2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog

HIST 208 The United States Since 1865

The United States from the Civil War to the present. 

Credits

3

Offered

Spring

Student Learning Outcomes

  1. An overall understanding of the history of United States from the 1860s to the 2010s.
  2. An understanding of and sensitivity to issues of race, gender, class, and nationality in the past and present.
  3. An understanding of how history is made, and an introduction to critical analysis of evidence.
  4. Development of analytical, critical thinking, communication, and reading skills.
  5. Development of student-centered critical reflection and active learning.