Learning Objectives Description Cluster Four consists of one package. The two courses that students must take are not sequenced so that either part of the cluster may be taken first or they may be taken concurrently. Students may not take two courses from the same discipline in completing the Cluster Four requirement. Each of the American Experience courses provides students with an understanding of the major themes and concepts that structure American life today. G HIST 225 does so through a contextual and document-based study of the American historical experience.
Emphasis is placed on understanding the interaction of people, ideas and social movements.
G POSC 225 focuses more narrowly on the evolution and operation of the American political system in presenting major themes and concepts. It does so by examining the fundamental principles on which American political institutions are based and using social science research methodology to examine competing claims about the current functioning of the American political system. US History G POSC 225. Each of the courses in the Global Experience is an investigation into a series of global issues that are of great importance to the human community. Topics discussed will vary from course to course.