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HIST 604C - Social Movements in the United States

(3 units)
Origins, tactics and impact of American social movements, with emphasis on the role of ordinary citizens in effecting social change.

Grading Basis: Graded
Units of Lecture: 3
Student Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
1. explain the ethical principles, belief systems, and social contexts that motivated different groups of Americans, at particular points in the nation’s history, to organize collectively and advocate social change.
2. analyze and synthesize primary, secondary, and cultural sources.
3. find and use historical scholarship and sources to answer a research question.
4. present ideas in a clear and persuasive manner both orally and in writing.
5. use relevant scholarship and historical evidence to articulate a theory of why and how social movements emerge, succeed, or fail.


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