Course Description
The two great intellectual movements of early modern Europe: the Renaissance and the Reformation. The religious and social context in which the developments associated with these movements took place, as well as their impact on European society.
Athena Title
Age of Renaissance and Reform
Prerequisite
Any HIST course or ENGL 1101 or ENGL 1101E or ENGL 1101S or ENGL 1102 or ENGL 1102E or ENGL 1102S or POLS 1101 or POLS 1101E or POLS 1101H or POLS 1101S
Semester Course Offered
Offered every year.
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Student learning Outcomes
- By the end of this course, students will be able to arrive at conclusions about the history of the Renaissance and Reformation by gathering and weighing 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 the Renaissance and Reformation has shaped social and cultural identities and attitudes, 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.
Topical Outline
- Week One: Late Medieval England
- Week Two: Tudor England
- Week Three: Humanism
- Week Four: The English Reformation
- Week Five: Mary and Elizabeth
- Week Six: Elizabethan England
- Week Seven: The Stuart Monarchy
- Week Eight: Cromwell and the Civil War
- Week Nine: Puritanism in Seventeenth-Century England
- Week Ten: Restoration and Bloodless Revolution
- Week Eleven: Political Thought in Early Modern England
- Week Twelve: The Royal Society
- Week Thirteen: England and the British Isles
- Week Fourteen: England and the World
- Week Fifteen: Britain and Ireland in the Modern Era
Institutional Competencies Learning Outcomes
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.
