AHSE 051 Issues in Contemporary History and Civics

5 credits

This contextualized history course examines a contemporary history civics issue in depth. This course prepares the student to pass a high school equivalency examination and meet the history requirements of Washington State High School Diploma.

Prerequisites: A minimum of 221 on the CASAS Reading Assessment, and a writing sample.

Course Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:

Apply the skills associated with reading as a historian: sourcing, contextualization, close reading, and corroboration
Investigate a contemporary/historical or civic issue using multiple reliable sources
Analyze a contemporary/historical civic issue from multiple perspectives
Discuss contextual influences and consequences related to the specific contemporary/historical civic issue
Connect the issue being researched to current social, economic, or professional circumstances
Present a well-organized logical argument, based on research, to support a position on a contemporary historical civic issue

Total Hours: 50 Lecture Hours: 50