Faculty Syllabus

HIST-1302 United States History II

James Head


Credit Spring 2026

Section(s)

HIST-1302-065 (34694)
LEC TuTh 1:30pm - 2:50pm RRC RRC2 2322.00

Course Requirements

AMERICAN HISTORY 1302~  34694 Lec: 065

SYLLABUS—Spring 2026

                                          M-W:  1:30-2:50, Rm. RR 2322

 

Adjunct Professor: James Head  Email:jwhead@austincc.edu 

Blackboard:https://acconline.austincc.edu/webapps/portal/frameset.jsp  

Office hours:  T-Th: 12:00-1:20

Textbook: James L. Roark, et al, The American Promise, Volume II (8th Value Edition).

Check Amazon or half-priced books for a used edition.

                                   Textbook is suggested but not required

Readings

Wounded Knee

Booker T. Washington, Up From Slavery

Life in the tenements of New York

The Jungle

Margaret Sanger.

 

Course Subjects

The West

Industrialization

Industrialization

The Victorian Era

Progressive Era

World War I

 

Student Learning Outcomes/Learning Objectives

Course Objectives: This course is designed for students to:

Acquire and exhibit an acceptable knowledge level of American history from Reconstruction to modern America.

Improve analytical and reasoning skills;

Improve writing skills; and

Improve critical reading skills.

Office Hours

T Th 12:00 PM - 1:20 AM Round Rock 2308

NOTE After class upon request.

Office Hours

T Th 12:00 PM - 1:20 AM Round Rock 2308

NOTE After class upon request.

Published: 01/18/2026 19:03:53