Globalization is often seen as a modern phenomenon, the product of new technologies in transportation and communication, but throughout human history, people have traveled and traded both goods and ideas. These movements and migrations, and the intended and unintended exchanges that resulted from them, transformed both human societies and the natural environment. History majors in this concentration will look beyond national and regional boundaries to understand how humans have connected across great distances throughout history, and how these interactions have shaped our shared global past and present.
Student Learning Outcomes:
- Recognize ideas, beliefs, and technologies that have brought the world together throughout history.
- Explain global systems and their impact on local communities from diverse vantage points.
- Distinguish historical, social, and cultural traditions from multiple perspectives to develop a more nuanced historical worldview.
- Analyze primary and secondary sources from different perspectives, cultures, belief systems, and backgrounds, and demonstrate the ability to craft well-supported historical narratives, arguments, and reports of research findings.
