AMST 201 - American Experience:Institutions and Movements KCC AA/DH and KCC AS/AH

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Kapiolani Community College

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3 hours lecture per week Recommended Preparation: Qualification for or completion of ENG 00, ENG 0 or ESL 00. AMST 201 is an interdisciplinary course that examines continuity, diversity, and changes in American values and lives in an historical context, as manifested in social institutions and social movements. It introduces students to various types of primary materials (fictional and historical narratives, sermons, speeches, legal documents, journalistic accounts, films, etc.) and to different ways of reading and analyzing such materials. Upon successful completion of AMST 201, the student should be able to: Demonstrate an understanding of the evolution of some American cultural values over time. Identify specific American social institutions and their significance. Demonstrate an awareness of specific American social movements and their significance. Identify major themes in selected literary works dealing with American experience. Demonstrate an awareness of the diversity of American values and experience in an historical context. Identify the continuity of some American values in an historical context. Assess and evaluate primary source materials (speeches, sermons, literary texts, autobiographical narratives, etc.) Develop and defend value judgments. Express ideas clearly, orally and in writing.

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

kapiolani.hawaii.edu/page/home

Phone Number:

(808) 734-9000

Regional Accreditation:

Western Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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