Survey course examining the themes and issues in the history of the African peoples in America up to 1865. (Available for General Education, D2 American History, Institutions and Ideals.)
Survey in African-American history covering the period 1865 to the present. Includes the Reconstruction era, post-Reconstruction, the Negro Renaissance, the Civil Rights Movement, and black nationalism. (Available for General Education, D2 American History, Institutions and Ideals.)
Comparative analysis of significant political and social events in the U.S. from colonial times to the present. Emphasis placed on the historical development of American institutions and ideals as they have been affected by regional dynamics within the U.S. and by international, socio-political and economic relationships, particularly with Latin America. (Available for General Education, D2 American History, Institutions and Ideals.)
This course covers events in the U.S. from the middle of the 17th century to the present. The class uses economic analysis to examine social, political and economic events from the Colonial Period to the present. Students who earn credit for this course may not earn credit for ECON 375. (Available for General Education, D2 American History, Institutions and Ideals.)
Survey of the political and social development of the U.S. through the Civil War. (Available for General Education, D2 American History, Institutions and Ideals.)
Survey of the political and social development of the U.S. since the Civil War. (Available for General Education, D2 American History, Institutions and Ideals.)
Prerequisite: Completion of the lower division writing requirement. Examine American history from early indigenous societies to the U.S. Civil War. Learn about Native American cultures, European and African migrations, and regional patterns of settlement. Understand the development of slavery, democracy, women’s rights, capitalism, and westward expansion. (Available for General Education, D2 American History, Institutions and Ideals.) (IC)
Prerequisite: Completion of the lower division writing requirement. Deepen your understanding of modern American history by delving into issues such as immigration, migration, urbanization, and suburbanization. Examine social movements and civil rights from Reconstruction to the twenty-first century. Investigate political and economic tensions in America and the rise of the U.S. as a global superpower. (Available for General Education, D2 American History, Institutions and Ideals.) (IC)
Prerequisite: Completion of the lower division writing requirement. An introduction to the history of American philosophy with an emphasis on American pragmatism and its intellectual precursors, especially in Native- and African-American thought. Key themes include the relationship between the individual and community, pluralism and democracy, economic and social freedom, and the pragmatic conception of truth and meaning, with an emphasis on how diverse philosophies of resistance and social critique have shaped American institutions and ideals. Attention is also paid to the contemporary landscape of American political philosophy. (Available for General Education, D2 American History, Institutions and Ideals.)
Introduction to the historical development of the United States through a focus on ways that both religious and nonreligious agendas have shaped American institutions and ideals. (Available for General Education, D2 American History, Institutions and Ideals.)