Course Objectives

HUMANITIES OBJECTIVES: This history course addresses the humanities component of the general education core at Midlands Technical College, which states: “Graduates should understand the diversity of our cultural heritage and the effects of artistic or philosophical influences”. Students using this course to satisfy the humanities core value, should be able to:

1.       Reconstruct meaningful accounts of major political, social, and cultural changes in a given society or period of time.

2.       Compare and contrast the impact of past events on present-day institutions, ideas, and issues.

3.       Analyze the impact of diversity within a given society or period of time. 

Upon successful completion of History 202, students should be able to:

1.       Trace the evolution of America from an agrarian society to an urban, heavily industrialized, interdependent, and international society.

2.       Discuss the major political parties and their leaders, explaining their influence on American political life.

3.       Explain the rise of the United States as a world power.

4.       Account for the growing role of the national government in economic and social issues.

5.       Describe the influence of  major influence groups on American politics, culture, and ideology.

6.       Explain some of the principle intellectual developments and reform movements since the Civil War.

7.       Evaluate the development of national laws and of the Constitution since 1877.

8.       Identify the major geographical influences in the development of modern America.

9.       Describe the growth of pluralism and diversity in America over the last 120 years, and draw conclusions about the impact of that diversity.

10.    Demonstrate effective analytical and communication skills.