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Department: History and Government Advisor: Alpha Kappa Upsilon Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa International Honor Society Degrees: A.A. Massasoit Community College B.A. Bridgewater State College M.A. University of Massachusetts Boston Honors: Phi Alpha Theta History Honor Society, Inc. Phi Theta Kappa International Honor Society of Two-Year Colleges Past Chapter President, Alpha Kappa Upsilon Distinguished President Award Chancellor Scholarship for Excellence, UMass Dartmouth Inducted into Massasoit’s “Green Key Society” Represented Massasoit Class of 1996 Graduate Marshall Teaching Assistant, UMass Boston Contact Information: 1-800-227-3377 x1934 Email: cmastrangelo@massasoit.mass.edu Current Courses: GOVT105 American National Government 3 Credits Course Description: This course examines the government and politics of the United States. Major attention is given to the Constitution of the United States and the Amendments and the historical development of the national government. The powers and the actions of Congress, the President, and the Courts are covered. Consideration is given to federalism, political parties and elections, and the influence of special interest groups and the media on American political culture. This course emphasizes reading, writing, and critical thinking. HIST103 United States History I 3 Credits Course Description: This course traces the political, economic, social and cultural development of what became the United States from its beginnings to the end of the Civil War. Particular attention is paid to the nature of Puritanism, the complex background to the American Revolution, the creation of the Federal and State Constitutions and their implementation, the growth of sectionalism, westward expansion, the nature of slavery, and the breakdown of the American political system resulting in Civil War. This course emphasizes reading, writing, and critical thinking. HIST104 United States History II 3 Credits Course Description: This course traces the political, economic, social and cultural development of the United States since the Civil War. Emphasis is placed on the discord of the Reconstruction Era, the rise of industrialization, urbanization, and immigration, the development of American foreign policy, American reform movements as seen in Populism, Progressivism, and the New Deal, the course of the Cold War, the Civil Rights Movement, the contemporary women’s movement, the influence of technology on American life, and recent developments. This course emphasizes reading, writing, and critical thinking. Inactive Courses: HIST101 Western Civilization I 3 Credits Course Description: The first semester of this course is a study of the foundations and development of the history, ideas, and institutions of the Western world from ancient to early modern times. The Graeco-Roman and Judeo-Christian heritages and the Renaissance and Reformation receive special attention. This course emphasizes reading, writing, and critical thinking. HIST102 Western Civilization II 3 Credits Course Description: The second semester deals with the development and problems of the Western world from early modern times. Emphasis is given to the development of nation states; the impact of wars, revolutions, and ideas; industrialization and modern science; and the development of political systems such as democracy and totalitarianism. This course emphasizes reading, writing, and critical thinking. ACAD103 College Experience 3 Credits Course Description: This course is concerned with helping first semester students adapt to college life at Massasoit. It aids students in exploring their personal values and reasons for seeking a college education. The students become familiar with the college's resources, policies, and procedures. Further, they develop skills in stress management, reduction of test anxiety, effective note-taking and test-taking techniques, career planning, decision-making, educational goal setting, mediation and leadership. This course is required of all students who test into two or more developmental courses. |
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