HIST 378 - The Nineteenth Century in the US

Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-UD-C
The “long 19th century,” 1780s to 1910s. Expansion and abolition of slavery; causes and legacies of Civil War; colonization of several wests; labor and property; cultural change; race, gender, and the development of American political and legal institutions.

Strongly Recommended Preparation: Upper division status (greater than 60 earned semester units) and completion of lower division Area C requirements.
Prerequisites: Completion of GE Areas A1, A2, A3 and B4 with grade C- (CR) or better.
Possible Instructional Methods: Entirely On-ground.
Grading: A-F or CR/NC (student choice).
Breadth Area(s) Satisfied: GE-UD-C - Upper Division Arts or Humanities
Student Learning Outcomes - Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:

Understand the nature of historical inquiry.
Understand, evaluate and critique historical arguments.
Understand origins and impact of American Civil War.
Understand the founding, development, and interrelatedness of American ideas of citizenship, order, and rights.
Understand the reasons for the expansion of and the abolition of African American slavery.
Understand the history of the role of colonization of indigenous nations in the founding and development of the United States.
Understand American economic development within the larger context of the history of global capitalism.
Understand several of the long 19th century’s movements for justice and reform.

UD-C. Upper-division Arts or Humanities Learning Outcomes

demonstrate an understanding of and ability to apply the 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; and
demonstrate how the perspectives of the arts and humanities are used by informed, engaged, and reflective citizens to benefit local and global communities.