Master of Arts Programs for History Teachers
Spring 2024 Session 1 - January 8 to March 3
| 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: S. Adam Seagrave (Arizona State University) Schedule: Thursdays, 8:15 pm to 11:30 pm ET Course Materials: Syllabus & Course Pack |
| 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: J. David Alvis (Wofford College) Schedule: Mondays, 6:15 pm to 9:30 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: Thursdays, 8:15 pm to 11:30 pm ET Course Materials: Syllabus and Course Pack |
| 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: Christopher Burkett (Ashland University) Schedule: Mondays, 6:15 pm to 9:30 pm ET Course Materials: Syllabus & Course Pack |
| 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: Brent J. Aucoin (The College at Southeastern) Schedule: Tuesdays, 8:15 pm to 11:30 pm ET Course Materials: Syllabus & Course Pack |
| 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: Joseph Fornieri (Rochester Institute of Technology) Schedule: Wednesdays, 6:15 pm to 9:30 pm ET Course Materials: Syllabus and Course Pack |
| HIST 510 O1A / POLSC 510 O1A: Great American Texts-Democracy in America (2) – WAITLIST Alexis de Tocqueville’s Democracy in America is the best study of America to be written by a foreigner and perhaps the best and most comprehensive study ever of democracy. Tocqueville examines government, religion, manners, the races, private associations, literature, the family, and much else, all the while contrasting democratic America with old aristocratic Europe. His examination forces us to examine our assumption that democracy is the best way to organize society and to think deeply about the relation between equality and human excellence. This course will examine as much of the book as we can, focusing especially on Tocqueville’s account of the love of equality and its implications for the preservation of liberty and human excellence. Instructor: Jason Jividen (Saint Vincent College) Schedule: Tuesdays, 6:15 pm to 9:30 pm ET Course Materials: Syllabus |
| HIST 607 O1A / POLSC 607 O1A: America During the Cold War (2) The simmering conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union from 1945 to 1989 was the defining phenomenon of the age, affecting not only the country’s foreign policy but its politics, society, economy, and culture as well. In this course students will examine the most important events, ideas, and personalities of the forty-four years from the end of World War II to the end of the Reagan administration. Instructor: Eric Pullin (Carthage College) Schedule: Mondays and Wednesdays, 6:15 pm to 7:50 pm ET Course Materials: Syllabus & Course Pack |
| 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: John Moser (Ashland University) Schedule: Saturdays, 9:30 am to 12:45 pm ET Course Materials: Syllabus and Course Pack |
| HIST 632 O1A / POLSC 632 O1A: The American Presidency I, Washington to Lincoln (2) – WAITLIST This course examines the evolution of the American presidency from the drafting of the Constitution through the Civil War. The language in Article II of the Constitution, which “vests” the executive power in a President of the United States, is somewhat ambiguous as to the scope and breadth of that power. The presidents who served from Washington through Lincoln removed some of this ambiguity and set many precedents, which are followed to this day. This course focuses on the nation’s early presidents – how they molded the office and influenced the American political order. Instructor: Abbylin Sellers (Azusa Pacific University) Schedule: Tuesdays, 6:15 pm to 9:30 pm ET Course Materials: Syllabus & Course Pack |
| HIST 644 O1A / POLSC 644 O1A: The Congress (2) – WAITLIST This course focuses on the legislative branch of the U.S. government. It examines topics such as the constitutional powers of Congress, the relations between Congress and the other branches of the federal government and the states, and the changing structure and internal politics of Congress. Instructor: Sarah M. Burns (Rochester Institute of Technology) Schedule: Thursdays, 6:15 pm to 9:30 pm ET Course Materials: Syllabus and Course Pack |
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