HIST 205 Special Topics in History
Course Information
| Course Number | HIST 205 |
|---|---|
| Course Title | Special Topics in History |
| Description | Any HIST class that has been specially designed by an SCC History instructor to appeal to SCC students. The instructor has chosen the subject material related to her or his interests, students' interests, or his or her teaching expertise. |
| Total Credits | 4 |
| Total Hours | 64 |
| Instruction Type | Credits and Hours |
|---|---|
| Lecture | 1-4 Credits, 16-64 Hours |
Pre/Corequisites
Prerequisite: Any HIS course or consent of instructor.
Institutional Core Competencies
- Critical and Creative Thinking - Students will be able to demonstrate purposeful thinking with the goal of using a creative process for developing and building upon ideas and/or the goal of using a critical process for the analyzing and evaluating of ideas.
Course Competencies
- Use historical concepts (such as multiple causation and effects of major events) to analyze contemporary developmentsmajor events) to analyze contemporary developments.
- Analyze the major political, technological and economic themes and forces in history.
- Analyze the major social and intellectual artistic - cultural, and religious themes and forces in history
- Analyze the causes of continuity and change, using appropriate historical examples
- Identify and describe the leading personalities in history, and to give a value judgment, based on evidence, about the role of the individual in the historical process
- Locate significant geographical areas and places
- Analyze the history of diplomacy and foreign policy.
- Analyze the validity of socio-political systems, economic systems, and intellectualvalues.
- Examine and identify the major elements of historiography.
- Evaluate race, class, and gender in human history
- Employ the methods and data that historians and social and behavioral scientists use to investigate the human condition.
- Examine social institutions and processes across a range of historical periods and cultures
SCC Accessibility Statement
South Central College strives to make all learning experiences as accessible as possible. If you have a disability and need accommodations for access to this class, contact the Academic Support Center to request and discuss accommodations.
North Mankato: Room B-132, (507) 389-7222; Faribault: Room A-116, (507) 332-7222.
Additional information and forms can be found at: southcentral.edu/disability
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