HISTORY 1302 - SUMMER II, 2007 CALL NO. 31861
CLASS MEETS: Monday thru Friday, 7:00 - 9:10 AM
LOCATI0N: UGLC 116
Instructor: Prof. R. P. Cross Office: LArt 324
Telephone: 747-5650 (email preferred) E-Mail: rcross@utep.edu
Office Hours: Monday thru Friday, 9:30 - 10:30 AM
Teaching Assistant: Jamie Starling Office: LArt-320B
Telephone: Use email E-Mail: jstarling@utep.edu
Office Hours: Monday thru Friday - 10:30 AM - 12:00 Noon
COURSE DESCRIPTION
This
intensive Summer course is designed to acquaint the student with the social,
intellectual, economic, and political developments that have molded the history
of America from Post-Civil War Reconstruction to the late
20th century. Emphasis will
be placed on the cause and effect of these developments, and their influence on
modern America.
COURSE OBJECTIVES
At the completion of this course the student should be able to:
a. Display a general knowledge of American History from the end of the Civil War to the late 20th century.
b. Become familiar with various scholarly works and documentaries that research and analyze American History from 1877 forward.
The course consists of formal lectures and student discussion sessions focused on the assigned readings. Particular emphasis is placed on the continuing development of Republican government and institutions, and the evolution of egalitarianism. Video and/or other multimedia presentations covering salient subjects may augment the course.
REQUIRED BOOKS
Textbook:
Liberty, Equality, Power: A History of the American People, Volume II, Concise Fourth Edition. John M. Murrin, et. al.
Students are required to acquire this textbook immediately. You will find it almost impossible to keep up with this course if you do not have the textbook in hand, because you will be required to read and thoroughly study 20 - 30 pages daily starting on the first day of class.
ATTENDANCE POLICY
Since this Summer session consists of just 24 classroom days, regular attendance is REQUIRED! Students who accumulate four unexcused absences will be automatically dropped from the course. Excused absences are limited to documented medical situations/emergencies and UTEP sponsored and required activities (a department head letter will be necessary).
Seats will be assigned and roll taken daily, so if you are absence prone I suggest you drop this course now. ATTENTION LATE-COMERS: If you are not in your seat when roll is completed and the morning's lecture/discussion has commenced, you will be counted ABSENT! Be on time or be dropped from the course.
By continuing your enrollment in this class, you implicitly express your understanding and acceptance of this policy. If you do not agree drop this course now. In the interest of fairness to all students, I MAKE NO EXCEPTIONS TO THIS POLICY.
EXAMINATIONS
Examinations will consist of one mid-term and the final exam. There will be no quizzes or take-home essay papers.
1. The format for the mid-term and final exams will be a combination of
multiple choice, essay and identification questions.
2. The mid-term will cover lectures and textbook Chapters 17 through 24.
3. The final exam will cover lectures and textbook Chapters 25 through 31.
4. A study guide will be handed out 5 days prior to the mid-term and the final exam.
No review sessions will be offered.
A make-up exam will be available for the mid-term only under exceptional and verifiable circumstances. No make-up will be allowed for an unexcused absence.
A make-up exam will be available for the final under the same circumstances as for the mid-term, but will require a petition to the professor and the Chair of the History Department justifying the request.
I do not curve grades in this course and no extra credit will be offered.
SYLLABUS
Week 1 Reading Assignment
June 25 Course Introduction & Reconstruction - Chapter 17 - Liberty, Equality, Power
1863 - 1877
26 Frontiers of Change, Politics of Stalemate Chapter 18
27 Economic Change and the Crisis of the 1890s Chapter 19
28 An Industrial Society 1890 - 1920 Chapter 20
29 Progressivism Chapter 21
Week 2
July 2 Becoming a World Power 1898-1917 Chapter 22
Mid Term Study Guide Posted
3 War and Society - 1914 - 1920 Chapter 23
4 INDEPENDENCE DAY - NO CLASS
5 The 1920s Chapter 24
6 The Great Depression and the New Deal Chapter 25
Week 3
9 MID TERM EXAMINATION bring small green Scantron to class
10 America During the 2nd World War Chapter 26
11 Video Presentation World War II Theme
12 The Age of Containment 1946 - 1953 Chapter 27
13 Affluence and Its Discontents Chapter 28
Study Guide for Final Exam Posted
Week 4
16 America During Its Longest War 1963 - 1974 Chapter 29
17 Video Presentation - Vietnam War Theme
18 Economic and Social Change - Late 20th Century Chapter 30
19 Power and Politics Since 1974 Chapter 31
20 Final Exam - Bring Small Green Scantron
Final examinations are not returned to students. They are maintained in University archives for one year.