Historical Perspectives

Requirements

One course from the following:

HIST 201, HIST 202, HIST 213 , HIST 313, LAT 311  or MUS 351

Learning Outcomes

Learning Objectives

• Analyze the origins and consequences of historical events and developments.
• Understand ideas in their historical context and explore diverse interpretations of the past by critically assessing both primary and secondary historical sources.
• Evaluate historical arguments by analyzing major assertions, background assumptions, and explanatory evidence.   
• Use a historical perspective to understand the world today and address contemporary issues

Skill Applied Learning Requirements

• Explicitly demonstrate how the curriculum will develop critical thinking and systems thinking skills.
• Explicitly demonstrate how the curriculum will develop information literacy skills; Must include an information literacy exercise.
• Must incorporate opportunities for students to read critically and to analyze contextually a wide variety of sources and to write extensively.
• Must include graded writing components.

Category Learning Objectives Student Evaluation

Historical Studies

Approved courses

Model syllabi

• HIST 313
• MUS 351

Policies

HIST 201 and HIST 202 are by transfer or via dual credit courses.