HSTA 102B - American History II

Credit(s): 4

This course is a comprehensive introductory history of America from the Gilded Age (1870s) to the present. (Spring Semester)

Course Learning Outcomes: Upon completion of the course, students will be able to

Evaluate documents from Reconstruction to the present.
Synthesize ideas and information focusing on the emergence of the United States as a world power.
Analyze the behaviors, ideas, and institutions associated with the Americas since Reconstruction.
Explain competing interpretations of American history since Reconstruction.
Construct an historical argument supported by evidence.
Evaluate multiple perspectives to arrive at and articulate a conclusion.