AMH 2070 - Florida History

3 credits
Prerequisites: Demonstration of readiness for college-level communication.
This survey course provides students with a history of the political, economic, social, and environmental developments in Florida from the pre-Columbian Era to the present. Special emphasis is placed on the lived experiences of people living in the state, political developments over the last several hundred years, wars, economic booms and collapses, immigration, environmental changes, and urban and rural development. Students will engage with primary and secondary sources, analyze photographs and films, take class excursions to historical sites (when appropriate), and engage in critical discussions of several issues in Florida’s history.

This writing-intensive course requires a minimum of 4,000 words across multiple college-level, faculty-evaluated written assignments. If completed with a “C” or better, this course will be counted toward partial fulfillment of the Writing Intensive course requirements.