This category has been retired from Mason Core as of Fall 2023.
Students admitted prior to the Fall of 2023 may take Global History or Western Civilization/World History courses to meet their Mason Core requirement. Students admitted Fall of 2023 and after should refer to the Global History category.
Learning Outcomes: Courses must meet at least three of the five following outcomes.
- Demonstrate familiarity with the major chronology of Western civilization or world history.
- Demonstrate the ability to narrate and explain long-term changes and continuities in Western civilization or world history.
- Identify, evaluate, and appropriately cite online and print resources.
- Develop multiple historical literacies by analyzing primary sources of various kinds (texts, images, music) and using these sources as evidence to support interpretation of historical events.
- Communicate effectively— through speech, writing, and use of digital media—their understanding of patterns, process, and themes in the history of Western civilization or the world.
Required: One approved course
Approved Course:
Department | Course Number | Course Title |
HIST | HIST 100 | History of Western Civilization |
HIST | HIST 125 | Introduction to World History |
Transfer students may substitute one of the following for HIST 100
Department | Course Number | Course Title |
HIST | HIST 101 | Foundations of Western Civilization |
HIST | HIST 102 | Development of Western Civilization |
HIST | HIST 301 | Classical Greece |
HIST | HIST 302 | Classical Rome |
HIST | HIST 304 | Western Europe in the Middle Ages |
HIST | HIST 305 | The Renaissance |
HIST | HIST 306 | The Reformation |
HIST | HIST 308 | Nineteenth-Century Europe |
HIST | HIST 309 | Europe in Crisis: 1914-1948 |
HIST | HIST 312 | Nationalism in Eastern Europe |
HIST | HIST 314 | History of Germany |
HIST | HIST 322 | Modern Britain |
HIST | HIST 388 | Topics in European History |
HIST | HIST 435 | Society and Culture in Early Modern Europe |
HIST | HIST 436 | European Society and Culture: 19th and 20th Centuries |
HIST | HIST 480 | Alexander the Great |
Transfer students may substitute one of the following for HIST 125
Department | Course Number | Course Title |
HIST | HIST 202 | Freshman/Sophomore Seminar in Global History |
HIST | HIST 387 | Topics in Global History |
Note for Faculty
The Global History category replaces the Western Civilization/World History category for students entering George Mason in the Fall of 2023. The Western Civilization/World History category will gradually be phased out with no new Western Civilization/World History courses approved after the 2022-2023 academic year.