Course Detail
African-American History
Time and Location
Times
Term: Spring 2025
Start Date: JAN 27, 2025
End Date: MAY 16, 2025
Meeting Days: ARR
Meeting Times: ARR
Location
Campus: Online
Building: ARR
Room: ARR
Registration Information
Credit Hours: 3
Subject Code: HST
Course Number: 205
Section Number: 59
CRN: 38367
Tier: 1
Instruction TypeLecture
Enrollment Numbers
Remaining Seats: 20
Filled Seats: 5
Maximum Seats: 25
Comments: *HST205: Online course, 14 week course. See term start and end dates listed above. High speed Internet access strongly recommended.
Course Description: Prerequisite: Reading proficiency
African-American History is a general survey of the major political, economic, social, and cultural themes in the African-American experience from the 1500s with the beginning of the African Diaspora to modern, contemporary times. (S)
African-American History is a general survey of the major political, economic, social, and cultural themes in the African-American experience from the 1500s with the beginning of the African Diaspora to modern, contemporary times. (S)
Faculty Information
Name: Joseph Thurman
Title: Instructor
Classification: Full Time
Credentials: Bachelor of Arts: Univ Of Missouri - St Louis,Master of Arts: Univ Of Missouri - St Louis
Office: ASI 211
E-Mail: jthurma1@jeffco.edu
Phone Extension: 3346
Bio: Joseph Thurman holds a Master of Arts in Museums, Heritage, and Public History (2024), a Master of Arts in European and American History (2004), and a Bachelor of Arts in History (2003) from the University of Missouri - St. Louis. He also completed a Graduate Certificate in Community College Teaching and Learning (2009) at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Mr. Thurman began teaching at Jefferson College in 2004. His courses include U.S. History, Ancient Civilizations, Renaissance and Early Modern Europe, Modern Europe, Missouri History, and African American History. In addition to the classroom, Mr. Thurman has also worked in the field of public history, including the Missouri History Museum and the Missouri State Archives - St. Louis. He is also the host of The Jefferson County History Minute. His research interests include the Era of Reconstruction and the Gilded Age, with particular emphasis on the field of African American agency and education.
