HIST 111A History of the Western World 2
- Units
- 0.50
- Faculty
- Arts
- Subject
- History
When it runs
- F24
- W25
- S25
- F25
- W26
- S26
- F26
- W27
- S27
Ran in 2 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: scheduled, 2 lecture sections. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.
This course will survey the emergence and development of the Western world from the 17th century to the present. Complementing the chronological and narrative overview of Western culture and civilization will be thematic surveys of developments in the arts and humanities, science, and socio-political structures.
Prerequisites
None listed.
Antirequisites
None listed.
Leads to
No course lists it as a requisite.
Winter 2027 sections
| Section | Class | Enrolled | Meets |
|---|---|---|---|
| LEC 001 | 3466 | 0 / 120 | TTh 13:00–14:20 |
| LEC 701 | 1323 | 27 / 9999 | Online or by arrangement |
Reviewed on UW Flow
82% liked it81% easy75% useful
From 11 ratings and 2 comments on UW Flow. The most helpful comments, quoted as written, without names. Read them all on UW Flow.
Liked this way more than 110! Definitely take it with Dr. Neufeld if you can he is a captivating lecturer and I felt like I learned a lot from him! Class discussions were also organized well and I actually didn't mind the group work. It was mostly papers with some quizzes as well - all open book.
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Taking this course with David in Winter 2025 in-person, in the final week of classes now. If you have taken AP World History: Modern, or something similar, or is familiar with history of the western world from around 1500 to 2000, then you'll do fine. Make sure to attend his lectures as his slides are just of images and names of people/events/documents. The course is less about facts, rather it's focused on understanding how ideologies influences different spheres of society and led to phenomena like colonialism, revolution, decolonization, slavery, the Cold War; basically a lot of applied knowledge. Graded components consist of three in-class open-book quizzes, in-class…
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Discussed on r/uwaterloo
25 posts and comments in 23 threads mention HIST 111, August 2012 to December 2024. Quoted word for word, newest first; each reply sits under the post and the comment that started its branch. Search r/uwaterloo for newer posts.
Fall 2024
HIST 111 - History of the Western World 2 —Prerequisite ? 5 points, 1 comment
u/Independent-Ad-2925: “I had to be put into hist 111, although i’ve never taken history of the western world 1. ik this sounds like a stupid question but does it matter ? do they focus on different time periods or will it be reliant on hist 110. thanks 😌😓”
Fall 2023
Hist 111 or SOC 101 1 point, 3 comments
u/pizzalover140: “Hey Im debating on whether or not I should take Hist 111 or SOC 101 Im equally interested into both of them I just would rather take the easier one to help boost my average. …”
u/InDiAn_hs: “HIST111 is amazing in person with a great prof (David). No exams, only occasional essays and quizzes. If you love the history from the course, take it!”
Fall 2022
HIST 101 and HIST 111, What's It Like? 1 point, 0 comments
u/BigNoodles2020202: “I'm taking HIST 101 along with HIST 111 as the 2 electives I have for Winter 2023 Term. From looking online, I haven't been able to find any old syllabi for either course or reviews for the Prof for 111 (David Neufeld) on either UW Flow or RMP. …”
Winter 2022
Which History class to choose? 1 point, 2 comments
u/abxnezer: “Hey y'all, I'm currently enrolled in HIST 111 but it makes my schedule SUPER messy and I was wondering if anybody had any experience with HIST 109 since that's currently the other class that I'm thinking of enrolling in. Thanks in advance!”
Fall 2021
Interesting History Courses 5 points, 7 comments
“Are there any interesting history courses without any prerequisites offered in the Winter term? Thanks!”
u/history-enthusiast: “I took HIST 111 and loved it”
Any fun courses to take during coop next term? 2 points, 7 comments
“I have a work term from Jan-April but I want to take birdy or fun, useful courses during it online. Now that most courses are going back to in-person, does anyone know any cool courses that we can …”
u/history-enthusiast: “Most birdy courses aren’t useful. And most useful courses aren’t birdy. That being said HIST111 is a sick course that’s birdy/super interesting and doesn’t require a lot of work”
how to make the best bird course ever? 197 points, 75 comments
“So, I’m a prof here at UW and I want to design a fun, hopefully high-enrolment bird course. I used to be against such courses but after a few years here I can see that people need a fun, low-stakes …”
u/history-enthusiast: “Since everyone has different interests I really doubt there can be a bird course which is fun for everyone. Since I like history one of the best courses I took was HIST111 the lectures were like documentaries (lots of pictures) and overall it was fun researching”
Electives to take in 1B as a math student 2 points, 11 comments
“Any recommendations? Preferably non time consuming and a bit interesting.”
u/history-enthusiast: “Can’t tell you bcuz I don’t know what ur interested in but HIST111 was very interesting for me. The lectures are super interesting it was like watching mini documentaries once a week”
u/history-enthusiast: “No I’m not that interested in history before the 17th century . That’s why I only took hist111”
Spring 2021
[deleted by user] 1 point, 12 comments
u/Deputy_Dan: “Which ones are you thinking? (Look at my flair 😉)”
u/Deputy_Dan: “… As for more general history courses in the 100-200 range; HIST 105: Rock 'n' Roll and US History HIST 110: A History of the Western World I (and HIST 111, part 2) HIST 113: Canadian Business History: Innovators and Entrepreneurs HIST 200: History and Film (great way to learn …”
Winter 2021
PSA : don’t take CS100 14 points, 13 comments
u/history-enthusiast: “… Take an elective that actually teaches u something like Hist111 or econ109 and is interesting.”
Least time consuming course? 10 points, 20 comments
“Looking for a (not pd, wkrpt or lab) course to take on coop next term. I am not looking for the easiest course to get 90s, but the one that takes least time to get like a 75, because my work will be …”
u/history-enthusiast: “Dude take HIST111 By far the least time consuming course. You just have a small written quiz every month (the answers can be found on wikipedia or in the notes) And you have a few essays that equates to not a lot of work if u space it out. Very easy imo”
Fall 2020
advice on a decision 3 points, 10 comments
u/Unhappy_Caregiver180: “… next sem I’m taking CS 135, Math 106, Hist 111, and Fine 130 My question: Should I take math 137 for the chance to transfer into math/cs and get a transferrable credit (most universities accept math 137) at the risk of getting a low mark. …”
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