HSC 065 - HSC US History

Credits: 5
Variable Credit Course: No

Lecture Hours: 55
Lab Hours: 0
Worksite/Clinical Hours: 0
Other Hours (LIA/Internships): 0

Course Description: This course examines major developments in U.S. history.

Prerequisite: HSC 018 or ELA 018 with a C or higher (or concurrent enrollment).
Meets FQE Requirement: No
Integrative Experience Requirement: No

Student Learning Outcomes

Analyze key ideals and principles outlined in seminal U.S. documents of historical significance, including the Declaration of Independence, Lincoln’s Second Inaugural Address, and Martin Luther King Jr’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail.”.
Describe the ongoing struggles for civil rights and social justice throughout U.S. history.
Recognize and analyze dominant and marginalized narratives at work in primary and secondary sources that present multiple perspectives and interpretations of historical events.
Analyze causal factors that have shaped major events in U.S. history.
Analyze contemporary issues and events, using U.S. historical events to provide context.

Course Contents

Content includes major developments in U.S. History, including effects of colonization.
Dominant and marginalized narratives in U.S. History.

Instructional Units: 5