THE SECOND WORLD WAR

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: Sophomore standing Course Designation: Core GenEd - Humanities & Arts Breadth - Humanities or Social Science Level - Intermediate L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Summer 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Identify and explain the major political, social, and cultural developments of World War II and provide an overall synthesis of its key events and lasting legacies. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Analyze and interpret primary source documents by placing these in their historical context and understanding their historical significance. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Examine connections between historical themes and contemporary issues of war and genocide, demonstrating an understanding of the relevance of history to the present. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Assess significant work in the historiography of World War II. Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Identify and explain the major political, social, and cultural developments of World War II and provide an overall synthesis of its key events and lasting legacies. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Analyze and interpret primary source documents by placing these in their historical context and understanding their historical significance. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Examine connections between historical themes and contemporary issues of war and genocide, demonstrating an understanding of the relevance of history to the present. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Assess significant work in the historiography of World War II. Audience: Graduate