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HIS 118 - Beneath the Skull and Cross Bones: A Global History of Piracy (First-Year Seminar*)

Three or Four Credits
Fall Semester

We explore the global phenomenon of piracy from the ancient Mediterranean to modern Somalia. We examine the daily lives of pirates and the role pirates played in global political, social, and economic transformations. We question the origins and consequences of piracy highlighting major events and personalities in the history of piracy.

 

Prerequisite(s): *Four-Credit version open to First-Year Students only.
Considered a World History.
Three-Credit version fulfills the Cornerstone History Requirement.
*Four-Credit version fulfills the First-Year Seminar and Cornerstone History Requirements.


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