HIST 361
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The American West Since 1900
History
College of Family, Home, and Social Sciences
Course Description
Pivotal developments in the twentieth-century West, including urbanization, Sun Belt migration, political protest, labor history, Native American history, immigration, water policy, tourism, military-industrial complex, Hollywood.
When Taught
Winter Even Years
Min
3
Fixed/Max
3
Fixed
3
Fixed
0
Title
Historical Knowledge of the American West since 1900
Learning Outcome
Students will be able to explain and interpret major developments and historical terms in the history of the American West since 1900.
Title
Critical Evaluation
Learning Outcome
Students will be able to skillfully and honestly evaluate historical arguments in secondary sources.
Title
Research Literature
Learning Outcome
Students will be able to interpret primary documents and use evidence from those documents to support historical assertions and interpretive generalizations.
