CDL COURSE ENTRY FORM


Author: Laura Wait/SUNY
Last modified by: Laura Wait/SUNY
Composed: 08/27/2015 03:36 PM
Curriculum Committee Approval Date: 07/02/2015
Modified: 05/12/2016
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Course Number: (prefix) HIS (number) 243214 ESC 2.0 Course number: HIST-3345 HIST-3345Modern American History

Name: Modern American History
Datatel Title: (30char) Modern American History

Area Coordinator: Himanee Gupta-Carlson Department Code: 10HH Team: Humanities

Liberal Study? YES Level: UPPER Credits: 4 Prerequisite? YES
General Education Course? YES GenEd Approval Term/Year: January 2016

GenEd Area 1: 4. American HistoryFully or Partially: f
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Spring 1, Fall 1		Course will be offered (for final term listings, online registration, online bookordering, web views)
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First Term Offered: 2016SP (Required Format: YearTerm - i.e., 2005SP)
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Description: Modern American History covers important events in American history from Reconstruction in the American South in 1877 through the early 21st century from a political, social, and cultural standpoint. Students will example Reconstruction, western settlement and the frontier, industrialization, immigration, American imperialism, the Progressive movement, World War I, the Roaring Twenties, the Depression, the new Deal, World War II, the Cold War and Nuclear Age, in the 1950s, Civil Rights, the 1960s, Vietnam, the resurgence of conservatism in the 1980s, de-industrialization and the emergence of a services based economy in the latter part of the 20th century, the growth in, grassroots democratic politics as characterized by the Obama era, and the critical role of the United States as a global leader in the politically volatile climate of the early 21st century. Students will develop advanced level historical research and writing and critical thinking skills through active participation in discussion forums, the keeping of a learning journal, and the writing of two critical book reviews and a research essay.

Prerequisites: Some introductory level coursework in U.S. History is recommended but not required for this course. Critical reading skills and the ability to analyze and evaluate primary and secondary historical sources and produce written interpretations will be emphasized.

This course fully meets the General Education requirement in American History.

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Major Course Area
Historical Studies		Minor Course Area
History and Civilizations		SLN Disciplines
History
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genedcode for dpplanner: 4^f~8

genedfull area for dpplanner: American History