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  • HIST 101: US Hist: Col. Am. to Rev. Era

    3.00 Credits
    Community College of Philadelphia

    3-0-3 (Eff. FL21) Colonial America through the Revolutionary Era surveys the political, social, economic, cultural and ideological characteristics of the 17th and 18th centuries, beginning with the earliest settlements through the establishment of the early American republic. Students are introduced to the techniques and strategies of historians through the use of historical texts, both primary and secondary, as well as the procedures of historical writing. Attention is given to multiple American cultures and their prevalent values and institutions; the explanations for change in such values and institutions; and relationships within the American colonies and the early United States both among the cultural groups comprising the national population as well as with those of Europe and Africa.
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  • HIST 102: US Hist: Civil War & 19th Cent

    3.00 Credits
    Community College of Philadelphia

    3-0-3 (Eff. FL21) US History: The Civil War and the 19th Century surveys the political, social, economic, cultural, and ideological characteristics of the United States from the early Republic, throught he Civil War, to the Spanish American War. Students are introduced to the techniques and strategies of historians through the use of historical texts, both primary and secondary, as well as the procedures of historical writing. Attention is given to the prevalent values and institutions of America; the explanations for change in such values and institutions; and the interaction of the United States with the cultural groups comprising the national population as well as with specific nations of the world.
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  • HIST 103: US Hist: 20th Cent and Beyond

    3.00 Credits
    Community College of Philadelphia

    3-0-3 (Eff. FL21) US History: The 20th Century and Beyond surveys the political, social, economic, cultural and ideological charactersistics of modern America beginning c. 1900. Students are introduced to the techniques and strategies of historians through the use of historical texts, both primary and secondary, as well as the procedures of historical writing. Attention is given to prevalent American values and institutions; the explanations for change in such values and institutions; and the relationship between the United States and other cultures.
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  • HIST 103H: US & PA Hist: 20th Cent HONORS

    3.00 Credits
    Community College of Philadelphia

    3-0-3 Modern United States History from the end of the 19th century to the present with special attention to its relationship to other Humanities and Social Sciences, and with an emphasis on historical theory and interpretation.
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  • HIST 121: World History: Distant Past

    3.00 Credits
    Community College of Philadelphia

    3-0-3 (Eff. FL21) In this course students examine the remote past to understand the roots of contemporary social institutions. The development of complex societies in Africa, Eurasia, the Americas and the Pacific will be explored, along with the growth of empires, long-distance trade networks, and religious traitions. Students identify and interpret archival materials and primary sources, with a focus on themes, patterns, processes, and events prior to the sixteenth century.
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  • HIST 122: World History: The Recent Past

    3.00 Credits
    Community College of Philadelphia

    3-0-3 (Eff. FL21) In this course, students examine the recent past to understand the roots of comtemporary phenomena such as the nation-state, international law, social movements, and global networks of trade and technology. Students identify and interpret archival materials and primary sources, with a focus on themes, patterns, processes, and events from the sixteenth century onward.
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  • HIST 142: Food History

    3.00 Credits
    Community College of Philadelphia

    3-0-3 In this course, students will study the historical relationship between human beings and the food they consume, as well as the social institutions that have evolved around the production and consumption of food across cultures and time periods.
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  • HIST 146: Latino American History

    3.00 Credits
    Community College of Philadelphia

    3-0-3 Analyzing the Latino story in terms of race, gender and class, this course weaves the too little known story of Latino Americans into the history of the United States. Some of the time periods and movements analyzed include the 16th century conquest, colonization, 19th century expansion, the Great Depression, World War II, Post war society, the Civili Rights movement, and late 20th and early 21st century immigration. For this course, the term, "Latinios" includes people from the Caribbean, Central and South America, Mexico and Belize.
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  • HIST 150: Hist Amer Hlthcare

    3.00 Credits
    Community College of Philadelphia

    3-0-3 A historical, conceptual survey of the origins and development of American health care from colonial America to the contemporary health care issues of the United States.
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  • HIST 151: History of Capitalism

    3.00 Credits
    Community College of Philadelphia

    3-0-3 Capitalism is the dominant system of economic organization in the world today. Students will examine its origins, its development, its critics and its alternatives. In doing so, they will draw upon the fields of business history, labor history, political economy, and the history of economic thought, while applying lessons from these fields to contemporary economic problems.
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