Master of Arts Programs for History Teachers
Fall 2025 Session 1 - August 23 to October 16
| HIST 501 O1A / POLSC 501 O1A: 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: Eric C. Sands (Berry College) Schedule: Wednesdays, 8:15 pm to 11:30 pm ET Course Materials: |
| 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 Federalist and Antifederalist writings. Instructor: Christopher Burkett (Ashland University) Schedule: Mondays, 6:15 pm to 9:30 pm ET Course Materials: |
| 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: |
| 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 Dallas) Schedule: Wednesdays, 6:15 pm to 9:30 pm ET Course Materials: |
| 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: David F. Krugler (University of Wisconsin-Platteville) Schedule: Tuesdays, 6:15 pm to 9:30 pm ET Course Materials: |
| HIST 507 O1A / POLSC 507 O1A: 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: Andrew Lang (Mississippi State University) Schedule: Tuesdays, 6:15 pm to 9:30 pm ET Course Materials: |
| HIST 601 O1A / POLSC 601 O1A: Sources of the American Regime (2) This course examines the European heritage of ideas and practices upon which the American Founders drew as they devised a new government for the United States. Instructor: David West (Ashland University) Schedule: Thursdays, 8:15 pm to 11:30 pm ET Course Materials: |
| HIST 603 O1A / POLSC 603 O1A: Colonial America (2) This course focuses on the development of an indigenous political culture in the British colonies. It pays special attention to the development of representative political institutions and how these emerged through the confrontation between colonists and King and proprietors. The course also considers imperial politics through a study of the Albany Plan of Union. Instructor: Paul A. Otto (George Fox University) Schedule: Mondays, 8:15 pm to 11:30 pm ET Course Materials: |
| HIST 633 O1A / POLSC 633 O1A: The American Presidency II, Andrew Johnson to 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. Instructor: Stephen F. Knott (United States Naval War College) Schedule: Wednesdays, 6:15 pm to 9:30 pm ET Course Materials: |
| HIST 641 O1A / POLSC 641 O1A: The Supreme Court (2) 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: J. David Alvis (Wofford College) Schedule: Mondays, 6:15 pm to 9:30 pm ET Course Materials: |
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