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HIST 288 - Survey of Pacific Islands History
Course Description
- Prerequisite: ENG 100
Development from precolonial to modern times; early settlement, cultural contact, colonization, contemporary problems.
Student Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of HIST 288, the student will be able to:
- Demonstrate an ability to analyze and explain cause and effect relationships in Pacific Islands history
- Summarize key ideas in Pacific Islands history, including origins, beliefs, religions, and, political and economic development, including colonialism
- Demonstrate an ability to compare and contrast historical documents and arguments
- Describe and define major Pacific Island events, ideas, places, and people
- Demonstrate an understanding of the historical roots of current events in the Pacific