HIST 373 - American and Haitian Revolutions: Wars of Independence, 1750-1850

Units: 4 ; Breadth Area: GE-UD-C: Social Justice
Experiences of American Indian/Indigenous, African, and European peoples in rebellions against monarchy, colonialism and slavery between 1750 and 1850. Revolutions in North America, Haiti, and France compared. Perspectives on social justice movements in the Age of Revolutions.

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: On-ground, or Hybrid, or Online-Asynchronous, or Online-Synchronous.
Grading: A-F or CR/NC (student choice).
Breadth Area(s) Satisfied: GE-UD-C - Upper Division Arts or Humanities, Overlay - Social Justice
Course Typically Offered: Variable Intermittently

Student Learning Outcomes - Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:
1. Identify key causes, processes, and outcomes of the American and Haitian Revolutions;

2. Identify and describe the key historical figures of the American and Haitian Revolutions;

3. Compare and contrast the varied experiences of American Indian/Indigenous, African, and European peoples in the American and Haitian Revolutions.

4. Analyze issues of social justice and equity in the American and Haitian Revolutions.

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.

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

Social Justice Overlay Learning Outcomes
Social Justice Overlay #1: Use a disciplinary perspective to analyze issues of social justice and equity.
Social Justice Overlay #2: Describe the challenges to achieving social justice.
Social Justice Overlay #3: Identify ways which individuals and/or groups can contribute to social justice within local communities, nations, and/or the world.