HIS 101/127 - The Great Depression and World War II (Core/First-Year Seminar)

Three or Four Credits
Fall Semester

This course explores the nature and study of history. Using primary and secondary readings, students will gain a better understanding of the many significant events which took place between 1920 and 1947. Particular attention will be paid to the Great Depression, the New Deal, the rise of fascism and World War II. Through critical essays and a research paper, this course will offer students an introduction into how historians write and construct arguments from the sources available to them.

Prerequisite(s): HIS 127 is a First-Year Seminar and open to First-Year Students only.
Considered a World History.

When offered as HIS 101, for 3-credits, fulfills the History Cornerstone Requirement.
When offered as HIS 127, for 4-credits, fulfills the First-Year Seminar and History Cornerstone Requirements.

Counts towards Elementary Education licensure.