United States since 1877 Online College Course

The History 104 online course is a survey of the history of the United States since Reconstruction, including the transformation of an isolationist, agrarian nation into an urban industrial and world power with attention to the resulting domestic, social, economic and political changes.

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Why take United States Since 1877 online?

This online course examines United States history from the end of Reconstruction to the beginning of the 21st century. It has three interrelated objectives.

1. Introduce some of the major themes, events and personalities in the period, so as to give students a basic framework of the last 130 years of the American past.
2. Develop students’ ability to understand some of the interpretive problems that historians encounter and debate in explaining the past.
3. Develop critical thinking and related skills that students can deploy in other classes and in their own personal and professional lives.

This online course focuses on the varied cultural experiences, termed the “American experience.” In this way it is intended to assist students in understanding issues arising from different dimensions of diversity in the United States.

Through this online course you will:

• develop new critical thinking skills
• be introduced to the historian’s craft
• see how our past necessarily shapes our present and our future

As Robert A. Heinlein's Lazarus Long said, "A generation which ignores history has no past —and no future."

What is required to take this online course?

Tindal, George Brown and David Emory Shi. America a Narrative History, 10th Edition, Brief. Volume 2/Chapters 16-32. ISBN 978-0-393-26595-8

Wells, Ida B. Southern Horrors: Lynch Law in All Its Phases. New York Age Print, 1892.

Sanger, Margaret. Woman and the New Race. New York: Brentano’s, 1920.

(Free versions of the Wells and Sanger publication are available)

How long will it take to complete the United States Since 1877 course?

You have 3 to 9 months from your enrollment date to complete:

• 17 Lessons, including:
  • quizzes
  • writing/presentation assignments
  • short research papers
• No Exams

How will the United States Since 1877 course appear on my transcript?

You may enroll at any time and have 3-9 months to complete this online course. The college credits you earn will be recorded on your transcript in the semester you register.

Why Take Online Classes at UND?

Here are a few reasons why you should take an online enroll anytime course at UND:

• Great customer service – Our registration team is ready to answer questions quickly so you can focus on your coursework.
• Affordable – UND's enroll anytime courses are priced at North Dakota's affordable, in-state tuition rate.
• Accredited – UND is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission.
• Easily transfer credits – Transferring credits is always at the discretion of the institution to which the credits are being transferred. In general, credits from schools/universities that are regionally accredited by the Higher Learning Commission transfer to other regionally accredited institutions. UND's online courses appear on your UND transcript in the same way as other courses.

Flexible 100% Online Course

You'll take this online course at your own pace. Take our online quiz to help determine if online enroll anytime courses are right for you.

Course information including tuition, technology requirements, textbooks, lessons and exams is subject to change without notice.