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HISTORY 107

THE HISTORY OF THE UNIVERSITY IN THE WEST

3 credits.

Traces the development of higher education and, specifically, the institution known as the "university," in the United States and Europe since the Middle Ages. Concentrates on the intellectual, political, and social history of higher education, focusing particularly on the history of the "university" as an IDEA, an INSTITUTION, and as a community of PEOPLE, including students and faculty.

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Requisites: None Course Designation: Core GenEd - Social & Behavioral Science Breadth - Social Science Level - Elementary L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Demonstrate your knowledge and explain—in essays, exams, and online and face-to-face discussions—the significance of key actors, events, themes, and ideas relating to the history of American education. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Interpret and contextualize a range of primary historical sources. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Identify and evaluate historical arguments in secondary scholarly works. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Develop and support your own historical interpretations based on primary and secondary sources. Audience: Undergraduate 5. Engage in open and respectful dialogue while reflecting upon and acknowledging your own biases. Audience: Undergraduate 6. Connect your academic work to contemporary public debates, to consider diverse perspectives, and to develop, revise, and support your own ideas about the world. Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Demonstrate your knowledge and explain—in essays, exams, and online and face-to-face discussions—the significance of key actors, events, themes, and ideas relating to the history of American education. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Interpret and contextualize a range of primary historical sources. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Identify and evaluate historical arguments in secondary scholarly works. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Develop and support your own historical interpretations based on primary and secondary sources. Audience: Undergraduate 5. Engage in open and respectful dialogue while reflecting upon and acknowledging your own biases. Audience: Undergraduate 6. Connect your academic work to contemporary public debates, to consider diverse perspectives, and to develop, revise, and support your own ideas about the world. Audience: Undergraduate

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