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HIST 313

Exploration, Adventure, and Science in America

Catalog2026-2027
Credits3 units
LevelUpper Division
Average gradeB
Standard

Overview

Description

This course investigates the history of American exploration from before 1492 to 2000. It focuses particularly on the knowledge that explorers produced and the impact of that knowledge on science, culture, and imperialism.

Requirements

Prerequisites

ENG 102
Original catalog text

Prerequisites

Prerequisite(s): ENG 102.

Units

Lecture3

Catalog Details

Offering

Offered: Every Fall - Even Years

Terms

fall

Core

CO9

Attributes

Standard

Learning Outcomes

  • analyze and discuss how scientific knowledge and theories emerged from explorer’s expeditions and their encounters with local inhabitants.
  • analyze and interpret primary and secondary sources relating to exploration and its impact on science, culture, and imperialism through class discussion, written assignments, and oral presentations.
  • craft arguments and evince them in a clear and persuasive manner, both in writing and in oral presentations.