The Origins of Western Capitalism, 1400-1800

Overview

Subject code

HIS

Course Number

2026

Department(s)

Description

The course explores the crucial period of Western development when Europe achieved global preponderance. It focuses on specific problems: Why did this enormous burst of economic energy occur in the West? Why did it begin in the Mediterranean and then shift to the North Atlantic? What was the role played by religious and scientific ideas as well as by new political theories in shaping the theory and practice of Western capitalism?

Career

Undergraduate

Credits

Value

3

Max

3

Min

3

Course Count

1

Number Of Credits

3

Number Of Repeats

1

Repeatable

No

Contact Use

Yes

Generate Attendance

No

Left Use

Yes

Present Use

Yes

Reason Use

Yes

Tardy Use

Yes

Template Override

No

Time Use

Yes

Attendance Type

Class Meeting

Auto Create

No

Code

LEC

Instructor Contact Hours

3

Default Section Size

35

Final Exam Type

Yes

Include in Dynamic Date Calc

No

Instruction Mode

In Person

LMS File Type

Blackboard CourseInfo 4

Name

Lecture

OEE Workload Hours

0

Optional Component

No

Preferred Room Features

Academic Scheduling

Workload Hours

3