HIST 102 - U.S. History Since 1877

Credits: 3

Description
A survey of United States political, social, economic, diplomatic, and cultural development from 1877 to present. Satisfies the Nevada Constitution requirement. HIST 101 - U.S. History to 1877 and HIST 102 - U.S. History Since 1877 need not be taken in sequence; either class may be taken alone.

Student Learning Outcomes

Explain key historical concepts in American history post 1877 through descriptive, summative, and analytical forms of writing.
Integrate primary and secondary source materials into research and other coursework related to US history, culture, and social life post 1877 through historical methods.
Draw connections across time and between historical concepts to produce sound historical conclusions in U.S. history from 1877 to the present.
Apply constitutional principles that underlay the Nevada Constitution while engaged in historical analysis of key events in U.S. history from 1877 to the present day.

Prerequisite: None
Corequisite: None

Graded: Letter Grade