Spring 2026
GLOBAL 45 002A - LEC 002A
Survey of World History
Devin Thomas Leigh
Jan 20, 2026 - May 08, 2026
Mo, We, Fr
01:00 pm - 01:59 pm
Physics Building 1
Class #:31000
Units: 4
Instruction Mode:
In-Person Instruction
Offered through
Interdisciplinary Social Science Programs
Current Enrollment
Total Open Seats:
11
Enrolled: 139
Waitlisted: 14
Capacity: 150
Waitlist Max: 20
Open Reserved Seats:
10 reserved for Students with Enrollment Permission
1 reserved for Political Economy Majors
Hours & Workload
3 hours of instructor presentation of course materials per week, 10 hours of outside work hours per week, and 1 hours of the exchange of opinions or questions on course material per week.
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Course Catalog Description
This course focuses on the history of global interaction, with a particular emphasis on the relationships between states and societies. Though it begins with a brief exploration of antiquity, it emphasizes world developments since the 15th century. The purpose of the course is to gain a better understanding of the rise and decline of states, empires, and international trading systems. Taking a panoramic view of the last 500 years, it explores the ways in which disparate places came closer together, even while it seeks to explain how those places maintained their own trajectories in the face of outside intervention.
Class Notes
If you are a declared/intended GS/PE major or minor and cannot enroll in this class via standard methods, there will be an enrollment permission seat request form which will open December 1 and close January 9. Permission seats will be given only to declared/intended GS/PE majors or minors who are o...
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If you are a declared/intended GS/PE major or minor and cannot enroll in this class via standard methods, there will be an enrollment permission seat request form which will open December 1 and close January 9. Permission seats will be given only to declared/intended GS/PE majors or minors who are on the waitlist. Completing this form is not a guarantee of a seat. Do not contact the instructor for permission to enrollment.
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Rules & Requirements
Credit Restrictions
Students will receive no credit for GLOBAL 45 after completing IAS 45, or IAS N45. A deficient grade in GLOBAL 45 may be removed by taking IAS 45, or IAS N45.
Repeat Rules
Course is not repeatable for credit.
Requirements class fulfills
Meets Historical Studies, L&S Breadth
Meets Social & Behavioral Sciences, L&S Breadth
Reserved Seats
Reserved Seating For This Term
Current Enrollment
Open Reserved Seats:
10 reserved for Students with Enrollment Permission
1 reserved for Political Economy Majors
Textbooks & Materials
See class syllabus or https://calstudentstore.berkeley.edu/textbooks for the most current information.
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