HIST 111 - The Birth of Europe

Upper Division

Prerequisites
Students must have sophomore standing to enroll in upper-division courses.

A study of the early development of medieval society and institutions, emphasizing the formative influences of classical, Christian, and Germanic culture in the creation of the Middle Ages. The course traces the Middle Ages from A.D. 300 to 1000, considers such issues as medieval monasticism and the papacy, the rebirth of empire under Charlemagne, the origins of feudal society, and the effects of Byzantine culture and the rise of Islam upon the Latin West.

Core Curriculum Designation(s)
SHCU - Social, Historical, and Cultural Understanding

Term Offered
Offered in alternate years.

Course credits: 1