HIST300 — History of Education in the United States
5 credits This course explores the history of education in the United States from the Colonial Era to the present. Students consider how cultural, social, economic, and political developments shaped educational practices. Discussion covers a number of recurring questions: Who went to school? What change was schooling supposed to bring about in individual students? Why and how did ideas about the role of schools and teaching change? These questions will students understand how Americans thought about education during different times and how new ideas and practices emerged. This course meets the Humanities general education distribution requirement. Prerequisites: Admission to a Bachelor of Applied Science (BAS) program Course