HIST 526 - France 1789-1945 (Put on reserve 9/16/19)

Description:
French history through the lens of revolution. Discussions of the variety of French revolutions (1789, 1792, 1830, 1848, 1870) and concluding with the National Revolution of Vichy France. HIST 426 and HIST 526 are layered courses; students may not receive credit for both. (Put on reserve 9/16/19, will go inactive 8/24/22)

Credits:
(5)

Learner Outcomes:
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:

Analyze significant issues, trends and developments in modem French history.
Demonstrate knowledge that history is not simply the recitation of names and dates, but is a fluid subject where interpretations are constantly changing as a result of different methods or patterns of analysis.
Analyze and synthesize primary and secondary sources in order to put forward well-supported arguments.
Make a-clearly-written and clearly-presented argument, including a thesis and sufficient and well-used supporting evidence.
Identify differing explanations of historical change and the connections between cause and effect in the discipline of history.
Identify different patterns of interpretation and different methodologies used in assessing or explaining modem French history, including Marxism, .cultural history, and social history.
Analyze how interpretations of the French Revolution have shifted significantly over the course of the 2oth century.

Learner Outcomes Approval Date:
4/20/2006

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