MATC 2021-22 Catalog

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DEGREE/DIPLOMA/CERTIFICATE COURSE DESCRIPTIONS

conditions facing independent African countries. It explores the challenges of African governments at nation building and the di ff erent strategies adopted in that e ff ort. HIST-228 Credits: 3 World History to 1500 This course examines global history for antiquity to 1500 C.E. It explores from the fi rst river valley civilizations through the Bronze Age, to the development of writing, the depiction of the human form, and the creation of new communities in the Middle East. It examines the spread of world religions and the building of huge empires in Europe, Asia, the Americas and Africa. The course stresses that history, with its di ff erent de fi nitions and ways of studying the past, is not reserved for a particular group. It embodies written and material culture and activities carried out by people all over the world. HIST-229 Credits: 3 World History Since 1500 World History Since 1500 is a survey of the world’s last fi ve centuries, stressing its social diversity, interconnectedness, cross- cultural contact and geography in a way that enhances understanding about the way in which we live today. HIST-231 Credits: 3 Latin American History This course is subdivided into the following topics: precolonial civilizations, the colonial period, independence, the republican period and contemporary Latin America. Special emphasis is given to U.S.-Latin American relations, and to the problems of development. HIST-232 Credits: 3 History of Wisconsin This course covers the history of the state of Wisconsin and of Milwaukee as a Wisconsin hub city. It traces the formative and developmental stages and patterns in Wisconsin, and Milwaukee’s unique social, political and economic history, with special focus on their rich and diverse multiethnic and multicultural heritage in the backdrop of Wisconsin’s seasonal array of natural beauty, wonderlands and festivals. HIST-236 Credits: 3 History of the VietnamWar Years This course examines the American experience in the Vietnam War. It will deal with the roots of the con fl ict in French colonialism in Southeast Asia and the containment principles of U.S. foreign policy, and traces the course of the war through the Kennedy, Johnson and Nixon administrations. It also examines the domestic political response to the war, and the literature produced by Vietnam veterans.

it moves through the current time. The emphasis is on changes in America’s role in international a ff airs, growth in presidential power, and changes within American society. Special attention is devoted to the Middle East, Asia, Latin America, the Civil Rights Movement, the Cultural Revolution of the ‘60s and New Federalism. HIST-210 Credits: 3 Women in American History This course provides an analysis of the experiences of women in the development of America. Emphasis is placed on the impact of women in the political, economic and social events that shaped the nation, and the growing awareness in women of their role in society. HIST-211 Credits: 3 America Through 1877 A survey of the history of the United States from 1500 to 1877. Emphasis is placed on colonial development, the movement for independence and the establishment of government under the Constitution. Special attention is devoted to the evolution of political democracy, economic developments, the emergence of the sectional controversy leading to the Civil War, and the period of Reconstruction that followed. HIST-212 Credits: 3 America Since 1877 The major developments in United States history from the 1870s to the present are traced. Attention is focused on industrialization, urbanization, development of the West, reform movements, and the emergence of the United States as a world America: 1921-1945 This course focuses on America in prosperity, depression and war. It assesses the successes and failures of people, famous and not so famous, who confronted economic and social disasters at home and tyranny abroad. HIST-214 Credits: 3 African-American History A comprehensive introduction to the historical and sociological background of African-American people. An African- centered approach will be used to focus on the political, economic and cultural history of African-Americans from 3900 BC to 1865. An analysis is made of the cultural and historical policies and practices that have shaped African-American people’s relationship to other people of the world. HIST-215 Credits: 3 African-American History and Culture A comprehensive study of African-American history since the Civil War. An African- centered approach will be utilized to analyze the political, economic and cultural history of African-Americans from 1865 to the present. power. HIST-213 Credits: 3

HIST-216

Credits: 3

History of American Minorities This course highlights the role of minorities in the history of America. The cultural, social and political history of African-Americans, Hispanic-Americans, Asian-Americans, and other European immigrants are studied. A cross-cultural approach shows the distinctive cultural patterns of the various groups and their contributions to the dominant culture. HIST-217 Credits: 3 Contemporary Civil Rights This course familiarizes the student with the period of history commonly referred to as the modern civil rights era, 1953 to 1969. It introduces the student to the events; individuals; social, political and religious linkages and activities that give this period its historical relevance and prominence. HIST-218 Credits: 3 Native American History The purpose of this course is to provide an instruction to Native American history and culture. Indian/non-Indian relationships over time will be the central focus of the Wisconsin Indians Past/Present/Future This course presenting the history of Wisconsin Indians is designed to provide all Wisconsin residents, Indian and non- Indian, with an in-depth understanding of indigenous people from Wisconsin. The course provides the student with data, prehistorical and historical, in order to cover the broad range of time involved in the study of the Wisconsin Indian Nations. HIST-226 Credits: 3 African History 1 Before 1800 C.E. This course discusses African history from human origins to the start of European expansion into tropical Africa in the 19th century. It examines precolonial African civilizations such as the kingdoms and empires developed in the Northeast, West, Central and southern Africa. It examines the early contact of Africans with the outside world, for example, through the spread of Islam and Christianity, and the migration of the major African ethnic groups. It explores the internal African slave trade; the political, economic and sociocultural institutions; and the regional diversity of Africa at the eve of colonial rule. HIST-227 Credits: 3 African History 2 Since 1800 C.E. This course explores the major political, economic and sociocultural transformations taking place in Africa from the start of European territorial expansion in the early 19th century to the present. It examines the implementation and challenges of colonial rule, the decolonization process, the rise of African nationalism, and the diverse course. HIST-219 Credits: 3

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