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COURSE SYLLABUS: History of the United States


Course Title: HIS444 – History of the United States
Department: History
Instructor: Dr. John D. Theodore, Ph.D., D.B.A., CMC - E-Mail - Vita


Course Description:
This course describes the history of the United States from the time of early European explorations to the present.

Required book: Online Bookstore

A History of the United States, by Philip Jenkins. St. Martin's Press (Palgrave MacMillan), 2007. Hardcover:
ISBN-13: 9780230506770 ISBN: 0230506771
(Paperback: ISBN-13: 9780230506787 ISBN: 023050678X)

Course Requirements:
  1. Mid-term Exam. Essay. 2-4 pages. The student must contact the professor to arrange for the topic. 25%
  1. Final Exam. Essay. 2-4 pages. The student must contact the professor to arrange for the topic. 25%
  1. Term Paper. The topic will be selected by the student. APA Style. Minimum eight references. 50%
Grading Scale:

90 - 100%
80 - 89.99%
70 - 79.99%
60 - 69.99%
below 60% 		A
B
C
D
F


Grading:
Your grade in this course will be based on the following:

Mid-term Exam
Final Exam
Term Paper 		25%
25%
50%


SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

Week #1
Chapter 1. Unnamed Lands: The European Settlement.

Submit to the professor via e-mail a 1-2-page summary of the chapter.

Week #2
Chapter 2. Revolution and Nation Building.

Submit to the professor via e-mail a 1-2-page summary of the chapter.

Week #3
Chapter 3. Expansion and Crisis

Submit to the professor via e-mail a 1-2-page summary of the chapter.

Week #4
Chapter 4. Cities and Industry, Part I

Submit to the professor via e-mail a 1-2-page summary of the chapter.

Mid-term Examination

Week #5
Chapter 4. Cities and Industry, Part II

Submit to the professor via e-mail a 1-2-page summary of the chapter.

Week #6
Chapter 5. War and Globalization, Part I

Submit to the professor via e-mail a 1-2-page summary of the chapter.

Week #7
Chapter 5. War and Globalization, Part II

Submit to the professor via e-mail a 1-2-page summary of the chapter.

Week #8
Chapter 6. The Modern Era.

Submit to the professor via e-mail a 1-2-page summary of the chapter.

Submit Final Exam
Submit the Term Paper