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During the 2009/10 school year I will be teaching only online classes.
Office Hours: 7:00am-10:00am Monday and Tuesday
Office: Modoc 211, Phone 541.383.7233, Fax: 541.330.4396; E-mail:
nzens@cocc.edu
Classes: No prior history courses are needed to
succeed in any of the following courses. A student needs to be able to
read and write at a college level. Choose the course you desire based on
the historic period or topic that will be covered, keeping in mind any special
requirements of your chosen field.
HST201 U.S. History to 1865(classroom course during
2009/10 taught by Staff): covering early Native American societies, colonization
efforts by Spain, France, and England, problems in developing a new nation from
old cultures, and finally the impact of Civil War. Explores this time
period through the eyes of those living it, not knowing how the decisions that
were made would impact the future, viewing events from both working class and
power broker perspectives, assessing racial and ethnic clashes as well as
accommodations. Textbook
Jones, Wood, etal, Created Equal: A Social &
Political History of the U.S , Brief edition combined, Prentice Hall, 2008
ISBN 978032142980
History 201 U.S. History to 1865 online
(offered Fall 2009, Winter 2010, Spring 2010) To register for this
course you must first complete the
Orientation for Online Courses
at COCC mini course. URGENT:
To comply with COCC's mandatory attendance during
the first week of registration, you
must contact instructor via email at
nzens@cocc.edu before 10:00pm (night) Monday, the first day of the term) or else you will be dropped from the
class. U.S. History to 1865: covering early Native American
societies, colonization efforts by Spain, France, and England, problems in
developing a new nation from old cultures, and finally the impact of Civil War.
This online course addresses the same information and time period as the class
room course but in an online format with different assignments. Student
must be registered to gain access to course syllabi and materials found in
Blackboard. These are available 8:00am Monday the first day of the term. Textbook
Jones, Wood, etal, Created Equal: A Social &
Political History of the U.S , Brief edition combined, Prentice Hall, 2008
ISBN 9780321429803
HST202 U.S. History Since 1865(classroom course during
2008/2009 taught by staff): covering national recovery from a devastating Civil
War, through rapid development and industrialization with its problems and
successes, through the emergence of the U.S. as a major power on the
international stage and the growth pains of the nation throughout the twentieth
century. Explores this time period through the eyes of those living it,
not knowing how the decisions that were made would impact the future, viewing
events from both working class and power broker perspectives, assessing racial
and ethnic clashes as well as accommodations. Textbook
Jones, Wood, etal, Created Equal: A Social &
Political History of the U.S , Brief edition combined, Prentice Hall, 2008
ISBN 9780321429803
HST 202 U.S. History online (offered Fall 2009, Winter 2010, Spring 2010) To register for this
course you must first complete the
Orientation for Online Courses
at COCC mini course. URGENT:
To comply with COCC's mandatory attendance during
the first week of registration, you
must contact instructor via email at
nzens@cocc.edu before 10:00pm (night) Monday, the first day of the term or else you will be dropped from the
class. U.S. History Since 1865(classroom course): covering
national recovery from a devastating Civil War, through rapid development and
industrialization with its problems and successes, through the emergence of the
U.S. as a major power on the international stage and the growth pains of the
nation throughout the twentieth century. This online course addresses the
same information and time period as the class room course in an online format
with different assignments. Student must be registered to gain
access to course syllabi and materials found in Blackboard. These are available
8:00am Monday the first day of the term. Textbook
Jones, Wood, etal, Created Equal: A Social &
Political History of the U.S , Brief edition combined, Prentice Hall, 2008
ISBN 9780321429803
HST 207 American Frontier History (not offered 2009/2010 classroom course): covering the growth and change in Native America and
European America as they interact and contest lands west of the Mississippi
River. Textbooks: Hine & Faragher American West:
A New Interpretive History,
and Geoffrey Ward, The West (paperback - archival photographs)
HST 207 American Frontier History online (offered Fall 2009 and Spring 2010). To
register for this course you must first complete the
Orientation for Online Courses
at COCC mini course. URGENT:
To comply with COCC's mandatory attendance during
the first week of registration, you
must contact instructor via email at
nzens@cocc.edu before 10:00pm (night) Monday, the first day of the term or else you will be dropped from the
class. This course covers the growth and change in Native America
and European America as they interact and contest lands west of the Mississippi
River. Textbooks: Hine & Faragher, The American
West: A New Interpretive History and Geoffrey Ward, The West (paperback - archival photographs)
Course materials will be available on Blackboard 8:00am Monday, the first day of
the term.
HST 204
Civil War: (classroom: not offered during 2008/2009 school year): covering the reasons for war, the
unfulfilled expectations for a one-battle heroic war, the impact of battle on
military and civilian lives, the consequences of a four year war that impacted
all aspects of American life.
HST 204 Civil War History online (Winter 2010)To register for this course you must first complete the
Orientation for Online Courses
at COCC mini course. URGENT:
To comply with COCC's mandatory attendance during
the first week of registration, you
must contact instructor via email at
nzens@cocc.edu before 10:00pm Monday, the first day of the term or else you will be dropped from the
class. covering the reasons for war, the unfulfilled expectations for
a one-battle heroic war, the impact of battle on military and civilian lives,
the consequences of a four year war that impacted all aspects of American life.
Course materials will be available online 8:00am Monday the first day of the
term.
HST 218 Native American History (classroom course
not offered during 2009/10): overview of the complex Native societies that emerged in America, their
interaction with one another, their interaction with European American settlers
and government through the early 20th century. Textbooks: Collin Calloway,
First Peoples, 2nd edition only, 2004 and Collin Calloway, One
Vast Winter Count
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Last updated: April 11, 1997.