ECON 101 - US Economic History and Institutions

Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-D1-2; US-1, US-2
Economic history and legal foundations of economic policies and institutions in the United States; economic context of current political and social issues.

Possible Instructional Methods: Entirely On-ground.
Grading: A-F grading only.
Breadth Area(s) Satisfied: GE-D1-2 - Lower Division Social Sciences, American Institutions/Code US-1 and US-2
Course Typically Offered: Fall & Spring

Student Learning Outcomes - Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:

Describe important economic and political events in US history and the connections among them.;
Explain how the unique backgrounds and social experiences of groups within the US population shape different views toward economic policy;
Identify key economic legislation, from the US Constitution to recent laws, and the historical context that motivated them;
Analyze the various processes by which economic policy is made in practice and whom these processes tend to empower;
Discuss the confluences and trade-offs between individual economic liberties and social objectives.

D1-2. Lower-division Social Science Electives Learning Outcomes

specify how social, political, economic, and environmental systems and/or behavior are interwoven;
explain how humans individually and collectively relate to relevant sociocultural, political, economic, and/or environmental systems-how they produce, resist, and transform them;
discuss and debate issues from the course’s disciplinary perspective in a variety of cultural, historical, contemporary, and/or potential future contexts; and
explore principles, methodologies, value systems, and ethics employed in social scientific inquiry.

US-1. U.S. History Learning Outcomes

Explain the significance or interpretation of major historical events in a period of at least a hundred years of American history;
Describe the contributions of major ethnic and social groups in a period of at least a hundred years of American history;
Explain the role of at least three of the following in the development of American culture: politics, economics, social movements, and/or geography.

US-2. U.S. Constitution Learning Outcomes

Describe the development of the Constitution from the political philosophies of its framers to its later interpretation and amendment;
Explain how the Constitution influenced the development of American political institutions and government;
Explain citizen rights and responsibilities under the Constitution.