旨在以廣擴的視野來審視西洋史學各時期的表現，強調史學與時代的關係，除著重史家與史著的史學思想外，也強調學術、政治、經濟、社會、宗教…等各層面的文化發展與史家的互動關係，以明西洋史學的演變。
The aim of the course is to examine the development of Western historiography across different periods with a broad perspective, emphasizing the relationship between historiography and its historical context, in order to illuminate the evolution of Western historical scholarship.