MOTION: That ARCC recommends to USC the addition of HIST 3526 Spooks: the Rise of the Secret Security State in the 20th Century to the Academic calendar under History.

A)  Descriptive Data:

Course Code / HIST 3526
Course Title / Spooks: the Rise of the Secret Security State in the 20th Century
Short title: The Secret Security State
Course Credits / ¨ X 3 credit ¨ 6 credits ¨ Other
Course Description / Students examine the history of the rise of the Secret Security State from its modern foundations in the Great War to the post-Cold War era. The course features a close study of British, American and Soviet experiences and students consider questions about the relationship between increasing state power and the role of secrecy in democratic and authoritarian societies.
Course Prerequisite / 12 credits of History with at least 3 credits at the 2000-level; or any 54 credits completed.
Course Corequisite / None
Antirequisite / HIST 3116 2014, 2015
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Instructional Method / ¨ lecture
¨ laboratory work
¨ private study
¨ seminar
¨ practical work
¨ independent study / ¨ tutorial
¨ studio work
¨ service learning
¨ clinical practice
¨ X online delivery YES
Hours of contact time
expected per week / 3 hours
Hours of contact time
expected per term / 36 hours
Program Implications (ie. Does this program belong to a Group or Stream?) / Does this course have program implications?
¨ Yes ¨ X No
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Course Grouping or Stream / Does this course belong to a Group or Stream?
¨ Yes ¨ X No
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Cross-Listing / ¨ Cross-Listed - this course may be credited towards
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Learning Outcomes
(6-8 points, visible, measurable and in active voice) / Students who successfully complete this course will demonstrate
1)an understanding of the forces that shaped the world of Secret Intelligence in the 20th century.
2) skills necessary to analyze primary sources.
3) an understanding of competing historiographical debates.
4) their skills in essay writing.
5) their skills in online discussions with peers.
6) some use of historical empathy as they study the role of various types of people who impacted the history of the world of secret intelligence.

Rationale: This course regularizes a course delivered twice as a topics course. It provides options for Dr. Morrell, all of whose teaching is done online, and also gives History students more options at 3rd-year. As well, it gives historical context to an important contemporary issue.

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