Course Outline

General History
Instructor: Muhammad Moiz Khan
BBA
Semester: Spring 2010
Course Description:
This course introduces students to the developments which took place during the last six
centuries. These developments are very important and are responsible for almost all of the major
institution or system like democracy, international economy, parliament, UNO, individual
freedom, human rights, international law, etc. In today’s world the relevance of these concepts
of the global business environment
Course objectives:
To familiarize students with international system. This knowledge will help them to work
in Trance National Corporations and dealing across borders.
Age of Unifications
Renaissance • Italy
• Europe in retrospect • Germany
• Society before Renaissance
• Causes World War 1
• Role of Florence • Causes
• Role of scientist, writer artists and • Courses
philosophers • Consequences
• Change in the society due to
Renaissance League of Nations
• Idea
Age Reason • Formation
• Philosophy • Members
• Kings • Failure
• Science
The Russian Revolution
The Industrial Revolution
• Causes Great Depression
• Course • Reasons
• Consequences
• Recovery
French Revolution
Causes of Second World War
• Causes
• Course
• Consequences UNO
 International Law
Books

1 Fisher, H.A.L, A History of Europe, Edward Arnold (Publishers) LTD 1936

2 Thomson, David, Europe Since Napoleon, Penguin Books 1957

Session TOPICS
s

1-3 Renaissance

4-6 Age of Reason

7-8 The Industrial Revolution

9-11 French Revolution

First Hourly

12-13 Age of Unification

14-15 World War I

16-17 League of Nations

18 Russian Revolution

Second Hourly

19-22 Great Depression

23-24 Second World War

25-26 UNO

27-28 International Law