Senate Document Number 2800S

Date of Senate Approval 2/10/00

Statement of Faculty Senate Action:

APC Document 23: Addition of HIST 301 and 302

Add: on page 122:

HIST 301 Women in United States History: 1890s to the Present (3)
Examines the diverse experiences of women in the United States from the 1890s to the present. Explores how catalysts like industrialization, politics, the rise of consumer culture, and changing notions of sexuality affected women's lives and how they, in turn, shaped these historical forces. See department chair.

Impact: Sarah Judson taught this class as a special topics class in the fall of 1998. It would require no additional staffing.

Rationale: Making this class a regular course offering will allow students to plan for its recurrence. It will complement the already existing United States history classes and contribute to the diversity of our major.

HIST 302 African American History: 1865 to the Present (3)
Analyzes the historical experiences of African Americans in the United States from Reconstruction to the present. Examines the following topics central to African Americans: Reconstruction and the formation of post-emancipation communities, the origins of legal segregation and white supremacy, migration from South to North, political activism and intellectual production, African Americans and the labor movement, African American cultural production, the modern civil rights movement and contemporary issues of poverty, political disempowerment. See department chair.

Impact: Sarah Judson taught this class as a special topics class in the spring of 1999. It would require no additional staffing.

Rationale: Making this class a regular course offering will allow students to plan for its recurrence. It will complement the already existing United States history classes and enhance the diversity of our major.