Description
Courses offered as “studies” provide a thorough study of major periods in US History. Students explore significant periods through courses like Don’t Tread on Me (the Revolutionary War), the Blue and the Gray (the Civil War), Walking the Color Line (Civil Rights Movement in the US), American History through Film, With Raised Fists (study of protest movements). The courses look at events or periods that changed the course of life in the United States. With each of the courses the causes and consequences of social, economic, technological, political, and diplomatic developments are discussed against the background of human development and relationship. History is a story of people and these in-depth studies permit extensive consideration of the role individuals and small groups play in shaping their world. Course may be offered in an online or on campus format.