2019 - 2020 College Catalog 
    
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2019 - 2020 College Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

HIST 230 - Topics in American History


Credit Hours: 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Laboratory Hours: 0

Prerequisite(s): HIST 100  or HIST 105  or HIST 125  or HIST 130  or a score of 3 or better on the American History AP exam or a score of 85 or better on the American History Regents exam AND ENGL 100  or ENGL 200  

Restriction(s): None

Corequisite(s): None

This course focuses on a specific topic, theme, or period in American history that will change from semester to semester. This in-depth study is intended to enrich students’ understanding of the past. Course may be repeated as the topic changes up to three times.

Student Learning Outcomes of the Course:
  1. Knowledge of a basic narrative of modern American history: political, economic, social and cultural taking into account the issues of unity and diversity in American society.
  2. Knowledge of the common institutions in American history and how they have affected different groups and the collective.
  3. Knowledge of the United States’ evolving relationship with the rest of the world.