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HIS 100/130 - American Family History (Core/First-Year Seminar)

Three or Four Credits
Offered Periodically

This seminar focuses on the changing American family, its myths and realities, and  places it in historical, cultural, economic, and philosophic contexts. What are the consequences of the many illusions and fallacies that Americans have generated around family life?  Frequent short writing assignments, multimedia blogging, and archival labs based on primary sources will be part of the fabric of this course, which will conclude with making digital stories, short films based on individual family history.

Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): HIS 130 is a First-Year Seminar and open to First-Year Students only.
General Education Attribute(s): HIS 100, for 3-credits, fulfills the History Cornerstone.
HIS 130, for 4-credits, fulfills the First-Year Seminar and History Cornerstone.
Course Applies to: American Studies, Digital Humanities
Note: Considered a United States History.
Course does not count towards Elementary Education licensure.