Proposed Core Category
American History [60]
The History Curriculum Team representative, Kimberlee Ball, has submitted a Core course proposal to add HIST 2381 to the LSC Core in the American History [60] area.
Application Documents
- Application
- Syllabus
- Additional Documentation
Course Description
A survey of the social, political, economic, cultural, and intellectual history of people of African descent in the formation and development of the United States to the Civil War/Reconstruction period. African American History I includes the study of African origins and legacy, trans-Atlantic slave trade, and the experiences of African Americans during Colonial, Revolutionary, Early National, Antebellum, and the Civil War/Reconstruction Eras. This course will enable students to understand African American history as an integral part of U.S. history. (May be applied to the U.S. History requirement.)
Prerequisites
College Level Readiness in Reading AND Writing
Student Learning Outcomes
- Create an argument through the use of historical evidence.
- Analyze and interpret primary and secondary sources.
- Analyze the effects of historical, social, political, economic, cultural, and global forces on this period of
- African American history.