Fall 2022 Session 1

August 27 to October 21, 2022

HIST 501 O1A/POLSC 501 O1A: The American Revolution (2)

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.

Instructor: Robert M.S. McDonald (United States Military Academy)

Schedule: Wednesdays, 6:15 pm to 9:30 pm ET

Course Materials: Syllabus

HIST 502 O1A/POLSC 502 O1A: The American Founding (2)

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.

Instructor: Scott Yenor (Boise State University)

Schedule: Mondays, 8:15 pm to 11:30 pm ET

Course Materials: Syllabus

HIST 503 O1A/POLSC 503 O1A: Sectionalism and Civil War (2)

A study of the sectional conflict beginning with the nullification crisis. The course will not only examine the political, social and economic developments in the period leading to the civil war, but will emphasize the political thought of Abraham Lincoln, Stephen Douglas, and John C. Calhoun.

Instructor: Dan Monroe (Millikin University)

Schedule: Saturdays, 9:30 am to 12:45 pm ET

Course Materials: Syllabus & Course Packet

HIST 505 O1A/POLSC 505 O1A: The Progressive Era (2)

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.

Instructor: William Atto (University of Dalllas)

Schedule: Tuesdays and Thursdays, 8:15 pm to 9:50 pm ET

Course Materials: Syllabus & Reading Packet

HIST 506 O1A/POLSC 506 O1A: The Rise of Modern America, 1914-1945 (2)

With the exception of the Civil War era, it is difficult to find another thirty-year period in U.S. history during which the nation underwent such dramatic change. In 1914 the United States was no more than a regional power, with a primarily rural demography and a relatively unobtrusive federal government. Thanks to the experience of two world wars, a major cultural conflict (the 1920s), and a disastrous economic crisis the country was transformed into the global economic and military power that it remains to this day. This course will examine the cultural, economic, military, and diplomatic events and trends of the period 1914-1945.

Instructor: Eric Pullin (Carthage College)

Schedule: Mondays and Wednesdays, 8:15 pm to 9:50 pm ET

Course Materials: Syllabus & Course Packet

HIST 507 O1A/POLSC 507 O1A: Abraham Lincoln (2) 

This course provides an in-depth study of Abraham Lincoln’s political thought and action. Students will study Lincoln’s most important speeches, as well as study various aspects of his political leadership, including his role as the leader of the Republican party and as commander in chief. The course will also provide opportunities for students to analyze Lincoln’s rhetoric and political argumentation.

Instructor: Joseph Fornieri (Rochester Institute of Technology)

Schedule: Mondays, 6:15 pm to 9:30 pm ET

Course Materials: Syllabus

HIST 613 O1A/POLSC 613 O1A:  Postwar America, 1945-1973 (2)

An examination of the United States during the three decades following the Second World War. The social, economic, political, and diplomatic development of the country is stressed with a thematic emphasis.

Instructor: David F. Krugler (University of Wisconsin-Platteville)

Schedule: Tuesdays, 8:15 pm to 11:30 pm ET

Course Materials: Syllabus

HIST 643 O1A/POLSC 643 O1A: From Schoolhouse to Courthouse (2)

Over the past sixty years, the judiciary has vastly increased its role in American education. From race to speech, from religion to school finance, from special education to school discipline, almost no area of education has escaped judicial supervision. This course will examine these areas of judicial activity. Additionally, it will address questions about the effectiveness of litigation as a tool for driving policy change and improving educational outcomes.

Instructor: Joshua Dunn (University of Colorado-Colorado Springs)

Schedule: Mondays, 6:15 pm to 9:30 pm ET

Course Materials: Syllabus

HIST 644 O1A/POLSC 644 O1A: The Congress (2)

Over the past sixty years, the judiciary has vastly increased its role in American education. From race to speech, from religion to school finance, from special education to school discipline, almost no area of education has escaped judicial supervision. This course will examine these areas of judicial activity. Additionally, it will address questions about the effectiveness of litigation as a tool for driving policy change and improving educational outcomes.

Instructor: Sean Sutton (Rochester Institute of Technology)

Schedule: Mondays and Wednesdays, 8:15 pm to 9:50 pm ET

Course Materials: Syllabus

HIST 660 O1A/POLSC 660 O1A: The Vietnam War (2)

This course examines the origins, progress, and outcome of the Vietnam War from 1945 through 1975. This class is taught primarily through the close examination of documents with an emphasis on the changes that took place in American culture – politically, socially, intellectually, and militarily – as a result.

Instructor: Thomas Bruscino (United States Army War College)

Schedule: Wednesdays, 8:15 pm to 11:30 pm ET

Course Materials: Syllabus & Reading Packet