HIST 1780 - History of Race, Ethnicity, and Immigration of the United States

3 Credits

This course surveys the experiences of ethnic minorities and immigrant groups within the United States from the colonial period to the present. The experiences of American Indians, African Americans and immigrant groups from Europe, Africa, Asia and Latin America are explored and their contributions to, and struggles within, a multi-cultural America are analyzed. Additional course themes include: slavery and its legacies, US government American Indian policy, US government immigration policy, the development of race as a social construct, and the continued impact systemic racism has on American society. 3C/3/0/0

Prerequisite(s): READ 0721 or READ 0724 or EAPP 0860 with a grade of “C” or better, or appropriate assessment score

Minnesota Transfer Curriculum (MnTC) Goal Area(s): Goals 5 & 9