CDL COURSE ENTRY FORM


Author: Jean Parker/SUNY
Last modified by: Laura Wait/SUNY
Composed: 09/18/1997 10:59 AM
Curriculum Committee Approval Date:
Modified: 05/22/2017
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Course Number: (prefix) HIS (number) 241224 ESC 2.0 Course number: HIST-2030 HIST-2030US History From 1865 to the Present

Name: U.S. History From 1865 to the Present
Datatel Title: (30char) U.S. History From 1865

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

Liberal Study? YES Level: LOWER Credits: 4 Prerequisite? NO
General Education Course? YES GenEd Approval Term/Year:

GenEd Area 1: 4. American HistoryFully or Partially: f
GenEd Area 2: Fully or Partially:



Pre-registration Information?
Course will be offered (for online course descriptions, proposed offerings for by term views and web views)
Spring 1, Spring 2, Summer, Fall 1		Course will be offered (for final term listings, online registration, online bookordering, web views)
Spring 1, Spring 2, Summer, Fall 1
First Term Offered: (Required Format: YearTerm - i.e., 2005SP)
Last Term Offered in Print Version: March 2004
Title Changes:
AC Changes:
BK Number: 30

Description: In 1865, the United States was in tatters. Civil War had divided the nation into two, and even after the war ended, deep rifts remained between whites and blacks, immigrants and “natives,” and the descendants of European settlers and indigenous Americans. The meaning of a simple word - freedom - lies at the core of these rifts and that word will guide our study. The course begins with a look at how the meaning of freedom changed in the Reconstruction era before moving into an exploration of America’s westward and overseas expansion in the late 19th century, the economic booms and busts of the period between the two world wars, the social upheavals of the civil rights movements of the 1960s, and the conservative turn of the post-Reagan era. Students will read and discuss primary texts from each of these eras, listen to recorded speeches, and view documentary footage. Learning activities will include individually completed writing assignments, a visual presentation, a policy oriented project, and a final research project on the historical roots and significance of a major contemporary event.

This course fully meets the General Education requirement in American History. No prerequisites are required.

Important Note: this course has been renamed several times. Students who have successfully completed 241224, with a different title, should not enroll in this course.

Generic:



Major Course Area
Historical Studies		Minor Course Area
History and Civilizations		SLN Disciplines
History
Additional Course Requirements
WWW Computer Conference		 Undergrad Certificate Association:


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Meets General Education Requirement

Required Booknote:

Optional Booknote:
OPTIONAL

Archive Course:

genedcode for dpplanner: 4^f~8

genedfull area for dpplanner: American History