World Civilizations (SSC105)
  • Type Validation
  • Level Foundational
  • Time Months
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World Civilizations (SSC105)

Issued by Penn Foster

The course objective is to serve as an introduction to many of the major events of the fifteenth through twenty-first centuries and examines the causal relationships between events and trends.

  • Type Validation
  • Level Foundational
  • Time Months
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Skills

Earning Criteria

  • The methods of assessment include quizzes, examinations, and a comprehensive final proctored exam with a minimum passing score of 70 percent (8/17).
  • The methods of instruction include practical exercises, discussion, study guides, and textbook. The general course topics include global contact: its history and consequences; rise of the Islamic powers; Imperialism: continuity and change between Old World and New World; Industrial Revolution: impact of change; wars and revolutions: WWI, WWII, Cold War; and global conditions: ecology, finances, vulnerable populations.