May 06, 2024  
OHIO University Graduate Catalog 2019-20 
    
OHIO University Graduate Catalog 2019-20 [Archived Catalog]

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HIST 5191 - Graduate Survey in US History, 1877 to the present


A graduate-level survey of U.S. history from 1877 to the present. The focus will be on reading selected books that examine the some of the major themes of American history and reflect important historiographic trends.

Requisites:
Credit Hours: 4
Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 4.0 seminar
Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
Learning Outcomes:
  • Students will be critical readers of both primary and secondary sources, and will use and properly cite both types of evidence in their written work.
  • Students will have a general familiarity with the intellectual, political, economic, social, and cultural history of the United States.
  • Students will master the formal styles of writing, argumentation, and presentation that historians use in their work.
  • Students will understand historiography.



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