HIST552  - The Civil War: Seminal Event in American History

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This course is a study of the political, economic, cultural, and social aspects of the Civil War as a seminal event in our nation’s history. Students explore the causes of the war, how a nation coped with the struggle across multiple dimensions, and how we dealt with the conflict's aftermath. Special emphasis is on the continuing debate that the impact of the Civil War had on both the North and the South.

 

Prerequisites

N/A

Corequisites

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Schedule of Classes

Registration Dates Course Dates Session
09/26/11 - 02/26/12 03/05/12 - 06/24/12 Winter 2012 Session C - 16 Week session
10/31/11 - 03/25/12 04/02/12 - 07/22/12 Spring 2012 Session A - 16 Week session
11/28/11 - 04/29/12 05/07/12 - 08/26/12 Spring 2012 Session K - 16 Week session
12/26/11 - 05/27/12 06/04/12 - 09/23/12 Spring 2012 Session C - 16 Week session
01/30/12 - 06/24/12 07/02/12 - 10/21/12 Summer 2012 Session A - 16 Week session

Course Materials

Book Title: Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation: The End of Slavery in America
ISBN: 0743299655
Publication Info: Simon & Schuster
Author: Allen Guelzo
Unit Cost: $15.00

Book Title: This Great Struggle: America's Civil War
ISBN: 0742551849
Publication Info: Rowman & Littlefield
Author: Steven E. Woodworth
Unit Cost: $29.95

 
 
 

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