This course is a survey of the various civilizations of the world from their ancient origins to 1500. European, Asian, American and African societies will be examined, compared and contrasted at the various stages of their development throughout this period. The course deals with the encounters and interactions among the various civilizations, and examines the political, social, economic, cultural, ideological and technological developments that have shaped the world.

Meets MSU-Northern General Education Core Social Science/History (CAT IV) requirement.
Montana University System Core Course

This course is a survey of the various world civilizations from 1500 to the present. The civilizations of Europe, Asia, America and Africa will be examined, compared and contrasted at the various stages of their development throughout this period. The course deals with the encounters and interactions among the various civilizations, and examines the political, social, economic, cultural, ideological and technological developments that have shaped the civilizations of the world.

Meets MSU-Northern General Education Core Social Science/History (CAT IV) requirement.
Montana University System Core Course

A thematic and geographical overview of the region from 1900 to the present. Includes an introduction to the physiography, climate, peoples and history of the region. Highlights current topics of importance including authoritarianism; economic integration; drug smuggling; guerillas and terrorism; population growth and immigration among others.

Meets MSU-Northern General Education Core Social Science/History (CAT IV) requirement.
Montana University System Core Course

A thematic and geographical overview of the region from 1900 to the present. Includes an introduction to the physiography, climate, peoples and history of the region. Highlights current topics of importance including autoritarianism; economic integration; drug smuggling, guerillas and terrorism, population growth and immigration among others.

Meets MSU-Northern General Education Core Cultural Diversity (CAT V) requirement.
Montana University System Core Course

Students will study the growth and development of the U.S. Economy and business transformation from colonial times to the mid-20th century. The central organizing focus concerns the economic, cultural, and constitutional incentive structures in America that have motivated entrepreneurship and efficient resource use. A background in basic economics or business theory is useful but not required.

This course examines the transformation of Asia from the “traditional age” of empires through European contact and colonialism ending in the modern period of nation states. While focusing on the distinctive culture of Asia, the wide diversity of ideas, technologies and religions of the region will be placed in their global context.

This course offers a survey of the development of ideas from the ancient Hebrew and Greco-Roman cultures through the Middle Ages, Renaissance, Scientific Revolution, and Enlightenment to the Modern Era. Students will read, discuss, and write about primary sources authored by such thinkers as Aristotle, Cicero, Locke, Adam Smith, Burke, Wollstonecraft, Toqueville, Comte, Darwin, Marx, Spencer, Mill, Nietzsche, Freud, Rocco, and Sartre, and will explore concepts such as Humanism, Liberalism, Positivism, Socialism, Fascism, and Existentialism.

Meets MSU-Northern General Education Core Social Science/History (CAT IV) requirement.
Montana University System Core Course

Students will examine and analyze the work of historians as examples of the technique and procedure of writing history. Capstone course for Broadfield Social Science majors.

Prerequisite: Senior standing