THE UNITED STATES SINCE 1945

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: Sophomore standing Course Designation: Core GenEd - Social & Behavioral Science Breadth - Social Science Level - Intermediate L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Summer 2022 Learning Outcomes: 1. Identify the major events and turning points in United States history since World War II. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Analyze how primary sources on postwar U.S. history can help us answer particular historical questions. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Evaluate narratives about U.S. history from multiple perspectives. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Interpret and evaluate key scholarly debates in the historiography of the postwar U.S. Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Identify the major events and turning points in United States history since World War II. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Analyze how primary sources on postwar U.S. history can help us answer particular historical questions. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Evaluate narratives about U.S. history from multiple perspectives. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Interpret and evaluate key scholarly debates in the historiography of the postwar U.S. Audience: Graduate