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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
The student will recognize and assess the major forces that have shaped the course of American domestic and foreign policies since World War II (1945). The student will analyze the inter-relationship and consequences of foreign and domestic events.
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3.00 Credits
Students will examine the cultural and historical themes of the African experience which dominated and influenced the evolving African-American culture during slavery. In reviewing African origins, students will study the Atlantic Slave Trade, its participants, the resulting African Diaspora and the contrasting perspectives on Africa and Africans during the Slave Trade period. The course will offer a survey of major events, issues, legislation and critical environmental factors shaping the African-American experience in Colonial America from the 1600’s to the Civil War.
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3.00 Credits
Students will examine the complex historical, sociocultural and environmental forces which have shaped the African-American culture and its communities in the United States. After surveying how slavery became institutionalized in Colonial America, students will focus on events, legislation and issues defining the struggles, acts of resistance, varied accomplishments and cultural experiences unique to African-Americans from the Civil War and Reconstruction Era to contemporary times.
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3.00 Credits
This course will identify and survey native peoples of the Americas from before European contact to the present. Students will have an opportunity to explore various aspects of Native American cultures. Comparative themes, issues and problems concerning them will be discussed. Presentations by Native Americans will be included. There will be an emphasis on understanding the participation of Native Americans in a world of diverse cultures.
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3.00 Credits
This survey of New Jersey history will cover the development of New Jersey from the Native American inhabitants, the Leni Lenape, European colonization, the colonial period, the American Revolution, the Jacksonian Era, Slavery and the Civil War, the Industrial Revolution, Labor Union Movements, Immigration, Women's Suffrage, Race issues and relations, the Great Depression, World War II, as well as the rise of Victorian Leisure, tourism and motion pictures. There will be special emphasis on Ecological history, Women's history, architecture and African American history in all topics. The course will use New Jersey history as a means of understanding the major themes of United States history. Therefore, the themes of United States history, such as European Colonization, the American Revolution, Slavery, Industrialization, etc. are employed and amplified by local history. This approach will also give students a greater sense of place as New Jersey residents and will provide Education majors with a pedagogical foundation for teaching the subject. The course will include a class trip to a historical site. (Prerequisites: READ 092 or READ 095 and ENGL 095 or passing scores in reading and English on Basic Skills Test)
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3.00 Credits
The student will study the military, political, social and economic history of World War II, stressing both America's role and worldwide implications. The student will investigate the causes, events and outcomes of World War II. An understanding of this cataclysmic event will also necessitate knowing the leading personalities of the conflict and their goals and motivations.
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3.00 Credits
The student will describe the environmental, historical and socio-cultural factors that have shaped and continue to shape the course of human affairs in Africa. In addition, the relationship of the continent with the African Diaspora and the place of Africa in world civilization will be discussed and evaluated.
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3.00 Credits
The student will identify and discuss the historical and cultural processes which have influenced the origin and growth of Puerto Rico. The student will place major emphasis upon an analysis of the different phases of Puerto Rican history and cultural development and its impact on the character and lifestyle of the Puerto Ricans.
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3.00 Credits
The student will understand and discuss peoples cultures of Latin America, emphasizing the period between the wars of independence and characterizing the Latin American role in the world today.
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3.00 Credits
Students will demonstrate an understanding of the historical development of the political, social and economic institutions of Ecuador. They will also analyze and evaluate relations between Ecuador and its neighbors as well as other nations of the world.
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