Course Description
Religious, political, and cultural upheavals under the Stuart
monarchs, 1603-1704.
Additional Requirements for Graduate Students:
Additional research and/or papers are normally required for
graduate level coursework.
Athena Title
Stuart England
Semester Course Offered
Not offered on a regular basis.
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Student Learning Outcomes
- By the end of this course, students will be able to arrive at conclusions about Stuart England by gathering and weighing of evidence, logical argument, and listening to counter argument.
- By the end of this course, students will be able to write stylistically appropriate papers and essays. Students will be able to analyze ideas and evidence, organize their thoughts, and revise and edit their finished essays.
- By the end of this course, students will be able to identify how the history of Stuart England shaped social and cultural identities and attitudes toward religion, class, and politics and encouraging them to understand diverse worldviews and experiences.
- By the end of this course, students will be able to apply appropriate methodological approaches to their analysis of primary sources and to organize their evidence to show historical continuities and discontinuities.
- By the end of this course, students will be able to initiate, manage, complete, and evaluate their independent research projects in stages and to give and receive constructive feedback through the peer review process.
Topical Outline
- • English social structure • Religion and puritanism • Monarch and government • James I • Charles I • Civil Wars • Interregnum, religious and political developments • Restoration of Charles II • Religion, Natural Science, Astrology • Exclusion Crisis • John Locke and the Whigs • James II • Glorious Revolution, political and religious consequences • Augustan Age
Institutional Competencies
Analytical Thinking
The ability to reason, interpret, analyze, and solve problems from a wide array of authentic contexts.
Communication
The ability to effectively develop, express, and exchange ideas in written, oral, interpersonal, or visual form.
Critical Thinking
The ability to pursue and comprehensively evaluate information before accepting or establishing a conclusion, decision, or action.
