HIS 3740 - Modern Japan

Credits: 3 (3 + 0)

Prerequisite(s): Completion of General Studies requirements in Written Communication, Oral Communication, and Quantitative Literacy.

Description: This course covers the history of Japan since the mid-1850s, with emphasis on social, economic, and political development. The course will also discuss the traditional order in Japan, its modification over time, the struggle to adjust to the new world order imposed by foreign powers, Japan’s defeat in World War II, and postwar efforts to rebuild.

General Studies: Historical, Global Diversity