Jul 01, 2024
OHIO University Undergraduate Catalog 2023-2024
OHIO University Undergraduate Catalog 2023-2024
[Archived Catalog]
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HIST 3104 - United States, 1945-Present
Emphasis on politics, culture, and foreign policy. Major topics include origins and nature of the Cold War; impact of foreign involvements on American politics; political leadership in the media age; radicalism and social change in the ‘60s and ‘70s; the rise of cultural politics and its effect on economic-based political coalitions; resurgence of conservatism in the ‘70s and ‘80s.
Requisites: Soph or Jr or Sr
Credit Hours: 3
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
Learning Outcomes:
- Student’s work will employ the formal styles of writing, argumentation, and presentation that historians use.
- Student’s work will reflect an understanding of the intellectual, political, economic, social, and cultural history of the United States.
- Students will become critical readers of both primary and secondary sources, and will use and properly cite both types of evidence in their written work.
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