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Dibs Fall 2026

HIST 22

Contemporary World History, 1760 to Present

Lecture, three hours; discussion, two hours. Broad thematic survey of world history since the mid-18th century. Examination, through lecture and discussion, of global implications of imperialism, total war, nationalism, cultural change, decolonization, changes in women's rights and roles, and eclipse of world communism. Designed to introduce students to historical study, help them understand issues and dilemmas facing the world today, and prepare them for more in-depth work in history of specific regions or countries of the world. P/NP or letter grading.

Course statistics

Predicted GPA
3.49
n = 165 · 3 terms · ± 0.041
A range
62%
of letter grades
Taken P/NP
5%
100% of those passed
D / F / W
3.0%
incl. withdrawals

Sections in Fall 2026

Not offered in Fall 2026.

Enrollment history

Final enrollment per term, averaged across that term's sections. Four years deep, summer excluded. Per-section live curves are on each section page.

  • 5122S
  • 7923S
  • 5225S
Enrolment by term: 22S 51, 23S 79, 25S 52
Peak 79 Most recent 52 in 25S 3 terms on record

Grade distribution

  • A+ 4 · 2.2%
  • A 48 · 26.4%
  • A- 50 · 27.5%
  • B+ 35 · 19.2%
  • B 16 · 8.8%
  • B- 4 · 2.2%
  • C+ 1 · 0.5%
  • C 1 · 0.5%
  • C- 1 · 0.5%
  • F 5 · 2.7%
  • P 9 · 4.9%
  • I 8 · 4.4%

Grey bars are non-letter outcomes — P/NP, S/U, incompletes. They are excluded from the GPA entirely rather than scored, because counting a P as a 4.0 would be a fabrication.

By instructor

Instructor Predicted Raw n Terms A range
LAL, VINAY 3.48 3.47 165 3 62%

“Predicted” is shrunk toward the course average, which is itself shrunk toward the department — so an instructor with a handful of students sits near the course mean rather than topping the list.

By term