History

HSC 086 Essentials of Intermediate Algebra 5

Introductory course in mathematical reasoning, focusing on real-world applications and conceptual understanding. Topics include ratios and percentages, linear models, quadratic applications, algebraic manipulation, statistical measures of center, and geometry. Equivalent to TS 086 and HSC 086. Credit cannot be earned in both MATH 086 and either TS 086 or HSC 086. Prerequisites: MATH 076 (or equivalent) with a C (2.0) or better OR eligibility for MATH 086 via a math assessment OR permission of a math instructor.

HSC 097 Introduction to College Paragraphs 5

Prepares students for college writing, including advanced grammar and sentence styles and the paragraph structure. Introduces information literacy, research skills, and group projects. Equivalent to ENGL 097 and TS 097. Credit cannot be earned in both HSC 097 and either ENGL 097 or TS 097. Prerequisites: Transitional Studies orientation and CASAS testing or instructor permission.

HSC 098 Introduction to College Essays 5

Prepares students for college writing, including formal academic writing styles and the essay structure. Introduces information literacy, research skills, and documentation styles in order to transition successfully to college level classes. Equivalent to ENGL 098 and TS 098. Credit cannot be earned in both HSC 098 and either ENGL 098 or TS 098. Prerequisites: Transitional Studies orientation and CASAS testing or instructor permission.

The study of history provides context and better prepares a person to understand the current state of affairs in our world. Studying history teaches an individual to critically think and analyze complex situations. These skills are invaluable in the world of today. One does not need to be a history major to benefit from taking an array of history courses while pursuing a transfer degree into another discipline. The study of history will enable a student to engage life and the professional world with a depth of understanding and ability. In addition to the Student Core Learning Outcomes, the Program Specific Outcomes include: • Demonstrate knowledge of a range of facts, terminology, events, and/or methods that social scientists in various disciplines must possess in order to investigate, analyze or give a history of, or predict human, group, or societal behavior. • Demonstrate the ability to apply classifications, principles, generalizations, theories, models, and/or structures pertinent to social scientific efforts to organize conceptual knowledge in various fields. • Demonstrate the ability to reach conclusions/make arguments across a range of social science topics that are tied to a defensible sifting of appropriate evidence relative to the questions involved. • Demonstrate an understanding and recognition of the diversity of perspectives, cultural understandings, and ways of thinking that others bring to bear on social science questions.

Faculty Advisor: S. Jordan-Zirkle 425-259-8894 sjordan-zirkle@everettcc.edu J. Ripper 425-388-9171 jripper@everettcc.edu HIST 100 Ancient & Medieval Worlds 5

(H,SS) Development of human endeavors from prehistoric time to the late Middle Ages. Emphasis on the cultural, social, political and economic aspects of the great civilizations of this period.

HIST 103D World Civilization 5

(H,SS,D) General introduction to world history, emphasizing understanding and respect for diverse cultures and tracing the broad themes of historical change from a variety of perspectives, including social organization, art, literature, and spiritual values. Follow the appearance and evolution of the major religious traditions of the world, witness the construction, decay, and collapse of major civilizations, and inquire about the meaning of life in the company of the great teachers of the past, including Confucius, the Buddha, Socrates, Ibn Khaldun, St. Thomas Aquinas, and many others.

HIST 111 Western Civilization to 1648 5

(H,SS) Survey of the history of the Ancient Near East, Mediterranean civilizations, and ancient and early modern Europe from the Stone Age through the Thirty Years’ War. Major developments in politics, technology, philosophy, religion and the arts. Topics include ancient Sumer and Egypt, Israel, Greece, Rome, the Middle Ages, the Renaissance, the Reformation, the voyages of discovery, and the national monarchies. Credit cannot be earned in both HIST 100 and 111.

HIST 112 Western Civilization 1648 to Present 5

(H,SS) Survey of the history of early modern and modern European civilization from the Thirty Years’ War to the present. Major developments in politics, technology, philosophy, religion, and the arts. Topics include national monarchies, the Enlightenment, the American and French Revolutions, Napoleon, the Industrial Revolution, nationalism, socialism, imperialism, the world wars, Hitler and Stalin, the Cold War, and industrial democracy.

HIST& 146 US History I 5

(H,SS,TE) First of a three-part survey of American history. Discovery and colonization of the Americas, growth of a new culture, independence, organization of the American union, growth and expansion of American nationalism, Jeffersonian and Jacksonian democracy.

HIST& 147 US History II 5

(H,SS,TE) Second of a three-part survey of American history. Slavery, the Civil War, Reconstruction, industrialization and urbanization, the late 19th century agrarian protest movement, America’s development as a world power, the Progressive movement and America’s involvement in World War I.

HIST& 148 US History III 5

(H,SS,TE) Third of a three-part survey of American history. Emphasis on the critical changes in domestic and foreign affairs which have shaped the character of contemporary life.

HIST 170D Multicultural American History 5

(H,SS,D) This course examines 400 years of American ethnic diversity, beginning with Native Americans and the first African and European “foreigners” arriving in the Colonial era to the diverse ethnic makeup that characterizes life in the United States today.

HIST 199 Special Projects in History 1-5

Independent study projects on selected topics in history. Credit to be arranged with supervising instructor. Prerequisites: Instructor permission

HIST 210 The Vietnam War 5

(H,SS) A survey of the history of the war in Vietnam from 1945 to 1975 and the conflict’s postwar impact on Vietnam and the United States.

HIST& 214 Pacific Northwest History 5

(H,SS,TE) Topics covered include Indian culture, exploration, economic expansion, racial problems, reform movements, labor organizations, political institutions and urban development.

HIST& 215D Women in U.S. History 5

(D,H,SS) Introductory survey of Women in U.S. History from pre-colonial times to the present. Explores women’s experiences and examines the ways that race, ethnicity, sexuality, religion, and socioeconomic status shaped societal definitions of what it meant to be a woman. Analyze and interpret the ways diverse groups of women navigated, exposed, and challenged gender definitions and roles, as well as social and legal gains via reform efforts and social justice campaigns. Explore women’s experiences in the following time periods: Indigenous women, colonization, female slaves, Puritan women and witches, mothers and daughters of the Revolution, female labor, gender and social reform movements, women and the Civil War, women in the west, American Indians in boarding schools, suffrage and rights, depression and prosperity, women in the military, women’s liberation, gender and the rise of the right, and women in a global age. Prerequisites: Eligibility for ENGL & 101 or instructor permission