University of Galway

Course Module Information

Course Modules

Semester 1 | Credits: 5

This survey module will outline those movements and events that transformed Europe from medieval to modern. These include the Reformations and associated Wars of Religion-including the Thirty Years War-the rise of the modern state and European expansion overseas. The survey will encompass the periods from the Protestant Reformation to the French Revolution or, roughly, from 1500 to 1800.
(Language of instruction: English)

Learning Outcomes
  1. Identify transformative events and processes
  2. Describe the course of such events and movements
  3. Discuss the causes and consequences of these key incidents and developments
  4. Demonstrate an understanding of how these processes (such as the Protestant Reformation and State-Building) related to one another
Assessments
  • Department-based Assessment (100%)
Reading List
  1. "A History of Modern Europe: From the Renaissance to the Age of Napoleon" by John Merriman
    ISBN: 0393933849.
    Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
  2. "Early modern Europe - An Oxford History" by edited by Euan Cameron
    ISBN: 0198207603.
    Publisher: Oxford ; Oxford University Press, 1999.
The above information outlines module HI549.I: "European History, 1500-1800" and is valid from 2017 onwards.
Note: Module offerings and details may be subject to change.