Undergraduate Catalog 2020-2021

HIST 3341 Antebellum South

History of the American South from the Federalist era to the election of 1860, with special emphasis on the institutions of the plantation and slavery.

Credits

3

Typically Offered

As needed

Student Learning Outcomes

Upon the completion of this course, students will be able to demonstrate the following outcome-based learning skills:

  1. Knowledge of diverse thoughts, utterances, and observations of the Old South from the colonial period to Secession. 
  2. Knowledge of various elements of internal and external historical criticism and methodology. 
  3. Improved skills in writing, reading and historical judgement.
  4. Improved ability to study a mass of historical information, analyze it critically, and form logical conclusions (which may or may not be congruent with those of the instructor).