HIST 1215 — Origins of Today: Historical Roots of Contemporary Issues

4 semester hoursUndergraduateLectureNUpath DDNUpath ICusually offered: fall, spring, summerBostonNo campus, no room neededOnlineOnlineTraditional

Focuses on the historical roots of four pressing contemporary issues with global implications. Our world has grown increasingly complex and interconnected, and the planet’s diverse peoples are facing common problems that have tremendous impact on the immediate future. They are (1) globalization, from its origins in the sixteenth century to the present; (2) the potential for global pandemics to alter the course of history, from bubonic plague in the fifth century to H1N1; (3) racial inequality, from religious interpretations in the early modern period to science in the modern era; and (4) gender inequality, from the agricultural revolution forward. For each issue, studies cases and locations spread across the world, examines the links between past and present, and attempts to identify ways forward.

Offering history

TermSectionsEnrolledCapacityFullOpen seats/section
Summer B 20232222588%1.5
Fall 202314949100%0.0
Summer A 20241212584%4.0
Summer B 20242405080%5.0
Fall 202412525100%0.0
Spring 202512626100%0.0
Summer A 20252485096%1.0
Summer B 20251202580%5.0
Fall 20251242596%1.0
Spring 20262495098%0.5

Snapshots from scheduled scrapes — not live seat availability. "Full" can exceed 100% when sections over-enroll.

Meeting times

Share of recent sections by weekday: M 22% · T 14% · W 22% · Th 22% · F 0%

Common patterns: async (71% of sections), MWR (15% of sections), T (7% of sections), MTWR (6% of sections) — in patterns, R means Thursday

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Summer B

Percentages are each professor's average share of the season's enrolled students in recent terms.

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