HIST 374 - The Constitution and Its Times

Units: 3
Revolutionary origins of U.S. Constitution: imperial context, state constitutions, politics and religion, the West, the Philadelphia Convention, the Framers, republicanism v. democracy, slavery v. antislavery, Ratification, equality and rights, federalism, insiders and outsiders, national and global legacies.

Equivalent Quarter Course: HIST 3411.
Possible Instructional Methods: Entirely On-ground.
Grading: A-F or CR/NC (student choice).
Student Learning Outcomes - Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:

Demonstrate an understanding of and ability to apply principles, methodologies, value systems, and thought processes employed in the arts and humanities.
Analyze cultural production as an expression of, or reflection upon, what it means to be human.
Demonstrate how the perspectives of the arts and humanities are used by informed, engaged, and reflective citizens to benefit local and global communities.