American History
American History
01:512:303 American Civil War and Reconstruction, 1848-1880 (3)
- Course Code: 01:512:303
- Semester(s) Offered: Spring
- Academic Credits: 3
Analysis of major forces 1848 to 1880. Emphasis on the more immediate background to the war; how the war began; how it was fought; and why Reconstruction developed and collapsed.
01:512:304 The Forging of Modern America, 1880-1920 (3)
- Course Code: 01:512:304
- Semester(s) Offered: Spring
- SAS Core Certified: WCd
- Academic Credits: 3
Political reform movements against the background of industrial development, urbanization, and immigration in the United States from 1880 to 1920.
01:512:305 U.S. History, 1914-1945
- Course Code: 01:512:305
- Semester(s) Offered: Fall
- Academic Credits: 3
- Mode of Instruction: Lecture
Syllabus: Fall 2022 | Fall 2023
Syllabus Disclaimer: The information on this syllabus is subject to change. For up-to-date course information, please refer to the syllabus on your course site (Sakai, Canvas, etc.) on the first day of class.
Course Description
History is the understanding of the relationship of the past to the present, without which one can neither understand the present nor make any informed predictions about the future. This course will seek to encourage students, through readings, class lectures/discussions, films and video clips both to develop their analytical and critical skills and expand their knowledge of the content of U.S. history by looking at economic and social development and political and popular culture from the Progressive era to the end of World War II. You will study the two greatest wars in human history and the greatest world economic crisis in modern history as they affected the American people and the relationship of both the American people and the United States as a nation to the peoples and nations of the world.
01:512:306 U.S. History, 1945 to the Present (3)
- Course Code: 01:512:306
- Semester(s) Offered: Summer
- Academic Credits: 3
- Mode of Instruction: Lecture
Syllabus: Summer 2023
Syllabus Disclaimer: The information on this draft syllabus is subject to change. For up-to-date course information, please refer to the syllabus on your course site (Sakai, Canvas, etc.) on the first day of class.
U.S. history emphasizing the cold war, McCarthyism, and the major political, social, and economic trends of the 1960s and 1970s.
01:512:310 New Jersey History (3)
- Course Code: 01:512:310
- Semester(s) Offered: Fall
- SAS Core Certified: HST
- Academic Credits: 3
New Jersey from its proprietorial beginnings to the present. Emphasis on those factors that have been most influential in determining the character of the state today.