CC241003 World History

Hiroshima University Syllabus

Japanese

Academic Year 2026Year School/Graduate School School of Education

Lecture Code CC241003 Subject Classification Specialized Education

Subject Name 世界史概説

Subject Name
（Katakana）セカイシガイセツ

Subject Name in
English World History

Instructor TOKUNAGA YOSHIAKI

Instructor
(Katakana) トクナガ　ヨシアキ

Campus Higashi-Hiroshima Semester/Term 2nd-Year, First Semester, 2Term

Days, Periods, and Classrooms (2T) Thur1-4：EDU K102

Lesson Style Lecture Lesson Style
(More Details) Face-to-face

・Lecture　・Discussion　・Oral presentation

Credits 2.0 Class Hours/Week 4 Language of Instruction J : Japanese

Course Level 2 : Undergraduate Low-Intermediate

Course Area（Area） 23 : Arts and Humanities

Course Area（Discipline） 07 : History

Eligible Students

Keywords global history, l'école des Annales, subaltern studies, gender history

Special Subject for Teacher Education 　 Special Subject 　

Class Status
within Educational
Program
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
Criterion referenced
Evaluation
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students) Program in Social Studies Education
（Knowledge and Understanding）
・To have basic understanding concerning the educational contents of social geology and history taught in secondary education.
（Abilities and Skills）
・To be able to collect, understand, analyze, and evaluate data and materials about studies related to social science.

Class Objectives
/Class Outline This course aims to provide students with a foundational understanding of the junior high school Social Studies curriculum and the high school Geography and History curriculum (history). In the lecture component, the course offers an overview of current trends in historical studies. It also compares the latest high school textbook, Sekaishi Tankyu [Advanced World History], with Sekaishi B [World History B] revised in 1997, with reference to recent academic developments in the field. In the presentation component, participants select one of the assigned readings and form groups to study it collaboratively. Each group then delivers a presentation based on their analysis and group discussions.

Class Schedule lesson1 Guidance (Aims of the lecture, How it will proceed)
lesson2 Perspectives on Historical Studies I: Making Historiography Global
lesson3 Perspectives on Historical Studies II: Focusing on the Powerless
lesson4 Steps toward the Modern World I: Asian Prosperity and an Interconnected World
lesson5 Steps toward the Modern World II: Bourgeois Revolutions in Europe and the Formation of Nation-States
lesson6 Asia in the Modern Period I: “Western Impact” and Modernization in Japan and Other Asian Countries
lesson7 Asia in the Modern Period II: Imperialism and Resistance
lesson8 Group Presentation I
lesson9 Total War and Social Transformation I: The Great War and the Welfare State
lesson10 Group Presentation II
lesson11 Total War and Social Transformation II: The Fifteen-Year War and the World
lesson12 Group Presentation III
lesson13 The World in an Era of Multipolarity: The Cold War, the “End of History,” and Beyond
lesson14 Group Presentation IV
lesson15 Conclusion

No final examination will be conducted.

Text/Reference
Books,etc. The lecturer distributes handouts every lesson.
As references, this lecture uses the following high school textbooks:
Egami, Namio et al., eds. Shosetsu Sekaishi B [World History B]. Tokyo: Yamakawa Shuppannsha, 1997.
Kimura, Seiji et al., eds. Shosetsu Sekaishi Tankyu [Advanced World History]. Tokyo: Yamakawa Shuppannsha, 2022.

PC or AV used in
Class,etc. Text, moodle

(More Details)

Learning techniques to be incorporated Discussions

Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review （授業の各回（第１回から１５回）に対応して記入してください。）
lesson1：Participants are encouraged to consult historical dictionaries and other reference materials to verify terminology when preparing for and reviewing the lessons.
lesson 2：Participants are encouraged to consult historical dictionaries and other reference materials to verify terminology when preparing for and reviewing the lessons.
lesson 3：Participants are encouraged to consult historical dictionaries and other reference materials to verify terminology when preparing for and reviewing the lessons.
lesson 4：Participants are encouraged to consult historical dictionaries and other reference materials to verify terminology when preparing for and reviewing the lessons.
lesson 5：Participants are encouraged to consult historical dictionaries and other reference materials to verify terminology when preparing for and reviewing the lessons.
lesson 6：Participants are encouraged to consult historical dictionaries and other reference materials to verify terminology when preparing for and reviewing the lessons.
lesson 7：Participants are encouraged to consult historical dictionaries and other reference materials to verify terminology when preparing for and reviewing the lessons.
lesson 8：Participants are encouraged to read the other assigned readings as well, even if they do not choose them, since all of these works are important for discussing current trends in historical studies.
lesson 9：Participants are encouraged to consult historical dictionaries and other reference materials to verify terminology when preparing for and reviewing the lessons.
lesson 10：Participants are encouraged to read the other assigned readings as well, even if they do not choose them, since all of these works are important for discussing current trends in historical studies.
lesson 11：Participants are encouraged to consult historical dictionaries and other reference materials to verify terminology when preparing for and reviewing the lessons.
lesson 12：Participants are encouraged to read the other assigned readings as well, even if they do not choose them, since all of these works are important for discussing current trends in historical studies.
lesson 13：Participants are encouraged to consult historical dictionaries and other reference materials to verify terminology when preparing for and reviewing the lessons.
lesson 14：Participants are encouraged to read the other assigned readings as well, even if they do not choose them, since all of these works are important for discussing current trends in historical studies.
lesson 15: Participants are encouraged to consult historical dictionaries and other reference materials to verify terminology when preparing for and reviewing the lessons.

Requirements

Grading Method Participants will be evaluated based on reaction papers submitted at the end of each class session (35%) and a group presentation on the assigned literature (65%).

Practical Experience

Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it

Message This course welcomes participants who are interested not only in foreign history, but also in Japanese history and other fields related to the geography and history curriculum of secondary education.

Other

Please fill in the class improvement questionnaire which is carried out on all classes.
Instructors will reflect on your feedback and utilize the information for improving their teaching.

Academic Year	2026Year	School/Graduate School	School of Education
Lecture Code	CC241003	Subject Classification	Specialized Education
Subject Name	世界史概説
Subject Name （Katakana）	セカイシガイセツ
Subject Name in English	World History
Instructor	TOKUNAGA YOSHIAKI
Instructor (Katakana)	トクナガ　ヨシアキ
Campus	Higashi-Hiroshima	Semester/Term	2nd-Year, First Semester, 2Term
Days, Periods, and Classrooms	(2T) Thur1-4：EDU K102
Lesson Style	Lecture	Lesson Style (More Details)	Face-to-face
・Lecture　・Discussion　・Oral presentation
Credits	2.0	Class Hours/Week	4	Language of Instruction	J : Japanese
Course Level	2 : Undergraduate Low-Intermediate
Course Area（Area）	23 : Arts and Humanities
Course Area（Discipline）	07 : History
Eligible Students
Keywords	global history, l'école des Annales, subaltern studies, gender history
Special Subject for Teacher Education		Special Subject
Class Status within Educational Program (Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
Criterion referenced Evaluation (Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)	Program in Social Studies Education （Knowledge and Understanding）・To have basic understanding concerning the educational contents of social geology and history taught in secondary education. （Abilities and Skills）・To be able to collect, understand, analyze, and evaluate data and materials about studies related to social science.
Class Objectives /Class Outline	This course aims to provide students with a foundational understanding of the junior high school Social Studies curriculum and the high school Geography and History curriculum (history). In the lecture component, the course offers an overview of current trends in historical studies. It also compares the latest high school textbook, Sekaishi Tankyu [Advanced World History], with Sekaishi B [World History B] revised in 1997, with reference to recent academic developments in the field. In the presentation component, participants select one of the assigned readings and form groups to study it collaboratively. Each group then delivers a presentation based on their analysis and group discussions.
Class Schedule	lesson1 Guidance (Aims of the lecture, How it will proceed) lesson2 Perspectives on Historical Studies I: Making Historiography Global lesson3 Perspectives on Historical Studies II: Focusing on the Powerless lesson4 Steps toward the Modern World I: Asian Prosperity and an Interconnected World lesson5 Steps toward the Modern World II: Bourgeois Revolutions in Europe and the Formation of Nation-States lesson6 Asia in the Modern Period I: “Western Impact” and Modernization in Japan and Other Asian Countries lesson7 Asia in the Modern Period II: Imperialism and Resistance lesson8 Group Presentation I lesson9 Total War and Social Transformation I: The Great War and the Welfare State lesson10 Group Presentation II lesson11 Total War and Social Transformation II: The Fifteen-Year War and the World lesson12 Group Presentation III lesson13 The World in an Era of Multipolarity: The Cold War, the “End of History,” and Beyond lesson14 Group Presentation IV lesson15 Conclusion No final examination will be conducted.
Text/Reference Books,etc.	The lecturer distributes handouts every lesson. As references, this lecture uses the following high school textbooks: Egami, Namio et al., eds. Shosetsu Sekaishi B [World History B]. Tokyo: Yamakawa Shuppannsha, 1997. Kimura, Seiji et al., eds. Shosetsu Sekaishi Tankyu [Advanced World History]. Tokyo: Yamakawa Shuppannsha, 2022.
PC or AV used in Class,etc.	Text, moodle
(More Details)
Learning techniques to be incorporated	Discussions
Suggestions on Preparation and Review	（授業の各回（第１回から１５回）に対応して記入してください。） lesson1：Participants are encouraged to consult historical dictionaries and other reference materials to verify terminology when preparing for and reviewing the lessons. lesson 2：Participants are encouraged to consult historical dictionaries and other reference materials to verify terminology when preparing for and reviewing the lessons. lesson 3：Participants are encouraged to consult historical dictionaries and other reference materials to verify terminology when preparing for and reviewing the lessons. lesson 4：Participants are encouraged to consult historical dictionaries and other reference materials to verify terminology when preparing for and reviewing the lessons. lesson 5：Participants are encouraged to consult historical dictionaries and other reference materials to verify terminology when preparing for and reviewing the lessons. lesson 6：Participants are encouraged to consult historical dictionaries and other reference materials to verify terminology when preparing for and reviewing the lessons. lesson 7：Participants are encouraged to consult historical dictionaries and other reference materials to verify terminology when preparing for and reviewing the lessons. lesson 8：Participants are encouraged to read the other assigned readings as well, even if they do not choose them, since all of these works are important for discussing current trends in historical studies. lesson 9：Participants are encouraged to consult historical dictionaries and other reference materials to verify terminology when preparing for and reviewing the lessons. lesson 10：Participants are encouraged to read the other assigned readings as well, even if they do not choose them, since all of these works are important for discussing current trends in historical studies. lesson 11：Participants are encouraged to consult historical dictionaries and other reference materials to verify terminology when preparing for and reviewing the lessons. lesson 12：Participants are encouraged to read the other assigned readings as well, even if they do not choose them, since all of these works are important for discussing current trends in historical studies. lesson 13：Participants are encouraged to consult historical dictionaries and other reference materials to verify terminology when preparing for and reviewing the lessons. lesson 14：Participants are encouraged to read the other assigned readings as well, even if they do not choose them, since all of these works are important for discussing current trends in historical studies. lesson 15: Participants are encouraged to consult historical dictionaries and other reference materials to verify terminology when preparing for and reviewing the lessons.
Requirements
Grading Method	Participants will be evaluated based on reaction papers submitted at the end of each class session (35%) and a group presentation on the assigned literature (65%).
Practical Experience
Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it
Message	This course welcomes participants who are interested not only in foreign history, but also in Japanese history and other fields related to the geography and history curriculum of secondary education.
Other
Please fill in the class improvement questionnaire which is carried out on all classes. Instructors will reflect on your feedback and utilize the information for improving their teaching.

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