Course Description
Major themes and current historiography in North American and United States history to 1865.
Athena Title
COLL AM HIS TO 1865
Equivalent Courses
Not open to students with credit in HIST 7001
Semester Course Offered
Offered every year.
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Course Objectives
This course is designed to acquaint students with a wide variety of high quality historical works in American history from its beginnings to the end of the Civil War. It is intended to cover special topics not otherwise offered in the history curriculum. Specific objectives and learning outcomes will vary from instructor to instructor and from topic to topic. In general students will be expected to: 1. read a wide range of primary and secondary sources critically 2. polish skills in critical thinking, including the ability to recognize the difference between opinion and evidence, and the ability to evaluate--and support or refute--arguments effectively 3. write papers using processes that include discovering ideas and evidence, organizing that material, and revising, editing, and polishing the finished papers.
Topical Outline
Topics and coverage will vary from instructor to instructor and topic to topic. A sample topical outline might be: Week One: Modernization Weeks Two-Three: The Brave New World: The Concept of Encounters Weeks Four-Six: Making the South Southern Weeks Seven-Eight: Why a Revolution? Weeks Nine-Eleven: Places and People in the New Nation Weeks Twelve-Fourteen: Civil War Stories Week Fifteen: Summing Up
Syllabus
Public CV