HIST 5081 - The Civil War and its Aftermath

Explores the diverse individuals and processes that brought about the U.S. Civil War, determined its course and outcome, and shaped a complicated and contested settlement. Themes will include military engagements, expansionism, increased sectionalism, race and slavery, political parties, society and institutions in the Union and Confederacy, attempts to restructure Southern society, and developments at the national level in the post-war period.

Requisites:
Credit Hours: 4
Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
Learning Outcomes:

Appreciate the role of contingency in the lead up to the war, its fighting, and the aftermath.
Enhance critical reading, writing, thinking, and verbal skills.
Gain a better understanding of race and slavery, as well as the different geo-political and economic conditions which led to its demise of the later but an expansion of the first.
Identify key historical figures, events, and developments in the Civil War Era.
Learn how to use primary and secondary sources from the period to interpret the past.
Understand historical actors, their ideas, and their beliefs within the context of place and time.
Understand historiographic approaches to the Civil War Era.