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Apr 27, 2024
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HIST 5147 - History of Now: America, 1989-Present
This course examines contemporary American history (politics, culture, and ideas) from the end of the Cold War to the election of Donald Trump and then analyzes current events through the lens of historical inquiry.
Requisites:
Credit Hours: 4
Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 4.0 lecture
Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
Learning Outcomes:
- Students will be able to analyze the recent past in a wider context of American history.
- Students will be able to outline and describe political, social, and cultural factors which have shaped contemporary American history.
- Students will be able to relate contemporary history to the immediate present.
- Students will be able to express a “historical perspective” about events observed in their own age.
- Students will learn to apply historical reasoning to events they witness.
- Students will be able to describe historiographical trends in scholarship on recent events in American history.
- Students will be able to synthesize sources and scholarship in response to their own original questions about recent US history.
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