US History II

Welcome! This course covers from the end of Reconstruction (1877) to the present. The course will also cover relevant aspects of the US and Massachusetts state constitutions, in accordance with MA General Laws, Chapter 73, Section 2A and fulfills the college’s “Constitutions” requirement. For LASC, it is approved in the “Constitutions” (CON) and “US and its Role in the World” (USW) categories.

However, this course is less about coverage than uncoverage, i.e. developing the craft of doing history. This is more of a history “lab” course than a lecture course. You will become familiar with multimedia and digital resources for historical research, as well as more traditional archival and print resources in the library. You will hone your writing and critical thinking skills. You should expect to be actively involved in your own learning and will begin the process of contributing to the field as budding historians. Click here for the course Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs)

Sections I teach (Spring 2012):
HI 112-11 (HI 112-H1 for Honors credit) MWF 10:30 am – Room Sullivan 320 LRC-168

Archived Syllabi:
Fall 2011 PDF or Flipbook version
Spring 2011 PDF
Fall 2010 PDF

Course Calendar:
I’ve created a public Google Calendar for this course, showing meeting times and due dates. If you use Google Calendar (and I highly recommend that you do), you can add this to yours by clicking on the [+ Google Calendar] icon in the lower right corner, while logged in to your university Gmail account.

Professor Contact Info:
Dr. Tona Hangen
Department of History and Political Science
Worcester State College
Sullivan 327, 486 Chandler Street
Worcester MA 01602

ph: x8688
e: thangen (at) worcester.edu = preferred way to contact me

Office Hours in Spring 2012 semester: TBA and by appointment (email, or signup on my door Sullivan 327-B)