Syllabus
HIST 4378/5378
Spring 2004
Credit: three semester hours
Instructor: Dr. Ronald Fritze
Office: Irby 105
Office Hours: 10:00-11:45 and 2:00-4:00 MF; 9:00-11:45, 2:00-4:00 TTh; and by appointment.
Required Texts:
David J. Sturdy, Fractured Europe 1600-1721
T. C. W. Blanning, The Eighteenth Century
Course Requirements
and Grading System:
| midterm |
250 pts. |
| final |
250 pts. |
| book review |
30 pts. |
| map quizzes (3) |
45 pts. (15 pts. each) |
| article summary |
25 pts. |
| research project |
300 pts. |
| TOTAL |
900 pts. |
| S C A L E |
| 810-900 |
A |
| 720-809 |
B |
| 630-719 |
C |
| 540-629 |
D |
Policies and Particulars
Attendance in class is an important part of this course. The instructor reserves the right to take appropriate action when a student's lack of attendance adversely affects performance in class.
Each exam will be a combination of essay and objective questions. The midterm will cover the first half of the course and the final will cover the last half of the course.
Assignments should be turned in on the date they are due. Otherwise the instructor will be forced to deduct a late penalty.
Qualified students who want to earn graduate level credit for this course should see Professor Fritze for those requirements right away, after the first class meeting.
Students should familiarize themselves with the UCA policies regarding sexual harassment and students with disabilities that are found in the UCA STUDENT HANDBOOK on pp. 31-35 and 107-111.
Course Timeline
| J A N U A R Y |
| 9 |
Introduction: Idea of the Old Regime & Absolution (Sturdy, ch. 1) |
| 12 |
France under Louis XIII and Richelieu (Sturdy, ch. 4) |
| 14 |
France under Louis XIII and Richelieu |
| 16 |
The Decline of Spain |
| 21 |
(Sturdy, chs. 2-3) MAP QUIZ 1 |
| 23 |
Thirty Years War, continued |
| 26 |
General Crisis of the Seventeenth Century (Sturdy, chs. 5-6) |
| 28 |
General Crisis, continued |
| 30 |
Scientific Revolution |
| F E B R U A R Y |
| 2 |
Scientific Revolution, continued |
| 4 |
Economy and Society |
| 6 |
Economy and Society, continued |
| 9 |
Economy and Society, continued |
| 11 |
Mazarin and the Fronde (Sturdy, pp. 139-148) |
| 13 |
Mazarin and the Fronde, continued |
| 16 |
Louis XIV and France to 1689 (Sturdy, ch. 8) BOOK REVIEW DUE |
| 18 |
Louis XIV and France to 1689 |
| 20 |
Louis XIV and France to 1689 MAP QUIZ 2 |
| 23 |
Rise of England, 1660-1714 (Sturdy, ch. 9) |
| 25 |
Rise of England, 1660-1714 |
| 27 |
Catch up day |
| M A R C H |
| 1 |
Midterm |
| 3 |
Rise of Russia: Peter the Great (Sturdy, ch. 10) |
| 5 |
Rise of Russia, continued |
| 8 |
European Wars against France 1689-1714 (Sturdy, ch. 8) |
| 10 |
European Wars against France 1689-1714 |
| 12 |
Rise of Brandenburg-Prussia (Sturdy, ch. 7) |
| 15 |
Prussia under Frederick William I 1713-40 |
| 17 |
Rise of Austria MAP QUIZ 3 |
| 19 |
Rise of Austria |
| 29 |
France under Louis XV 1715-1774 (Blanning, chs. 1 and 5) ARTICLE SUMMARY DUE |
| 31 |
France under Louis XV 1715-1774 |
| A P R I L |
| 2 |
Mid-Century Wars and Diplomatic Revolution |
| 5 |
Mid-Century Wars and Diplomatic Revolution |
| 7 |
Mid-Century Wars and Diplomatic Revolution (Blanning, ch. 2) |
| 9 |
Enlightened Despotism (Blanning, ch. 3) |
| 12 |
Enlightened Despotism (Blanning, ch. 4) |
| 14 |
Enlightenment |
| 16 |
Enlightenment RESEARCH PAPERS DUE |
| 19 |
Last Years of the Old Regime, Louis XVI (1774-83) (Blanning, ch. 6) |
| 21 |
Last Years of the Old Regime |
| F I N A L S |
| April 26 through 30 |
Other Important Dates
March 19 is the last day to drop with W Grade.
April 16 is the last day to drop or withdraw with WP or WF.
Link to Map Quiz 3
Link to Map of Holy Roman Empire about 1618
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