Master of Arts Programs for History Teachers
Spring 2025 Session 1 - January 6 to March 1
| 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: Todd Estes (Oakland University) Schedule: Mondays, 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 Federalist and Antifederalist writings. Instructor: Elizabeth L’Arrivee (Rosary College) Schedule: Thursdays, 6:15 pm to 9:30 pm ET Course Materials: Syllabus Course Packet |
| HIST 503 O1A / POLSC 503 O1A: 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: Jason W. Stevens (Ashland University) Schedule: Tuesdays, 6:15 pm to 9:30 pm ET Course Materials: Syllabus 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: Eric D. Pullin (Carthage College) Schedule: Wednesdays, 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: Daniel K. Williams (Ashland University) Schedule: Tuesdays and Thursdays, 6:15 pm to 7:50 pm ET Course Materials: Syllabus Course Packet |
| 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: Dan Monroe (Millikin University) Schedule: Mondays, 8:15 pm to 11:30 pm ET Course Materials: Syllabus Course Packet |
| HIST 510 O1A / POLSC 510 O1A: Great American Texts – John Steinbeck (2) Scholars and commentators widely regard John Steinbeck’s novel The Grapes of Wrath as one of the most important works of fiction of the 20th century. Further, Steinbeck himself felt as though he depicted an underlying truth that explained the causes of the Great Depression of the 1930s. This course examines The Grapes of Wrath both as literature and in its historical context. Instructor: Stephen K. Tootle (College of the Sequoias) Schedule: Tuesdays and Thursdays, 6:15 pm to 7:50 pm ET Course Materials: Syllabus Course Packet |
| HIST 609 O1A / POLSC 609 O1A: World War II (2) – WAITLIST An examination of World War II, the most widespread, costly, and destructive war in the history of the planet. This course will cover the origins of the war, the strategies pursued by the participants, and the major events in both the Pacific and European theaters from the 1930s until 1945. Further, it will consider the significance of the war for the history of Europe, Asia, and the United States. Instructor: John E. Moser (Ashland University) Schedule: Saturdays, 9:30 am to 12:45 pm ET Course Materials: Syllabus Course Packet |
| HIST 641 O1A / POLSC 641 O1A: The Supreme Court (2) – WAITLIST 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: Adam M. Carrington (Ashland University) Schedule: Mondays and Wednesdays, 8:15 pm to 9:50 pm ET Course Materials: Syllabus Course Packet I Course Packet II |
| HIST 660 O1A / POLSC 660 O1A: America in the Age of the Vietnam War, 1960-1980 (2) – WAITLIST This course examines the changes that occurred in America between 1960 and 1980, why they happened, and what their enduring importance might be. Among other events, it will consider the culmination of the civil rights movement and the birth of identity politics; the cold war and the war in Vietnam; the rise and fall of the Great Society; the opening to China; détente with the Soviet Union; the rights revolution; the social and political effects of economic restructuring; the fracturing of the New Deal coalition; Watergate; and the oil crisis and stagflation. Overall, the course traces how the war in Vietnam affected these events and others during the twenty years it examines. Instructor: David Tucker (Ashbrook Center at Ashland University) Schedule: Tuesdays and Thursdays, 8:15 pm to 9:50 pm ET Course Materials: Syllabus |
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