THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT ASHEVILLE

 

                                                                   FACULTY SENATE

 

Senate Document Number     2007S

 

Date of Senate Approval      01/18/07

 

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Statement of Faculty Senate Action:

 

 

APC Document  17:                  Adding new American History courses, HIST 304 and 319

 

 

Effective Date:  Fall 2007

 

 

1.  Add:      On pg 146, under American History Courses, new course, HIST 304:

 

304       Jefferson’s America  (3)

Beginning at the start of the American Revolution and ending in 1840, this course focuses on the American struggle for economic and political independence, the evolution of the American system of government, and ideas about race, empire, and citizenship within the political, social, and cultural contexts of the United States’ development.  The course will be framed by, but not exclusively devoted to Thomas Jefferson’s visions regarding liberty, manhood, race, and the American character. See department chair.

 

 

Impact:

Adding this course will have no resource implications. It increases the offerings in American history.

 

Rationale:

The course fills a gap in our offerings between the Colonial period and the Civil War. The course was successfully taught as a special topics and we would like to add it to the department's curriculum.

 

           

 

 

2.  Add:      On pg 147, under American History Courses, new course, HIST 319:

 

319       Southern Appalachian History and Culture  (3)

An introduction to the events, people, movements, and themes of Appalachian history from earliest human habitation to the present day with a particular emphasis on understanding of the roots of Appalachian identity, and how the unique environment of the Southern Appalachian mountains shaped that identity. See department chair.

 

                       

Impact:

Adding this course will have no resource implications. It increases the offerings in American history.

 

Rationale:

This is a course that has been regularly taught as a special topics over the last eight years and is already listed (HON 373) as part of Cluster 5: Transformations in Appalachia cluster.