Familiarizes students with development of social, religious and political influences that have made the modern British Commonwealth. HIST 337 extends to 1687. The class meets the equivalent of three hours a week. Atextbook and a reading book of original source material are required. Teaching involves a mix of lecture and discussion.
Visual aids are primarily maps and graphs.
Quality of research and writing, rather than length, are emphasized. Papers are footnoted according to the discipline of the student's major. The courses in English History emphasize the role of ideas, the individual and the community in developing of English history. Common law and governmental institutions are followed from primitive Germanic origins to modern democracy. The role of individuals in shaping these changes is emphasized.