Courses

An analytical study of the office and powers of the President as chief of state, head of its executive branch, commander-in-chief of its armed forces, director of its foreign policy, and his role as legislator, party leader, and spokesman of the nation. The concept of the presidency and the achievements of the presidents will be particularly examined.

This course is a critical exploration of American presidential leadership. Students examine the legal foundations of presidential authority, popular influences on presidential politics, the role of the presidency in the broader context of American democratic government. (AG/PT).

The American Presidency is an examination of the most powerful yet unique institution in the world. The course will examine the development of the US presidency from its origins to the present day, presidential powers and responsibilities, the president's relationship with Congress and the federal courts, the performance of presidents relative to the public's expectations and domestic and foreign policy.

Examination of the historical evolution of the American presidency, with particular emphasis on the expansion of presidential powers during the 20th century.

A seminar stressing critical approaches to the major works of Emerson, Thoreau, Hawthorne, Melville, Poe, and Whitman.

Period course in the American Renaissance, covering such writers as Emerson, Hawthorne, Thoreau, Alcott, Fuller, Douglass, Melville, Poe, Stowe and Whitman.

The political, diplomatic, economic, and social history of the United States from the end of the American Revolution through the War of 1812.

A study of the events that led to the break with the mother country and the creation of an independent United States.

A study of the events that led to the break with the mother country and the creation of an independent United States.

The causes and consequences of revolutionary activity; battlefields and homefronts during the War for Independence; social, political and economic impact of the Revolution on diverse peoples and communities both in the new United States and abroad; historical memory of the American Revolution.