Master of Arts Programs for History Teachers
Fall 2023 Session 2 - October 23 to December 14
| HIST 501 O2B / POLSC 501 O2B: The American Revolution (2) This course is an intensive study of the principles of the American Founding and the documents that embody them, especially the Declaration of Independence and U.S. Constitution. These principles will be illuminated through a close study of the constitutional convention, the struggle over ratification of the Constitution, the Bill of Rights, and important constitutional controversies that have arisen in American history. Instructor: Adam Seagrave (Arizona State University) Schedule: Thursdays, 8:15 pm to 11:30 pm ET Course Materials: Syllabus & Course Pack |
| HIST 502 O2B / POLSC 502 O2B: The American Founding (2) – WAITLIST 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. Instructor: Christopher Burkett (Ashland University) Schedule: Mondays, 6:15 pm to 9:30 pm ET Course Materials: Syllabus & Course Pack |
| HIST 503 O2B / POLSC 503 O2B: 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: Dennis K. Boman (Lindenwood University) Schedule: Tuesdays & Thursdays, 8:15 pm to 9:50 pm ET Course Materials: Syllabus and Course Pack |
| HIST 505 O2B / POLSC 505 O2B: The Progressive Era (2) – WAITLIST 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: Jason Jividen (Saint Vincent College) Schedule: Wednesdays, 6:15 pm to 9:30 pm ET Course Materials: Syllabus & Course Pack |
| HIST 506 O2B / POLSC 506 O2B: 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: Vincent Cannato (University of Massachusetts-Boston) Schedule: Tuesdays, 6:15 pm to 9:30 pm ET Course Materials: Syllabus & Course Pack |
| HIST 507 O2B / POLSC 507 O2B: 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 R. Fornieri (Rochester Institute of Technology) Schedule: Tuesdays, 6:15 pm to 9:30 pm ET Course Materials: Syllabus & Course Pack |
| HIST 621 O2A / POLSC 621 O2A: Race and Equality in America (2) – WAITLIST This course will explore congressional and public debates over the passage of Fourteenth Amendment, Plessy v. Ferguson, the NAACP’s strategy for overturning “separate but equal” in public schools, Brown v. Board of Education, Civil Rights Act of 1964, busing, voting rights, and affirmative action in the workplace and in college admissions. Course readings will include Supreme Court cases, other primary sources, and some secondary literature. Instructor: Melissa Matthes (United States Coast Guard Academy) Schedule: Tuesdays, 6:15 pm to 9:30 pm ET Course Materials: Syllabus |
| HIST 633 O2A / POLSC 633 O2A: The American Presidency II – Andrew Johnson to the present (2) – WAITLIST 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: Stephen F. Knott (United States Naval War College) Schedule: Wednesdays, 6:15 pm to 9:30 pm ET Course Materials: Syllabus & Course Pack |
| HIST 660 O2A / POLSC 660 O2A: Religious Liberty in America (2) This course explores the history and present condition of religious liberty in America through a study of key documents, first principles, enduring practices, critical historical episodes, and current controversies. We will explore the meaning of religious liberty both from a civic perspective–including the law and Constitution–and from the perspectives of the various faith traditions to which Americans belong. Instructor: Elizabeth S. Amato (Gardner-Webb University) Schedule: Tuesdays & Thursdays, 6:15 pm to 7:50 pm ET Course Materials: Syllabus |
| HIST 660 O2B / POLSC 660 O2B: Communism in America (2) The course examines controversies surrounding the role of American communism in the political, economic, social, and cultural history of the United States during the twentieth century. Students explore both the CPUSA’s subordinate relationship to the foreign policy of the Soviet Union, and also how many in the “rank and file” fought for economic change, racial equality, and social justice. Students also assess the interaction of the CPUSA with other left-wing organizations. Throughout the course, students will consider anti-communist reactions to domestic communism. Instructor: Eric D. Pullin (Carthage College) Schedule: Mondays & Wednesdays, 6:15 pm to 7:50 pm ET Course Materials: Syllabus |
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