HIST 105 - Modern American History

Credit Hours: 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Laboratory (or Other) Hours: 0

General Education Code(s): 23UC
Prerequisite(s): None
Corequisite(s): None
Restriction(s): None

This course is a chronological survey of American history from the period of Reconstruction to the present. This course examines economic, social, political and cultural institutions as they evolved throughout this period. Topics covered include but are not limited to: Reconstruction; transformation of the west; the Populist and Progressive movements; America’s emergence as a global power; the New Deal; the two world wars; the Cold War; the Civil Rights and Women’s rights movements. This course meets the Universities General Education requirement for American History.

Student Learning Outcomes of the Course: The General Education requirement for US History & Civic Engagement is satisfied by HIST 105. To meet this General Education requirement, students will be able to:

demonstrate understanding of United States’ society and/or history, including the diversity of individuals and communities that make up the nation;
understand the role of individual participation in US communities and government; and
apply historical and contemporary evidence to draw, support, or verify conclusions.

Course-specific SLOs for HIST 105 include:

Knowledge of a broad outline of social, cultural and political movements since 1865.
An understanding of America’s changing role in the world and how the rest of the world has perceived the United States over the past 150 years.
An ability to critically weigh historical evidence to make informed arguments about contemporary political, economic and social issues.
An ability to conduct scholarly research, critically think about evidence and write tightly structured, thesis driven papers.