Remember Bataan

Catalog description

This will be a history course that explores the impacts of WWII on the state of New Mexico, with a particular emphasis on the Battle of Bataan. This course will incorporate a few different approaches to achieve the desired learning objectives listed below. 1) Historical Approach: The traditional lecture-based approach to history will be utilized to cover some of the course content. Two texts will largely inform the discussion: Dorothy Cave’s Beyond Courage and It Tolled for New Mexico by Eva Matson. 2) Living History: Examining living history artifacts that exist throughout the state; discussions with families of survivors; discussions about what the legacy of Bataan means to today’s society. 3) Service-based learning: This is an educational approach that integrates meaningful community service with academic learning. In a service-based learning course, students engage in hands-on experiences that address real community needs while reflecting on and applying academic concepts. The goal is to enhance students' understanding of course content, develop their civic responsibility, and foster a sense of social awareness. Only one module of the course will be devoted to this style of learning. Instructors will steer students towards volunteering with the Remember Bataan Foundation, volunteering at White Sands Missile Range to support the Bataan Memorial Death March, or designed and implementing their own community service initiative in close coordination with and incorporating guidance from the instructors if they decide to go this third route. May be repeated up to 8 credits.