American Studies / for students who have completed a Gr. 9 Social Studies course

Credit gained: 1 High School Credit

Course description

This is an introductory level course in American History whose purpose is to examine the political, social, cultural, military, and economic aspects of the United States through the important events and people that helped shape the nation. The study will commence with the U.S. as a country in its infancy and walk through its various stages/phases as it rose to the status of regional power 100 years after its formation, went on to become a global power less than 100 years later, eventually emerging victorious from the Cold War as the sole superpower in a unipolar world system before encountering it in the present/current multipolar environment. Special references will be made to globalization, terrorism, the 9/11 events, and the wars Afghanistan and Iraq. In addition, the course will deal with such questions as: what is history, who makes it, and how should we interpret it?

Course Start/End Date:

Course Duration: 15 weeks

Minimum Enrollment: 5 Students

Fellow/Online Instructor: TBA

Cost: 600 Euros

Minimum Enrollment: 3 Students in a Course

If enrollment in a course fails to reach the minimum number of participants required for the class to run, the class will be cancelled and tuition will be reimbursed.