Spring 2023 Session 2

March 5 to April 29, 2023

HIST 501 O2B/POLSC 501 O2B: 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: J. David Alvis (Wofford College)

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

Course Materials: Syllabus & Course Pack

HIST 502 O2B/POLSC 502 O2B: 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, 6:15 pm to 9:30 pm ET

Course Materials: Syllabus

HIST 503 O2B/POLSC 503 O2B: Sectionalism and Civil War (2) *WAITLIST*

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: Joseph Fornieri (Rochester Institute of Technology)

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

Course Materials: Syllabus & Course Packet

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

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 at Boston)

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

Course Materials: Syllabus & Course Packet

HIST 507 O2B/POLSC 507 O2B: Abraham Lincoln (2) *WAITLIST*

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: Dan Monroe (Millikin University)

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

Course Materials: Syllabus & Course Packet

HIST 610 O2A/POLSC 610 O2A: US Foreign Policy since 1898 (2) *WAITLIST*

This course examines the international relations of the United States from the War of 1898 to the present day. The twentieth century marked the rise of the nation to a superpower with a myriad of global interests and commitments. Accordingly, students will examine foreign policy’s part in this rise, with special attention to the ways in which the principles and practices of democracy and capitalism have shaped American foreign policy. Topics will include the nation’s acquisition of overseas territory and colonies, the influence of Wilsonianism and America’s entry into the world wars, and the Cold War.

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

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

Course Materials: Syllabus & Course Pack

HIST 614 O2A/POLSC 614 O2A: Contemporary America, 1974 to the present (2) *WAITLIST*

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.

Instructor: Eric Pullin (Carthage College)

Schedule: Mondays and Wednesdays, 6:15 pm to 7:50 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 Packet

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