HI 108 - American Labor History

Credit Hours: 3

This course will explore the connections of work, labor, and capital throughout American history. Following a review of the history of the American labor movement, it will focus on modern labor and worker conditions and concerns.

Course Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:

demonstrate knowledge of the basic narrative of American labor history, including the concepts of work and workers’ lives in America, and the interaction between American institutions and workers;
demonstrate knowledge of the diversity and unity of American labor history;
demonstrate understanding of how to interpret, formulate, and defend hypotheses about American labor history; and
demonstrate an understanding of how to gather data, use historical sources, and organize and interpret data about American labor history.

F/S (C, N, S)