China, the Holocaust, the growth of Communism and the Soviet Union, the Iranian Revolution, and the growth of radical Islam to the significant works of Pablo Picasso, the music of the Beatles, the hedonism of the 1970s and the rise of Conservatism in both Europe and the United States. We will consider primary source documents and popular current history authors of today as students learn to argue their ideas in writing, formulating their own opinions and convictions as they consider their future.
College Contemporary World History
Course Catalog ID:
4032
Subject Categories:
College Dual Credit, History
Description
Prerequisites
Grade Levels*:
11, 12
* Enrollment restricted based on Date of Birth and Grad Year (whichever is more limiting). Enrollment outside these levels requires written concurrence from TPS Support.
Readiness
• Successful completion (75% or higher) of any TPS college or AP history course
━ OR ━
• Successful completion (75% or higher) of TPS English 4 (or higher)
━ OR ━
• Successful completion (85% or higher) of any TPS high school history course
━ OR ━
• Successful completion (90% or higher) of TPS English 3
━ OR ━
• Successful completion of Readiness Test
Notes and Conditions
College Credit: This course is pre-approved for college credit (Belhaven HIS 205, 3 credits). Upon successful completion of this course, the student may apply for a college transcript from Belhaven University for this course. These transcripted credits may be transferred to other colleges. More information is here.
Flexible Scheduling: This course may be taken with live class attendance reduced or waived (recording only) if the student has a time zone or schedule conflict. Select this option when you enroll or notify TPS for approval.