Course Form (revised 7-2008)
I. Summary of Proposed Changes
Dept / Program
History
Course Title
The U.S. in the 1960s
Course #
HISTA 324
Short Title (max. 26 characters incl. spaces)
U.S. in the 1960s
Summarize the change(s) proposed
Change existing course number
II. Endorsement/Approvals
Complete the form and obtain signatures before submitting to Faculty Senate Office
Please type / print name Signature
Requestor:
Michael Mayer
Phone/ email :
2088
Program Chair/Director:
Richard Drake
Other affected programs:
None
Dean:
Date
5/12/09
Comer
III: To Add a New Course Syllabus and assessment information is required (paste syllabus into
section V or attach). Course should have internal coherence and clear focus.
Exact entry to appear in the next catalog (Specify course abbreviation, level, number, title, credits,
repeatability (if applicable), frequency of offering, prerequisites, and a brief description.) 
HISTA 324, The U.S. in the 1960s, 3, alternate years, Examines the political, social, cultural, intellectual
developments of America in the 1960s. Topics include the Great Society, political radicalism, the
counter culture, black radicalism, and Vietnam.
Justification: How does the course fit with the existing curriculum? Why is it needed?
Previously offered under topics course (History 359)
Are there curricular adjustments to accommodate teaching this course?
no
Complete for UG courses. (UG courses should be assigned a 400 number).
Describe graduate increment (Reference guidelines: http://www.umt.edu/facultysenate/Grad/UG.htm)
Fees may be requested only for courses meeting specific conditions determined by the
Board of Regents. Please indicate whether this course will be considered for a fee.
If YES, what is the proposed amount of the fee?
Justification:
IV. To Delete or Change an Existing Course – check X all that apply
Deletion
Title
Course Number Change
From:
Level U, UG, G
To:
Description Change
Change in Credits
YES
From:
To:
Repeatability
Cross Listing
(primary program
initiates form)
Prerequisites
None
Is there a fee associated with the course?
1. Current course information at it appears in catalog 2. Full and exact entry (as proposed) 
(http://www.umt.edu/catalog) 
From:
To:
3. If cross-listed course: secondary program &
course number
4. Graduate increment if level of course is changed
Have you reviewed the graduate increment
guidelines? Please check (X) space provided.
NO
to UG. Reference guidelines at:
http://www.umt.edu/facultysenate/Grad/UG.htm
(syllabus required in section V)
5. Other programs affected by the change
6. Justification for proposed change
V. Syllabus/Assessment Information
Required for new courses and course change from U to UG. Paste syllabus in field below or attach and
send digital copy with form.
VI Department Summary (Required if several forms are submitted) In a separate document list
course number, title, and proposed change for all proposals.
VII Copies and Electronic Submission. After approval, submit original, one copy, summary of
proposals and electronic file to the Faculty Senate Office, UH 221, camie.foos@mso.umt.edu.
SYLLABUS
HISTORY 359
America in the 1960s
Fall 2005
Professor Michael Mayer
Office: Liberal Arts 253
Required Texts:
Telephone: 243-2088
Office Hours: M 2-3, W 5-6, F 2-3
Douglas Miller, On Our Own: America in the Sixties
Eugene Burdick & Harvey Wheeler, Fail Safe
Martin Luther King, Jr., Why We Can’t Wait
Barry Goldwater, The Conscience of a Conservative (faculty pack)
Stokely Carmichael, Black Power
James Simon Kunen, The Strawberry Statement
Nicholas Von Hoffman, We Are the People Our Parents Warned Us Against
Kate Millett, Sexual Politics
John Updike, Rubber Redux
Students in this class will be expected to do the reading for each class and come to class prepared to
discuss the material. Beyond that, students will be expected to develop coherent, well-supported
ideas about the major cultural, social, and political trends of the 1960s and to present their
conclusions coherently in clear, grammatical English.
Requirements:
Take-home midterm (50%)
Final Exam (50%)
CLASS SCHEDULE
Aug 29
Organiztion
Oct 3
Miller, pp. 133-137
Nov 4
Miller, pp. 241-246
Aug 31
Miller, pp. 7-14
Oct 5
Miller, pp. 137-144
Nov 7
Miller, pp. 249-263
Sept 2
Miller, pp. 14-31
Oct 7
Carmichael
Nov 9
Miller, pp. 263-274
Sept 7
Miller, pp. 33-45
Oct 10
Miller, pp. 147-155
Nov 14
Miller, pp. 274-277
Sept 9
Miller, pp. 45-62
Oct 12
Miller, pp. 155-166
Nov 16
Miller, pp. 281-294
Sept 12
Miller, pp. 65-83
Oct 14
Miller, pp. 166-176
Nov 18
Miller, pp. 294-305
Sept 14
Miller, pp. 83-91
Oct 17
Miller, pp. 179-190
Nov 21
Miller, pp. 307-314
Sept 16
Burdick & Wheeler
Oct 19
Miller, pp. 190-199
Nov 28
Miller, pp. 314-320
Sept 19
Miller, pp. 93-101
Oct 21
Miller, pp. 199-210
Nov 30
Miller, pp. 320-326
Sept 21
Miller, pp. 101-110
Oct 24
Miller, pp. 210-212
Dec 2
Millett, pp. 3-58, 294-355
Sept 23
King
Oct 26
Von Hoffman
Dec 5
Miller, pp. 326-334
Sept 26
Miller, pp. 110-117
Oct 28
Miller, pp. 215-230
Dec 7
Miller, pp. 337-344
Sept 28
Miller, pp. 119-133
Oct 31
Miller, pp. 230-241
Dec 9
Updike
Sept 30
Goldwater
Nov 2
Kunen