The study of United States history from 1865 to the present. This study includes the examination of Reconstruction, the growth of 'Big Business,' urban development, Populism, Progressivism, and the First and Second World Wars, along with domestic and international developments since 1945.
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Pasco-Hernando State College - Fall 2023
Human history is, in large part, a history of immigration – of movements around the world and the push-back they create. What explains the human desire to leave and the human desire to stay? In this course, you will explore the history and emergence of restrictionist and selectionist migration policies in a US context and compare them against the emergence of more liberal policies. For example, crimmigration, the criminalization of migration, is a recent iteration of restrictionism. You will also learn a mixed-method approach to studying the impacts of these policies on migrants attempting to enter the US since the mid-19th century. A set of unique assignments will challenge you to reflect upon those impacts and better understand the effects of US migration policies on the lives of migrants. Finally, you will have the opportunity to prepare a presentation that uses historical methods to argue for or against restrictionist, selectionist, or liberal migration policies for a specific migrant group in its historical context.
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Flagler College - Fall 2023
Social and behavioral science courses, like SYG 2000, provide instruction in the history, key themes, principles, terminology, and underlying theory or methodologies used in the social and behavioral sciences. Students will learn to identify, describe and explain social institutions, structures, or processes. These courses emphasize the effective application of accepted problem-solving techniques. Students will apply formal and informal qualitative or quantitative analysis to examine the processes and means by which individuals make personal and group decisions, as well as the evaluation of opinions, outcomes, or human behavior. Students are expected to assess and analyze ethical perspectives in individual and societal decisions.
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The University of Florida - Fall 2017 - Fall 2020
State College of Florida - Fall 2022 - Present
This course focuses on the topic of US migration. The course introduces students to major epistemologies that pertain to migration and provides them with the opportunity to apply concepts from migration scholarship to examples throughout US history. Students will also employ these epistemologies to reflect on their own personal migrant experiences through an intergroup dialogue format. Finally, students will utilize classroom assessments, and a journal article-formatted essay, and a presentation to explore a particular migration theory and case study in a US context.
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Flagler College - Fall 2022 - Present
Over the course of the past century to the present, political and social developments in the US have centered race, ethnicity, class, and gender identity paradigms in academic discourse, public opinion and public policy debates. This course provides students with the opportunity to apply theories, concepts and methodologies to address questions related to these paradigms. The course explains the establishment and development of the paradigms and gives students modern examples of race, ethnicity, and gender scholarship to consider. Finally, students will have the opportunity to immerse themselves in different substrata of race, ethnicity, class and gender scholarship and compose unique projects that deliberate the strengths and weaknesses of their arguments.
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Offered at:
Flagler College - Fall 2023
This course focuses on an important primary research tool - oral history. Originating in the field of anthropology, oral history has been utilized by historians for decades. With the increased popularity of social history among professional historians, utilizing oral history became particularly compelling since it often brings forward the voices of those frequently excluded from more typical historical sources. This can and has resulted in new interpretations of history. This is a hands-on methodology course for students and is geared toward those interested in public history and those who wish to better utilize the resources of the St. Augustine community and Northeast Florida.
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Offered at:
Flagler College - Fall 2022