HIS113W The American Experience: Wealth and American Culture
Offered in Summer 2018

Credits: 4

Description
This course will provide an analysis of how legendary American fortunes were accumulated and utilized, with emphasis upon the post-Civil War industrial fortunes; Gilded Age lifestyles; impact of the World Wars of the twentieth century and the Great Depression; dot.com fortunes of the late twentieth century; paths to wealth in the twenty-first century; and philanthropy.

Goals and Objectives

• To inculcate an awareness and appreciation of the American system of free enterprise
• To increase students’ knowledge of the nation’s evolving economic history
• To assist course participants in identifying the economic challenges facing the nation historically and contemporaneously
• To enhance course participants’ critical thinking and problem solving skills
• To enhance effective communication