AP/HIST2300 6.0 M: Modern Europe
Offered by: HIST
Session
Winter 2021
Term
W
Format
LECT
Instructor
Calendar Description / Prerequisite / Co-Requisite
An introduction to the development of modern Europe from the emergence of the seaborne empires to the First World War. Each week, there will be two lectures on aspects of European society, politics and intellectual life during the past three centuries. Course credit exclusions: GL/HIST 2905 6.00, GL/HUMA 2905 6.00, GL/SOSC 2905 6.00.
Course Start Up
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Professor Shubert can be contacted at adriansh@yorku.ca
Tentative Grade Breakdown/Overview of Assessment:
Online quizzes: 10%
Short reading responses: 30%
Essay(s): 30%
Mid-term exam: 10%
Final exam: 20%
This course will be taught in a blended fashion. The lectures will be pre-recorded and posted online so students may listen to them at their convenience. The class will also meet in real-time over Zoom at the scheduled times: Monday and Wednesday at 2:30, to ask questions about the lectures and to discuss the readings.
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No examinations or tests collectively worth more than 20% of the final grade in a course will be given during the final 14 calendar days of classes in a term. The exceptions to the rule are classes which regularly meet Friday evenings or on Saturday and/or Sunday at any time, and courses offered in the compressed summer terms. - Academic Accommodation for Students with Disabilities
