History (HIST) 374

Overview

HIST 374 explores the economic, political, and intellectual life of sixteenth-century Europe. The course examines the Renaissance explorers' discoveries and activities in the New World, the impact of American gold and silver on European society, the spread of the humanist movement to the countries of Northern Europe, the seminal writings of such writers as Desiderus Erasmus and Thomas More, the explosion of the Protestant Reformation, the Catholic response and ensuing religious wars, and the cultural splendours of Elizabethan England. Extensive use is made of contemporary sources to obtain first-hand insights into the values and concerns of Renaissance and Reformation men and women.

Outline

The five units are numbered sequentially, following those in HIST 373.

Unit 8: New Worlds and New Wealth

Unit 9: The Northern Renaissance

Unit 10: The Reformation

Unit 11: Calvinism and the Counter-Reformation

Unit 12: The Age of Shakespeare

Evaluation

To receive credit for HIST 374 you must achieve a course composite grade of at least “D” (50 percent) and a grade of at least 50 percent on the final examination. The weighting of the course assignments is as follows:

To learn more about assignments and examinations, please refer to Athabasca University's online Calendar.

Course Materials

Textbooks

Other Materials

The course materials include a student manual and two reading files.

Challenge for Credit Course Overview

The Challenge for Credit process allows students to demonstrate that they have acquired a command of the general subject matter, knowledge, intellectual and/or other skills that would normally be found in a university level course.

Full information for the Challenge for Credit can be found in the Undergraduate Calendar.

• Undergraduate Challenge for Credit Policy
• Undergraduate Challenge for Credit Procedures

Challenge Evaluation

To receive credit for the HIST 374 challenge registration, you must achieve a grade of at least “D” (50 percent) on the entire challenge examination.

Undergraduate Challenge for Credit Course Registration Form

• Challenge for Credit Form