HIST 335 - Topics in the History of Your Lifetime

3 credit hours
A study of contemporary US history through focusing on critical policy decisions and cultural issues of the past 30 years the history that have profound impact on the world. This course is designed to make students better informed, active citizens. Topics will change each time the course is taught and will include some of the following:

Going to war (e.g. Bosnia, Rwanda, Afghanistan, Iraq) and how we fight wars
Trading or not trading (e.g. Iran, Cuba, China, Israel)
Operating bilaterally or multilaterally (e.g. the Iraq War, the Kyoto Treaty)
Permitting or restricting cultural/ethnic differences/practices (e.g. wearing of religious clothing, speaking languages other than the officially recognized language, circumcision)
Funding or denying funds for specific programs (e.g. health care, abortion, family planning, foreign aid)
Environmental changes
Changes in how the US economy is organized
International movements (like Arab Spring) and US foreign policy
Globalization
The War on Terror
The impact of demographic changes in the US

Course Delivery Methods: TRA