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HIST-1216: Intro to World History

Description: Examine political, economic, social, and cultural change around the world over the course of human existence, with particular emphasis connections and comparisons of human societies across space and time. 1215: Covers early civilizations to 1500 CE. Major themes include the development of human civilization and the interactions of different societies through exchange of people, ideas, goods, and disease. 1216: Covers from 1500 CE to present. Major themes include the spread of European imperialism and resistance to it, development of nation-states, world wars, and post-colonial globalization.

Pathways: 2 Critical Thinking Humanities, 3 Reasoning in Social Sciences, 11 Intercultural&Global Aware.

Course Hours: 3 credits

Prerequisites: N/A

Required By: N/A

Corequisites: N/A

Crosslist: N/A

Repeatability: N/A

Sections Taught: 29

Average GPA: 3.46 (rounds to B+)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 45.19%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 2.22%

Mohammed N Pervaiz202157.3%21.2%10.1%0.0%7.5%3.9%3.195
Staff Gosink202378.1%12.5%3.1%3.1%3.1%0.0%3.611
Samraj Staff Jeyaraj202453.0%35.3%2.9%0.0%5.9%2.9%3.261
Terry L Findley202472.5%17.7%4.4%0.0%0.8%4.6%3.673
Kelly A Minor202465.7%23.7%5.3%2.1%1.9%1.3%3.445
Jordan Hill201933.3%44.5%7.9%3.1%3.1%7.9%3.121
Bestami S Bilgic202489.8%10.2%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.882
Elizabeth L Mckagen202380.4%13.5%1.8%4.3%0.0%0.0%3.685
Jerry W Burkette202139.5%50.9%4.3%0.0%3.8%1.4%3.202
Bilgic Tuba Unlu202246.2%43.6%0.0%0.0%7.7%2.6%3.241
Harpreet Singh Dhillon201961.2%26.9%7.4%0.0%3.0%1.5%3.441
Parmer Michael Hancock202345.9%38.9%8.4%0.0%4.2%2.8%3.221
Samraj Trevor Jeyaraj Jeyaraj202479.2%12.4%4.1%0.0%0.0%4.2%3.691

Grade Distribution Over Time

1234GPA
Spring 2019Fall 2019Winter 2019Spring 2020Fall 2020Winter 2020Spring 2021Fall 2021Winter 2021Spring 2022Fall 2022Winter 2022Spring 2023Winter 2023Fall 2024Term050% W