Transfers ToUC and CSUCal-GETC Area 3B · Cal-GETC Area 4 · IGETC Area 3B · IGETC Area 4 · CSU GE Area C2 · CSU GE Area D · CSU American Institutions Area US1 · CSU American Institutions Area US2DescriptionThis course covers the development of American Institutions and society through Reconstruction and fulfills American Institutions requirements for California State University and the University of California. The course emphasizes the role played by political, economic, cultural, and intellectual forces in American society and the development of multiple ethnic groups in a comparative format. Beginning on the African Continent and with a discussion of the Trans-Saharan Trade, this course will also examine the origins of the Atlantic Slave Trade and its implications for North American labor systems, including slavery. The course pays particular attention to the ways in which African Americans and their lived experiences have influenced the formation and development of this nation; and examines the ways in which racial issues have shaped American society, culture, and politics. This class is conducted in a seminar format and uses intensive instructional methodology that is designed to challenge motivated students. Honors courses are open to students who demonstrate an ability to write carefully reasoned, well-organized essays of varying lengths, are prepared to make clear oral presentations in class, and can actively contribute to seminar discussions. This course is designed to respect all students as human beings irrespective of race, creed, color, political affinity, socioeconomic class, gender, sexual preference, ability/ disability, age, ethnicity, or culture. Credit may be earned for HIST 320 or HIST 486, but not both. 