Sem Hrs A survey of modern America from the Gilded Age to the present with special emphasis on the formation of American character traits. Topics such as the frontier, abundance, growth of government and regulation, the Depressions, and the Cold War will be examined for their influence upon the development of the American individual. 3 Sem Hrs A survey of American Civil War era, from the origins of sectional conflict through reconstruction. While tracing the narrative development of major events, the course will examine the social, economic, political, and technological changes brought by the war, which made the Civil War the defining event in modern American history. The student will do an in-depth historical study in one or more aspects of the history of the country other than the United States.
Overseas study is an integral part of the course.
Expenses for travel and overseas study must be borne by the student. Hrs An interdisciplinary examination of the Vietnam War from its earliest beginnings as a colonial conflict to the withdrawal of American forces in 1975. The course seeks to integrate military, diplomatic and political factors in order to understand America's involvement. It also is an attempt to consider American decision-making in the broad context of the nation's global outlook and policies. Credit may be earned in HIS 275 or POL 275 but not in both.