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Certificate in Global History The Binghamton University History Department offers a Certificate in Global History, a content-based approach designed to deepen understanding of the history of global interdependencies and the complexity of the global age. The Department of History has made recent, excellent hires in comparative and global history: it is strongly committed to exploring the historical roots of our contemporary global world. Together with faculty already involved in world history at the undergraduate level, this cadre forms a solid core of committed teachers willing to offer a range of courses at the graduate level. The courses are at convenient late afternoon and evening hours. The certificate is designed for middle school and high school teachers. It strengthens their content knowledge in world history, essential for their continuing development, without the need to enter a separate degree program. The certificate program explores the multiple paradigms of world history. It examines the major theorists of world history, beginning in the early 20th century with Toynbee and continuing down through more contemporary writers such as Hodgson, McNeill, Wallerstein and Iriye. It focuses on different ways of organizing the study of peoples and cultures in their heterogeneity and specificity. Certificate content also explores the major debates in the field, including the processes of globalization, imbalances of economic and political power, efforts to redress human rights abuses and protect the environment. From its strong content focus, this course of study analyzes the intellectual and historical foundations of the growing emphasis on global history. By examining the latest methodologies in transnational and comparative history, certificate candidates will learn a variety of innovative ways of applying the lessons of global history to their own classroom needs. The certificate is awarded upon successful completion of three courses (with an overall average of B+) designated as appropriate. To obtain the certificate, students must apply to the Director of the Certificate Program, Jean Quataert, who will ensure that the Certificate is noted on their official transcripts.
HIST 549: Colloquium in Modern European History For a list of participating faculty and a description of their interests, click here. Students may petition the Certificate program director for the inclusion of additional courses, not found in the above lists, which satisfy the requirement. No transfer credits will be accepted. There is no overlap between this Certificate program and the Certificate in the Teaching of American History. Courses satisfying one program cannot be used to satisfy the requirements of the other. Certificate Coordinator:
Jean Quataert Return
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