Description
An intensive study of the recent past. The course considers such subjects as America and World War II; the development of the Cold War and the Vietnam involvement; the nature of the Eisenhower era, the Kennedy years, and the protest period of the 1960s, and the difficulties of the Nixon-Ford-Carter administrations of the 1970s; the Reagan era of the 1980s and the aftermath.
Instruction Modes
In-Person On-Campus, Tutorial
Grade Modes
Pass/Fail (P), Standard (S)
Department(s)
College/School
School of Liberal Arts
Start Term
Fall 2026 Semester
Instructional Methods
Lecture (LC), Tutorial (TU)
Course Attributes
Humanities (GEHU), Writing Intensive (SEWI)