608: Civil War and Reconstruction
2026-07-05 - 2026-07-10 | Ashland, OH, 340 Samaritan Ave, Ashland, OH, 44805, United States
HIST 608 3A / POLSC 608 3A: Civil War and Reconstruction
This course will examine military aspects of the war, as well as political developments during it, including the political history of the Emancipation Proclamation, the Gettysburg Address and the Second Inaugural. The course also examines the post-war Amendments and the Reconstruction era.​​​​​​​
Instructor: Robert Colby (University of Mississippi)

605: The Age of Enterprise
2026-07-05 - 2026-07-10 | Ashland, OH, 340 Samaritan Ave, Ashland, OH, 44805, United States
HIST 605 3A / POLSC 605 3A: The Age of Enterprise
In the last decades of the 19th century, the United States took decisive steps away from its rural, agrarian past toward its industrial future, assuming its place among world powers. This course examines that movement, covering such topics as business-labor relations, political corruption, immigration, imperialism, the New South, and segregation and racism.​​​​​​​
Materials: Syllabus Course Pack

510: Great American Texts – Democracy in America
2026-07-05 - 2026-07-10 | Ashland, OH, 340 Samaritan Ave, Ashland, OH, 44805, United States
HIST 510 3A / POLSC 510 3A: Great American Texts – Democracy in America
Alexis de Tocqueville’s Democracy in America is the best book on democracy and the best book on America. He recognized the justice of democratic equality but also was concerned how the passion for equality could degrade human dignity, undermine liberty, and sap public spiritedness. As a friendly critic of democracy, Tocqueville looked for principles, practices, and institutions that are both compatible with democracy but also support excellence, freedom, and the civic virtues. This course will examine as much of the book as we can and will focus on Tocqueville’s reflections on the Puritans, political institutions, civil associations, slavery, Native Americans, women and the family, public opinion, happiness, and religion.
Materials: Syllabus Course Pack

502: The American Founding
2026-07-05 - 2026-07-10 | Ashland, OH, 340 Samaritan Ave, Ashland, OH, 44805, United States
HIST 502 3A / POLSC 502 3A: The American Founding
This course is an intensive study of the constitutional convention, the struggle over ratification of the Constitution, and the creation of the Bill of Rights. It will include a close examination of the Federalist Papers and the antifederalist papers.

641: The Supreme Court
2026-07-06 18:15 - 2026-07-16 21:30 (America/Halifax) | Online
HIST 641 O5B / POLSC 641 O5B: The Supreme Court
The course is an intensive study of the highest court in the federal judiciary, focusing on the place of the Supreme Court in the American constitutional order. Areas of study may include the relationship between the Court and the other branches of the federal government as well as the states; the Court’s power of judicial review; and judicial politics and statesmanship. We will examine these kinds of issues by investigating how the Court has interpreted the Constitution in some of its most historic decisions.​​​​​​​
Instructor: Stephanie R. Davis
Schedule: Monday through Thursday, 6:15-9:30 p.m. ET
Materials: Syllabus Course Pack

608: Civil War and Reconstruction
2026-07-06 20:15 - 2026-07-17 23:30 (America/Halifax) | Online
HIST 608 O5B / POLSC 608 O5B: Civil War and Reconstruction
This course will examine military aspects of the war, as well as political developments during it, including the political history of the Emancipation Proclamation, the Gettysburg Address and the Second Inaugural. The course also examines the post-war Amendments and the Reconstruction era.
Schedule: Monday through Thursday, 8:15-11:30 p.m. ET
Materials: Syllabus

633: The American Presidency II – Andrew Johnson to the present
2026-07-12 - 2026-07-17 | Ashland, OH, 340 Samaritan Ave, Ashland, OH, 44805, United States
HIST 633 4A / POLSC 633 4A: The American Presidency II – Andrew Johnson to the present
This course is an examination of the political and constitutional development of the office of president from Reconstruction to the present. It focuses on how changing conceptions of the presidency have shaped American political life in the 19th and 20th centuries, especially as America has become a global power.​​​​​​​
Instructor: Joseph Griffith (Ashland University)​​​​​​​
Materials: Syllabus Course Pack

631: American Political Rhetoric
2026-07-12 - 2026-07-17 | Ashland, OH, 340 Samaritan Ave, Ashland, OH, 44805, United States
HIST 631 4A / POLSC 631 4A: American Political Rhetoric
This course examines the principles and practice of American political rhetoric through the careful reading of the speeches of its leading statesmen.​​​​​​​
Instructor: Elizabeth L’Arrivee (Rosary College)

614: Contemporary America, 1974 to present
2026-07-12 - 2026-07-17 | Ashland, OH, 340 Samaritan Ave, Ashland, OH, 44805, United States
HIST 614 4A / POLSC 614 4A: Contemporary America, 1974 to present
Examines the United States from the end of Watergate to the present, with emphasis on the rise of the new conservatism, the collapse of the Soviet Union, and the search for a new foreign policy. The social, economic, political, and diplomatic development of the country is stressed with a thematic emphasis.​​​​​​​
Materials: Syllabus Course Pack

505: The Progressive Era
2026-07-12 - 2026-07-17 | Ashland, OH, 340 Samaritan Ave, Ashland, OH, 44805, United States
HIST 505 4A / POLSC 505 4A: The Progressive Era
The transition to an industrial economy posed many problems for the United States. This course examines those problems and the responses to them that came to be known as progressivism. The course includes the study of World War I as a manifestation of progressive principles. The course emphasizes the political thought of Theodore Roosevelt, Woodrow Wilson, and their political expression of progressive principles.
Materials: Syllabus Course Pack

501: The American Revolution
2026-07-12 - 2026-07-17 | Ashland, OH, 340 Samaritan Ave, Ashland, OH, 44805, United States
HIST 501 4A / POLSC 501 4A: The American Revolution
This course focuses on three topics: political developments in North America and the British empire and the arguments for and against independence, culminating in the Declaration of Independence; the Revolutionary War as a military, social and cultural event in the development of the American nation and state; and the United States under the Articles of Confederation.
Materials: Syllabus Course Pack

602: The American Founding
2026-07-20 18:15 - 2026-07-30 21:30 (America/Halifax) | Online
HIST 502 O6B / POLSC 502 O6B: The American Founding
This course is an intensive study of the constitutional convention, the struggle over ratification of the Constitution, and the creation of the Bill of Rights. It will include a close examination of Federalist and Antifederalist writings.
Schedule: Monday through Thursday, 6:15-9:30 p.m. ET
Materials: Syllabus

510: Great American Texts – The Federalist
2026-07-20 20:15 - 2026-07-30 23:30 UTC | Online
HIST 510 O6B / POLSC 510 O6B: Great American Texts – The Federalist
The Federalist is a complex political work comprised of arguments about war, economics, national unity, and liberty (among other things) based on appeals to human nature, history, reason, and prudence. In this course we will examine and discuss The Federalist as fully and as deeply we can, aiming to understand how (or whether) its parts fit together in a coherent whole and its enduring contribution to our understanding of politics.​​​​​​​
Schedule: Monday through Thursday, 8:15-11:30 p.m. ET
Materials: Syllabus Course Pack

633: The American Presidency II, Andrew Johnson to the Present
2026-08-03 18:15 - 2026-08-13 21:30 (America/Halifax) | Online
HIST 633 O7B / POLSC 633 O7B: The American Presidency II, Andrew Johnson to the Present (2)
This course is an examination of the political and constitutional development of the office of president from Reconstruction to the present. It focuses on how changing conceptions of the presidency have shaped American political life in the 19th and 20th centuries, especially as America has become a global power.
Schedule: Monday through Thursday, 6:15-9:30 p.m. ET
Materials: Syllabus Course Pack
