SIS Department History Course Learning Outcomes
(modified 3 January 2007)
HIST 1111 Survey of World Civilization pre-1500:
Students will be able to:
1. Identify the main materials and sources that historians use to construct the histories of past civilizations.
2. Recognize the central beliefs of the world's major religions.
3. Explain internal and external factors that influence the development of civilization.
4. Explain how technological change influenced the development of civilization.
5. Describe how the great civilizations of the past continue to influence human society.
HIST 1112 - Survey of World Civilization post-1500:
Students will be able to:
1. Discuss the impact of global contact on human population.
2. Define the ideologies and technological developments that have had the greatest impact on human societies since 1500.
3. Identify the most important themes in world historical development over the past five hundred years.
4. Describe the effects of the rise of the West on non-Western societies, and on the West itself.
HIST 2111 / HIST 2112 United States History I and II:
Students will be able to:
1. Identify historical issues and explain the way those issues are interpreted.
2. Classify and discuss historical data and come to informed conclusions about that data.
3. Cite knowledge of the American past and understand how it relates to the present
4. Describe the cultural values of the U.S. and the role of minority views in reshaping those values.
HIST 2911: US Constitution and Georgia History
Students will be able to:
1. Discuss the articles of the Constitution and the amendments, including the Bill of Rights and the "Civil War" amendments.
2. Identify the powers of the branches of government.
3. Discuss the expansion of voting rights.
4. Identify significant events in the history of Georgia.
HIST 3200 History of Science Survey:
Students will be able to:
1. Identify, and explain the historical relationships between, major developments in the theory and practice of Western science from 1500 to the present.
2. Recognize the differences and commonalities among a variety of scientific disciplines
3. Compare and contrast different methods of scientific inquiry that have been used by Western scientists since 1500.
4. Formulate historical arguments that are illustrated by appropriate evidence and example, and present them clearly orally and in writing
HIST 3250 History of American Technology:
Students will be able to:
1. Identify, and explain the historical significance of, major technologies developed or used in the United States.
2. Analyze the role played by technology in shaping specific American political, economic, social, and cultural institutions.
3. Analyze the ways in which the development or use of particular technologies by Americans has been shaped by the American political, social, and cultural context.
4. Formulate historical arguments that are illustrated by appropriate evidence and example, and present them clearly orally and in writing
HIST 3260 History of American Science & Medicine:
Students will be able to:
1. Discuss the contributions of American scientists and physicians to the development of science and medicine from 1750 to the present.
2. Analyze the role played by science and medicine in shaping specific American political, economic, social, and cultural institutions.
3. Analyze ways in which the development of science and medicine in America has been shaped by the American political, social, and/or cultural context.
4. Formulate historical arguments that are illustrated by appropriate evidence and example, and present them clearly orally and in writing.
HIST 3301 Diplomatic and Military History since 1815:
Students will be able to:
1. Describe the changes in international diplomacy that have occurred between 1815 and the present.
2. Compare and contrast both the causes and consequences of the major conflicts studied in the course.
3. Assess the impact of technological developments on the nature of the world's militaries, military policy, and warfare.
4. Illustrate the challenges to international diplomacy posed by changing technologies.
5. Interpret the moral and ethical challenges posed to the conduct of international diplomacy and the use of force since 1815.
HIST 3401 Social and Cultural History during the 20 th Century:
Students will be able to:
1. Identify major social and cultural movements of the twentieth century in both Western and Non-Western cultures.
2. Recognize the connections between those movements and present-day social and cultural developments.
3. Appraise the historical context(s) within which particular artifacts, images, songs, or other non-literary materials were created and received.
4. Demonstrate the ability to communicate historical arguments supported by evidence and example.
HIST 3501 Colonization and Rebellion in the Trans-Atlantic World:
Students will be able to:
1. Articulate the various factors that led to the age of exploration and colonization by European powers.
2. Compare indigenous American societies to each other and to European nations of the same era.
3. Describe the process of exploration and colonization, paying particular attention to the manner in which exploration and colonization affected native peoples.
4. Demonstrate the ability to communicate historical arguments supported by evidence and example.
HIST 3601 History of the Pacific Rim:
Students will be able to:
1. Differentiate the historical, cultural, political, social, and economic traditions of the regions and nations bordering the Pacific Ocean, including East Asia, North America, Australia, and the Pacific Slope of Latin America, and to compare and contrast the principal characteristics of those regions and nations.
2. Recognize the interconnectedness of nations and peoples in this region, in the context of the past and in reference to current events.
3. Interpret the diversity of this region, and point out the effects of that diversity on issues of foreign policy and globalization.
4. Communicate clearly, both verbally and in writing, prioritize information, facilitate class discussion, construct and defend coherent intellectual arguments, and support their hypotheses with concrete evidence.
HIST 3801 World History since 1945:
Students will be able to:
1. Identify and describe the most important themes in contemporary world history.
2. Point out the greatest problems facing the world's regions/states over the past sixty years.
3. Assess the impact of major political, economic, and religious ideologies on the contemporary world.
4. Illustrate the consequences - both intended and unintended - of major post-1945 technological developments.