Modern World History after 1750
- The Industrial Revolution in Great Britain
- The French Revolution 1789-1815
- The population explosion and migrations
- The Second Industrial Revolution
- The Changing State, 1850-1918: the nation and democracy
- Imperialism and the major powers, 1870-1918
- The background to the two world wars
- The principal trends of political and economic development during the inter-war period: (the Russian Revolution, the Versailles peace, fascism and National Socialism, the relations between the major powers until the Second World War)
- The Cold War 1945-1990
- Relations between rich and poor countries: the Third World
- European integration and globalization
On successful completion of the course:
Knowledge
- The student should acquire a basic knowledge of central events and development processes regarding the economic, social and political history of Europe from 1750 till 2000.
- Knowledge of major social and cultural institutions and the relationships between these, throughout the period. The development of Europe will be considered in a global context.
Abilities
- The student should be able to discuss historical problems and reach their own conclusions.
General competence
- The student should be able to access a comprehensive amount of scientific literature, to review relevant knowledge from the literature and to argue for their own conclusions in written work.
Due to the Covid-19 epedemic, a number of assessments and exams at Nord University has been changed.
Changes are made in accordance with the Temporary Regulations on Supplements to Regulation 31/01/2019 no. 63: Concerning Studies and Examinations at Nord University - Extraordinary Measures as a Result of the Coronavirus Epidemic- according to §2 of the Corona Epidemic, Assessment Methods, Sections 1-3
To accommodate this, the form of assessment will be changed from Written school examination to Written assignment on this course in the spring of 2020.
The planned school exam is converted into an assignment (7 - 10 pages).
The exam can be answered in either Norwegian or English
Overlap refers to a similarity between courses with the same content. Therefore, you will receive the following reduction in credits if you have taken the courses listed below:
HI117S - Modern World History (after 1750) - 10 credits
HI117NS - Modern World History - 10 credits
HI117NS - Modern World History - 10 credits
HI123NS - Modern World History (after 1750) - 10 credits
HI123LS - Modern World History with Didactics - 10 credits
HI112S-002 - Modern World History (after 1780) - 7 credits
HI112S-001 - Modern World History (after 1780) - 3 credits
HIS1004 - Modern History (1850-2020) - 10 credits