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SYLLABUS: HISTORY 025: European Civilization, 1300-1815*SPRING 2006REQUIRED TEXTSCOURSE DESCRIPTIONGOALS AND OBJECTIVESASSIGNMENTSGRADES AND ATTENDANCE POLICYSYLLABUS: HISTORY 025: European Civilization, 1300-1815*SPRING 2006INSTRUCTOR: Dr. L. S. StoffCLASS LOCATION & TIME: WATERMAN 413 MWF 9:05 – 9:55 AMDISCUSSION ROOM: WILLIAMS 403OFFICE HOURS: MWF 10:00-11:00 AM or by appointment OFFICE LOCATION: WHEELER HOUSE 303 (133 S. Prospect Street)PHONE: 656-3538 E-MAIL: [email protected] ASSISTANT: Matthew Roper E-MAIL: ([email protected])COURSE WEBSITE: http://www.uvm.edu/~lstoff/hist025REQUIRED TEXTSKagan, Donald, Steven Ozment, Frank Turner. The Western Heritage, Volume B: 1300-1815. Including Documents CD-ROM (listed in the assignments as Docs.)Sherman, Dennis. Western Civilizations: Sources, Images, and Interpretations, From the Renaissance to the PresentBoth texts are available for purchase at the UVM bookstore as well as on reserve at the Bailey-Howe LibraryE-Reserves: You will also be responsible for completing several readings on E-Reserve. To access thesereadings, go to voyager.uvm.edu and click on Course Reserves. Then select course number (HST 025) from the drop-down menu and you will see the articles and documents you will need to read. In your list of assigned readings, the e-reserves are labeled by the title of the article or document.COURSE DESCRIPTIONThis course presents an introduction to political, social, and intellectual movements, which have shaped the foundations of Western civilization from the Renaissance to the French Revolution. In the process of studying the development of Europe during this period, several important themes will be stressed:- The development of states and governmental systems - The rise of secularism and science - The role of religion and the church - The growth and change of economic systems - The transformation of the family and gender roles- Differences in historical development between “western” and “eastern” Europe The course will be structured around three weekly meetings which will consist of lectures and discussions. Students are responsible for all material and information presented in class, and all students willbe expected to participate in discussions. Discussions will be held on alternate Mondays as listed in the syllabus. During these discussions, the class will be divided between students with last names beginning withA-H and those with last names beginning with I-Z. If your last name begins with A-H, you will go to Williams 403 on the days discussions are held; those with last names beginning with I-Z will stay in Waterman 413.GOALS AND OBJECTIVESThis course has the following goals and objectives:- To acquaint students with the principal ideas, events, and peoples that have shaped politics, society, and culture in the Western world from the Late Middle Ages to the French Revolution. - To assist students in developing awareness of the major historical and intellectual themes that have dominated the Western tradition.- To provide students a basic understanding of how the events, trends, and ideas of the period of study (1300-1815) contributed to the foundation for our own modern civilization.Additionally, it is hoped that this course will assist students in developing skills and abilities that can be applied more generally. In particular, this course aims to help students:- Understand the processes used in the examination of history.- Develop critical thinking skills & use them to analyze information in order to reach logical conclusions- Apply these methods of analysis to contemporary problems and issues, especially in the areas of religion, politics, and culture. Since reading, writing, and oral communication are essential to these goals, all will be stressed in the course.ASSIGNMENTSReading:- You will be expected to complete all reading assignments prior to coming to class. The reading assignments will help you to understand the lecture material and prepare you for in-class discussions.The date each reading assignment is listed is the date by which you should have completed the assignment.Writing:- You will be responsible for writing 4 short papers, which you may chose from possible 6 paper assignments. These essays will address questions concerning the reading materials and should be approximately 3 pages in length. All papers must be typed and double-spaced in 11 or 12 point font. They MUST include proper citation for all sources. The papers will not require a bibliography as long as you confine your sources to assigned materials. You will receive further instructions and the questions to be answered by the papers two weeks prior to the due dates. - Late paper policy: Papers will be due in class during discussion sessions. For each day that your assignment is late, you will lose 10 points. No exceptions. Examinations:- There will be 2 exams in this course: a mid-term and a final. These will be a combination of short answer and essay questions. You will receive review sheets to help you prepare for the exams one week before the date of the exams.Please do not hesitate to see me or Mr. Roper about any questions or problems you may have at any time. Feel free to ask for help with any of the assignments. If you cannot make our scheduled office hours, we will be happy to make an appointment with you.GRADES AND ATTENDANCE POLICYYou are expected to attend all class sessions. Excessive absences will negatively affect your grade, whilegood attendance will boost your grade point average. The lectures are designed to provide information that is not provided in the reading assignments. Therefore, both are essential to your comprehension of the material. Films and other audio and visual presentations will be shown during class time, and students will be responsible for these and all other information presented in class. Discussions will also be held, for whichstudents will have to be prepared. You must attend all discussion session, even if you have not chosen to prepare a paper for that session. You will be responsible for all material presented in lectures and discussions, and this will be reflected on the exams.Academic dishonesty in any form will not be tolerated and will result in immediate reporting to the appropriate University authorities. This includes plagiarism, which is an extremely serious offence and which carries with it extremely serious penalties. It also includes


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