Overview
Description
Identities, ideas, and institutions from pre-colonial to present, emphasizing civil rights, liberty, individualism, federalism, environmentalism, urbanization, industrialization, and cultural diversity. Satisfies the U.S. and Nevada constitution requirements.
Requirements
Prerequisites
ENG 101ENG 100IENG 100LENG 105LENG 113
Corequisites
ENG 104
Original catalog text
Prerequisites
Prerequisite(s): ENG 101 or (ENG 100I and ENG 100L and ENG 105L) or ENG 113
Corequisites
Corequisite(s): ENG 104
Units
Lecture2
Discussion Recitation1
Catalog Details
Offering
Offered: Every Fall, Spring, and Summer
Terms
fall, spring, summer
Core
CO5, CO8
Attributes
Standard
Learning Outcomes
- express ideas clearly and persuasively, using relevant evidence to support their arguments.
- analyze primary source texts with attention to content, historical and cultural context, and rhetorical techniques.
- trace the sources and development of American intellectual traditions and cultural institutions, with attention to the diversity of experiences and voices that shaped the nation.
- identify how significant artistic and cultural movements as well as scientific and technological developments influenced Americans’ changing sense of themselves and their society.
- connect the beliefs, values, and actions of past generations of Americans to contemporary conditions in the United States.
- Identify the historical origins, philosophical foundations, core principles, and evolution of the United States and Nevada Constitutions.