Department of History
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The History faculty strives to make outstanding scholarly contributions to the discipline and to instill historical knowledge, perspective on human experience, critical thinking skills, and effective writing in all our graduate and undergraduate students. We are also a community of citizens engaged in service and devoted to the enrichment of intellectual and public life at the University, throughout Utah, and beyond.
History 1700 is a survey of American history and civilization from the colonial period to the present with emphasis on social, political, and economic developments. The course is concerned with the social history of the American people, not simply the activities of political elites or the wealthy and powerful. The emphasis on social or cultural growth means we shall be dealing with such themes as race, class and gender, as well as the traditional political history of the country.
