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May 02, 2024
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SOSC 6332 - Ideas Shaping the American Character I: 1607-1876
Credits: 3
Explores the political, economic, religious, social, and intellectual ideas that have shaped the American character from the colonial era through the Civil War through the biographies and writings of key Americans. Issues given critical analysis include colonial culture, Puritan and Enlightenment thought, church/state relations, the Constitution and federalism, Marshall and Taney Supreme Court decisions, gender and racial equality, Lincoln’s evolving views of slavery, and Grant’s Reconstruction policies. The course may be applied to the following curricular field concentrations: humanities; human rights and social justice; American studies; gender studies. Scholarships are available for K-12 teachers wishing to further their knowledge and enhance their roles as educators via interdisciplinary graduate coursework.
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