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History Course Descriptions

HIST 104: African-American History to 1865: CD

Credits: 5.0

Prerequisite(s): Placement in ENGL& 101 or instructor permission. Crosslisted as: DIVST 117.

Course Level Objectives

  1. Examine and evaluate historical information/arguments from different source forms.
  2. Express their findings in formal/informal writing, classroom discussion, and/or oral presentation.
  3. Identify seminal events, movements, and institutions in African-American history up until the Civil War, along with the key figures, groups, and ideas that contributed to their creation and development.
  4. Compare/contrast the philosophies, issues, and actions of different African-Americans from different regions, time periods, and/or social status.
  5. Compare/contrast the experiences of African-Americans with those of other diverse populations.

HIST 105: African-American History 1865-1945: CD

Credits: 5.0

Prerequisite(s): Placement in ENGL& 101 or instructor permission. Crosslisted as: DIVST 118.

Course Level Objectives

  1. Identify seminal events, movements, and institutions in African-American history between the end of the Civil War and the start of World War II, along with the key figures, groups, and ideas that contributed to their creation and development.
  2. Compare/contrast the philosophies, issues, and actions of different African-Americans from different regions, time periods, and/or social status.
  3. Compare/contrast the experiences of African-Americans with those of other diverse populations.
  4. Examine and evaluate historical information/arguments from different source forms.
  5. Express their findings in formal/informal writing, classroom discussion, online discussion, research projects, and/or oral presentation.
  6. Apply knowledge, awareness, and/or skills to identify and analyze issues related to diversity.

HIST 106: African-American History From 1945: CD

Credits: 5.0

Prerequisite(s): Placement in ENGL& 101 or instructor permission. Crosslisted as: DIVST 119.

Course Level Objectives

  1. Identify seminal events, movements, and institutions in African-American history after World War II, along with the key figures, groups, and ideas that contributed to their creation and development.
  2. Compare/contrast the philosophies, issues, and actions of different African-Americans from different regions, time periods, and/or social status.
  3. Compare/contrast the experiences of African-Americans with those of other diverse populations.
  4. Examine and evaluate historical information/arguments from different source forms.
  5. Express their findings in formal/informal writing, classroom discussion, online discussion, research projects, and/or oral presentation.
  6. Apply knowledge, awareness, and/or skills to identify and analyze issues related to diversity.

HIST& 116: Western Civilization I

Credits: 5.0

Prerequisite(s): Placement in ENGL& 101 or instructor permission.

Course Level Objectives

  1. Identify seminal events, movements, and institutions in Western history during the period from prehistory until the late Middle Ages, along with the key figures, groups, and ideas that contributed to their creation and development.
  2. Compare/contrast the philosophies, issues, and actions of different geographic regions, time periods, religions, races, and/or social status.
  3. Examine and evaluate historical information/arguments from different source forms.
  4. Express their findings in formal/informal writing, classroom discussion, online discussion, research projects, and/or oral presentation.

HIST& 117: Western Civilization II

Credits: 5.0

Prerequisite(s): Placement in ENGL& 101 or instructor permission.

Course Level Objectives

  1. Identify seminal events, movements, and institutions in European history during the period between the late Middle Ages and the end of the Napoleonic Wars, along with the key figures, groups, and ideas that contributed to their creation and development.
  2. Compare/contrast the philosophies, issues, and actions of different geographic regions, time periods, religions, races, and/or social status.
  3. Examine and evaluate historical information/arguments from different source forms.
  4. Express their findings in formal/informal writing, classroom discussion, online discussion, research projects, and/or oral presentation.

HIST& 118: Western Civilization III

Credits: 5.0

Prerequisite(s): Placement in ENGL& 101 or instructor permission.

Course Level Objectives

  1. Identify seminal events, movements, and institutions in European history during the period between the end of the Napoleonic Wars until the present, along with the key figures, groups, and ideas that contributed to their creation and development.
  2. Compare/contrast the philosophies, issues, and actions of different geographic regions, time periods, religions, races, and/or social status.
  3. Examine and evaluate historical information/arguments from different source forms.
  4. Express their findings in formal/informal writing, classroom discussion, online discussion, research projects, and/or oral presentation.

HIST& 126: World Civilizations I: CD

Credits: 5.0

Prerequisite(s): Placement in ENGL& 101 or instructor permission.

Course Level Objectives

  1. Identify seminal events, movements, and institutions in world history during the period from pre-history until 800 AD, along with the key figures, groups, and ideas that contributed to their creation and development.
  2. Compare/contrast the philosophies, issues, and actions of different geographic regions, time periods, religions, races, and/or social status.
  3. Recognize connections between cultures, appreciating similarities and differences, and how different civilizations interacted through trade, intellectual exchange, spiritual exchange, and negative exchange such as war, imperialism, and slavery.
  4. Express and evaluate historical information and arguments from different source forms.
  5. Express their findings in formal and informal writing, classroom discussions, online discussions, research projects, and/or oral presentation.
  6. Apply knowledge, awareness, and/or skills to identify and analyze issues related to diversity.

HIST& 127: World Civilizations II: CD

Credits: 5.0

Prerequisite(s): Placement in ENGL& 101 or instructor permission.

Course Level Objectives

  1. Identify seminal events, movements, and institutions in world history during the period from 800-1800 AD, along with the key figures, groups, and ideas that contributed to their creation and development.
  2. Compare/contrast the philosophies, issues, and actions of different geographic regions, time periods, religions, races, and/or social status.
  3. Recognize connections between cultures, appreciating similarities and differences, and how different civilizations interacted through trade, intellectual exchange, spiritual exchange, and negative exchange such as war, imperialism, and slavery.
  4. Express and evaluate historical information and arguments from different source forms.
  5. Express their findings in formal and informal writing, classroom discussions, online discussions, research projects, and/or oral presentation.
  6. Apply knowledge, awareness, and/or skills to identify and analyze issues related to diversity.

HIST& 128: World Civilizations III: CD

Credits: 5.0

Prerequisite(s): Placement in ENGL& 101 or instructor permission.

Course Level Objectives

  1. Identify seminal events, movements, and institutions in world history during the period from 1800 to the end of the Cold War, along with the key figures, groups, and ideas that contributed to their creation and development.
  2. Compare/contrast the philosophies, issues, and actions of different geographic regions, time periods, religions, races, and/or social status.
  3. Recognize connections between cultures, appreciating similarities and differences, and how different civilizations interacted through trade, intellectual exchange, spiritual exchange, and negative exchange such as war, imperialism, and slavery.
  4. Express and evaluate historical information and arguments from different source forms.
  5. Express their findings in formal and informal writing, classroom discussions, online discussions, research projects, and/or oral presentation.
  6. Apply knowledge, awareness, and/or skills to identify and analyze issues related to diversity.

HIST& 146: United States History I: CD

Credits: 5.0

Prerequisite(s): Placement in ENGL& 101 or instructor permission.

Course Level Objectives

  1. Identify seminal events, movements, and institutions in American history from pre-Columbian civilizations until the election of Andrew Jackson, along with the key figures, groups, and ideas that contributed to their creation and development.
  2. Compare/contrast the philosophies, issues, and actions of different geographic regions, time periods, religions, races, and/or social status.
  3. Identify and analyze the experiences of Americans from different religions, ethnicities, races, and genders.
  4. Examine and evaluate historical information/arguments from different source forms.
  5. Express their findings in formal/informal writing, classroom discussion, online discussion, research projects, and/or oral presentation.
  6. Apply knowledge, awareness, and/or skills to identify and analyze issues related to diversity.

HIST& 147: United States History II: CD

Credits: 5.0

Prerequisite(s): Placement in ENGL& 101 or instructor permission.

Course Level Objectives

  1. Identify seminal events, movements, and institutions in American history from the election of Andrew Jackson until the start of World War I, along with the key figures, groups, and ideas that contributed to their creation and development.
  2. Compare/contrast the philosophies, issues, and actions of different geographic regions, time periods, religions, races, and/or social status.
  3. Identify and analyze the experiences of Americans from different religions, ethnicities, races, and genders.
  4. Examine and evaluate historical information/arguments from different source forms.
  5. Express their findings in formal/informal writing, classroom discussion, online discussion, research projects, and/or oral presentation.
  6. Apply knowledge, awareness, and/or skills to identify and analyze issues related to diversity.

HIST& 148: United States History III: CD

Credits: 5.0

Prerequisite(s): Placement in ENGL& 101 or instructor permission.

Course Level Objectives

  1. Identify seminal events, movements, and institutions in American history from World War I until the end of the Cold War, along with the key figures, groups, and ideas that contributed to their creation and development.
  2. Compare/contrast the philosophies, issues, and actions of different geographic regions, time periods, religions, races, and/or social status.
  3. Identify and analyze the experiences of Americans from different religions, ethnicities, races, and genders.
  4. Examine and evaluate historical information/arguments from different source forms.
  5. Express their findings in formal/informal writing, classroom discussion, online discussion, research projects, and/or oral presentation.
  6. Apply knowledge, awareness, and/or skills to identify and analyze issues related to diversity.

HIST 155: Special Topics in History

Credits: 5.0

Prerequisite(s): Placement in ENGL& 101 or instructor permission.

Course Level Objectives

  1. Identify seminal figures, groups, ideas, events, movements, and institutions within the particular subject, along with their impact(s).
  2. Compare/contrast the philosophies, issues, and actions of different figures, groups, time periods, regions, and/or cultures, when appropriate.
  3. Examine and evaluate historical information/arguments from different source forms.
  4. Express their findings in formal/informal writing, classroom discussion, online discussion, research projects, and/or oral presentation.

HIST& 214: Pacific Northwest History

Credits: 5.0

Prerequisite(s): Placement in ENGL& 101 or instructor permission.

Course Level Objectives

  1. Identify seminal events, movements, and institutions in Pacific Northwest history from before European arrival until the present, along with the key figures, groups, and ideas that contributed to their creation and development.
  2. Identify and analyze the unique contributions of the various peoples of the Pacific Northwest and the critical role of race, religion, gender, and class in the region's history.
  3. Identify and analyze connections between regional history and national/global developments.
  4. Examine and evaluate historical information/arguments from different source forms.
  5. Express their findings in formal/informal writing, classroom discussion, online discussion, research projects, and/or oral presentation.

HIST 248: The United States in World Affairs: Since 1945

Credits: 5.0

Prerequisite(s): Placement in ENGL& 101 or instructor permission.

Course Level Objectives

  1. Identify and analyze seminal events, movements, and institutions in the history of American foreign relations, along with the key figures, groups, and ideas that contributed to their creation and development.
  2. Identify and analyze the role of race, religion, belief system, nationality, and other elements on the theory and practice of American foreign policy.
  3. Identify and analyze the relationship between foreign policy and domestic affairs.
  4. Examine and evaluate historical information/arguments from different source forms.
  5. Express their findings in formal/informal writing, classroom discussion, online discussion, research projects, and/or oral presentation.

HIST 255: Special Topics in History

Credits: 5.0

Prerequisite(s): Placement in ENGL& 101 or instructor permission.

Course Level Objectives

  1. Identify seminal figures, groups, ideas, events, movements, and institutions within the particular subject, along with their impact(s).
  2. Compare/contrast the philosophies, issues, and actions of different figures, groups, time periods, regions, and/or cultures, when appropriate.
  3. Examine and evaluate historical information/arguments from different source forms.
  4. Express their findings in formal/informal writing, classroom discussion, online discussion, research projects, and/or oral presentation.
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