HIST& 214 Pacific Northwest History (5 credits)
Distribution Area Fulfilled Social Sciences; General Transfer Elective
Formerly HIST 264 - CCN
Course Description
History of the northwestern United States and western British Columbia from the deep geological past to the most recent events. Emphasis on indigeneity, settler colonialism, economic development, Washington statehood, and tribal sovereignty.
Course Content
A. Geology and geography, B. Indigenous story telling, C. Settler colonialism, D. Territory and Statehood, E. Labor radicalism and class struggle, F. The New Deal, G. World War Two, H. The Cold War, I. Tribal sovereignty, J. Contemporary Pacific Northwest
Student Outcomes
1. Describe the major ideas, values, and events that shape the Pacific Northwest, including their historical meaning and significance for today.
2. Evaluate competing historical interpretations of the Pacific Northwest, both scholarly and in popular memory.
3. Identify and describe how indigeneity, class, gender, immigration status, and race have shaped people’s experiences in the Pacific Northwest.
4. Analyze the development of Washington state institutions and movements for social justice in both their proper historical context and in their lasting legacies.
5. Apply the key skills of sourcing, contextualization, close reading, and corroboration to create historical arguments about the Pacific Northwest.
6. Compare and contrast different historical interpretations of the same event, examining how historians’ methods, sources, and perspectives influence their explanations of change over time.
Degree Outcomes
Social Sciences: Graduates analyze and interpret social phenomenon using social science theories and methods.
Critical, Creative and Reflective Thinking: Graduates will evaluate, analyze, synthesize, and generate ideas; construct informed, meaningful, and justifiable conclusions; and process feelings, beliefs, biases, strengths, and weaknesses as they relate to their thinking, decisions, and creations.
Intercultural Engagement: Graduates demonstrate self-efficacy in intercultural engagement to advance equity, diversity, and inclusion through reflections and expressions of cultural humility, empathy, and social and civic engagement and action. Further, graduates examine how identities/positionalities such as races, social classes, genders, sexual orientations, disabilities, and cultures impact perceptions, actions, and the distribution of power and privilege in communities, systems, and institutions.
Lecture Contact Hours 50
Lab Contact Hours 0
Clinical Contact Hours 0
Total Contact Hours 50
Potential Methods
A. Written Essays, B. Quizzes, C. Written source analyses, D. In-class or online exams, E. Class presentations, F. Class discussions and discussion boards, G. In-class activities, H. Research projects
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