HS 285 - History of American Foreign Relations

Credit Hours: 3
Contact Hours: 3

Prerequisites/Other Requirements: None

English Prerequisites:

IRW 98 or above (C or above) OR
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing 400 and above OR
ACT English and Reading combined score 26 and above (valid February 2018 forward) OR
Accuplacer Writing of 4 and NextGen Reading of 249 and above (valid October 2018 forward) OR
Accuplacer Writing of 5 above (valid October 2018 forward)

Math Prerequisites: None

Corequisites: None

Description: This course helps students to understand the U.S. foreign policy-making process from a historical perspective. In addition, students develop an understanding of American interactions with other nations and regions of the world, become familiar with the methods of historical analysis, strengthen their research and writing skills, and develop a capacity to weigh various debates surrounding historical problems as well as to judge their relevance to the present.

Focusing on the complex ideologies and goals, as well as the historical systems and events, that have driven the past, produced the present, and guide the future of American foreign relations, this seminar is designed to focus on the 20^th century, encouraging students to make connections between past and present U.S. foreign policy.

Department Consent: No Consent

General Education Distribution Category Met: None