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I. General Information
1. Course Title:
United States History Since 1865
2. Course Prefix & Number:
HIST 1473
3. Course Credits and Contact Hours:
Credits: 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
4. Course Description:
This course will survey the history of the American people since Reconstruction. Social, political, economic and cultural developments will be covered. A multi-cultural perspective will be incorporated into the course; taking into account those Americans denied access to positions of political and economic power in the past. Analytical skills focusing on reading, writing and use of primary documents will be emphasized.
5. Placement Tests Required:
Accuplacer (specify test): |
Reading College Level CLC or Reading College Level |
Score: |
|
6. Prerequisite Courses:
HIST 1473 - United States History Since 1865
There are no prerequisites for this course.
9. Co-requisite Courses:
HIST 1473 - United States History Since 1865
There are no corequisites for this course.
II. Transfer and Articulation
1. Course Equivalency - similar course from other regional institutions:
St. Cloud State University, HIST 141: US History since 1865, 3 credits
Bemidji State University, HST 1115: US History since 1877, 3 credits
III. Course Purpose
MN Transfer Curriculum (General Education) Courses - This course fulfills the following goal area(s) of the MN Transfer Curriculum:
- Goal 5 – History and the Social and Behavioral Sciences
- Goal 7 – Human Diversity
IV. Learning Outcomes
1. College-Wide Outcomes
College-Wide Outcomes/Competencies |
Students will be able to: |
Demonstrate written communication skills |
Successfully complete written homework assignments, written papers and essay exam questions. |
Demonstrate reading and listening skills |
Successfully complete objective and essay exam questions based on assigned reading and class lectures. |
Discuss/compare characteristics of diverse cultures and environments |
Demonstrate an understanding of the multi-cultural perspective of U.S. history, including African-American, American Indian, women, and other groups typically excluded from power. |
2. Course Specific Outcomes - Students will be able to achieve the following measurable goals upon completion of
the course:
- Demonstrate a broad understanding of U.S. History from pre-contact through the Civil War Era. MnTC Goal 5
- Make use of historical thinking. MnTC Goal 5
- Analyze historical sources, distinguishing primary from secondary sources. MnTC Goal 5
- Communicate effectively using historical evidence and methods. MnTC Goal 5
- Understand the development of and the changing meanings of group identities in the United States' history and culture. MnTC Goal 7A
- Describe and discuss the experience and contributions (political, social, economic, etc.) of the many groups that shape American society and culture, in particular those groups that have suffered discrimination and exclusion. MnTC Goal 7A
- Demonstrate an awareness of the individual and institutional dynamics of unequal power relations between groups in contemporary society. MnTC Goal 7A
- Employ the methods and data that historians and social and behavioral scientists use to investigate the human condition. MnTC Goal 5
- Develop historical explanations for contemporary social issues. MnTC Goal 5
V. Topical Outline
Listed below are major areas of content typically covered in this course.
1. Lecture Sessions
- The Era of Reconstruction, 1865–1877
- Go West Young Man! Westward Expansion, 1840-1900
- Industrialization and the Rise of Big Business, 1870-1900
- The Growing Pains of Urbanization, 1870-1900
- Politics in the Gilded Age, 1870-1900
- Leading the Way: The Progressive Movement, 1890-1920
- Age of Empire: American Foreign Policy, 1890-1914
- Americans and the Great War, 1914-1919
- The Jazz Age: Redefining the Nation, 1919-1929
- Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? The Great Depression, 1929-1932
- Franklin Roosevelt and the New Deal, 1932-1941
- Fighting the Good Fight in World War II, 1941-1945
- Post-War Prosperity and Cold War Fears, 1945-1960
- Contesting Futures: America in the 1960s
- Political Storms at Home and Abroad, 1968-1980
- From Cold War to Culture Wars, 1980-2000
I. General Information
1. Course Title:
United States History Since 1865
2. Course Prefix & Number:
HIST 1473
3. Course Credits and Contact Hours:
Credits: 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
4. Course Description:
This course will survey the history of the American people since Reconstruction. Social, political, economic and cultural developments will be covered. A multi-cultural perspective will be incorporated into the course; taking into account those Americans denied access to positions of political and economic power in the past. Analytical skills focusing on reading, writing and use of primary documents will be emphasized.
5. Placement Tests Required:
Accuplacer (specify test): |
Reading College Level CLC or Reading College Level |
Score: |
|
6. Prerequisite Courses:
HIST 1473 - United States History Since 1865
There are no prerequisites for this course.
9. Co-requisite Courses:
HIST 1473 - United States History Since 1865
There are no corequisites for this course.
II. Transfer and Articulation
1. Course Equivalency - similar course from other regional institutions:
St. Cloud State University, HIST 141: US History since 1865, 3 credits
Bemidji State University, HST 1115: US History since 1877, 3 credits
III. Course Purpose
2. MN Transfer Curriculum (General Education) Courses - This course fulfills the following goal area(s) of the MN Transfer Curriculum:
- Goal 5 – History and the Social and Behavioral Sciences
- Goal 7 – Human Diversity
IV. Learning Outcomes
1. College-Wide Outcomes
College-Wide Outcomes/Competencies |
Students will be able to: |
Demonstrate written communication skills |
Successfully complete written homework assignments, written papers and essay exam questions. |
Demonstrate reading and listening skills |
Successfully complete objective and essay exam questions based on assigned reading and class lectures. |
Discuss/compare characteristics of diverse cultures and environments |
Demonstrate an understanding of the multi-cultural perspective of U.S. history, including African-American, American Indian, women, and other groups typically excluded from power. |
2. Course Specific Outcomes - Students will be able to achieve the following measurable goals upon completion of
the course:
- Demonstrate a broad understanding of U.S. History from pre-contact through the Civil War Era. MnTC Goal 5
- Make use of historical thinking. MnTC Goal 5
- Analyze historical sources, distinguishing primary from secondary sources. MnTC Goal 5
- Communicate effectively using historical evidence and methods. MnTC Goal 5
- Understand the development of and the changing meanings of group identities in the United States' history and culture. MnTC Goal 7A
- Describe and discuss the experience and contributions (political, social, economic, etc.) of the many groups that shape American society and culture, in particular those groups that have suffered discrimination and exclusion. MnTC Goal 7A
- Demonstrate an awareness of the individual and institutional dynamics of unequal power relations between groups in contemporary society. MnTC Goal 7A
- Employ the methods and data that historians and social and behavioral scientists use to investigate the human condition. MnTC Goal 5
- Develop historical explanations for contemporary social issues. MnTC Goal 5
V. Topical Outline
Listed below are major areas of content typically covered in this course.
1. Lecture Sessions
- The Era of Reconstruction, 1865–1877
- Go West Young Man! Westward Expansion, 1840-1900
- Industrialization and the Rise of Big Business, 1870-1900
- The Growing Pains of Urbanization, 1870-1900
- Politics in the Gilded Age, 1870-1900
- Leading the Way: The Progressive Movement, 1890-1920
- Age of Empire: American Foreign Policy, 1890-1914
- Americans and the Great War, 1914-1919
- The Jazz Age: Redefining the Nation, 1919-1929
- Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? The Great Depression, 1929-1932
- Franklin Roosevelt and the New Deal, 1932-1941
- Fighting the Good Fight in World War II, 1941-1945
- Post-War Prosperity and Cold War Fears, 1945-1960
- Contesting Futures: America in the 1960s
- Political Storms at Home and Abroad, 1968-1980
- From Cold War to Culture Wars, 1980-2000