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TSMUS 200 American History I, 1607-1877 (5) I&S Allen, Honey, Nicoletta
Introduces, surveys, and analyzes American history from 1607-1877. Traces political, economic, social, and cultural trends of America's Colonial, Revolutionary, Early National, Antebellum, Civil War, and Reconstruction eras.
TSMUS 201 American History II, 1877-present (5) I&S Allen, Honey, Nicoletta
Introduces, surveys, and analyzes American history from 1877-present. Traces the major political, economic, social, and cultural trends of the American eras of Industrial Revolution, Progressivism, 1920s, FDR and the New Deal, World War II, Cold War, 1960s, and Reaganism to the present day.
TSMUS 300 The Making of America (5) I&S
Interdisciplinary study of diverse and changing American cultures. Topics may include materialism, art, and spiritual life; freedom and oppression; individualism and community; ethnicity, race, class and gender; social movements and social change; environmental ethics.
Instructor Course Description:
Julie A. Nicoletta
TSMUS 315 Industrialization and Reform (5) I&S
Examines the development of industrial capitalism and its effects on government, social institutions, workers and the environment, and on efforts to bring about reform. Provides a historical context for considering current debates about free markets versus planned or regulated economies.
TSMUS 320 American Constitutional Law (5) I&S Duras
Covers fundamental principles of U.S. Constitution with emphasis on current and future controversial issues such as sex and race discrimination, free speech including the entertainment industry, privacy rights, rights of the criminally accused, Roe v. Wade, and separation of church and state. Discusses significant Supreme Court cases.
TSMUS 322 American Labor Since the Civil War (5) I&S
Provides a history of workers and labor institutions from the era of industrialization to the post-industrial era, focusing on labor-management conflict, the rise and fall of unions, and on the role of government, the media, and other forces in determining events. Concludes with an assessment of labor today.
TSMUS 328 The American Environment: Literature, Culture, and Social Policy (5) I&S
Explores American environmental values as revealed in a wide variety of literary and historical texts. Considers how culture influences environmental policy and how environmental policy reveals fundamental qualities of American culture. Includes readings from poetry to environmental impact statements, and from nature essays to governmental land use plans.
TSMUS 410 Early American Politics, Constitution, and Law (5, max. 10) I&S
Explores American political history from a variety of perspectives. Topics vary, including the American Revolution, Constitution and Bill of Rights, political party systems, Jacksonian democracy, nationalism and sectionalism, the Civil War and American laws and lawyers.
TSMUS 413 Civil Rights, Civil Liberties (5, max. 10) I&S
Examines the historic personal and community rights, or lack thereof, embodied in the Constitution and Bill of Rights. Focuses on the history of efforts to preserve, extend or undermine these rights and on the status of these rights today. May be repeated for credit with instructor's approval.
TSMUS 416 Current Issues in U.S. Public Policy (5) I&S
Develops student's analytical and conceptual understanding of current key federal public policy issues and reform proposals. Examines the economic role of the government versus the private sector in the U.S. economy, and analyzes issues surrounding the appropriate size and role of the public sector.
TSMUS 417 Urban Problems and Policies (5) I&S
Develops and applies economic analyses to an understanding of the dynamics and underlying structure of urban economies and urban problems. Draws examples from the local economy and local problems.
TSMUS 419 The Robber Barons and the Philosophy of Business (5) I&S
Examines economic life in the United States as shaped since 1870 by the exploits of famous captains of industry and the corporate empires they founded. Studies these business adventures (from railroads to Microsoft) and analyzes the nature and traits (dress, consumption habits, and political appetites) of the modern capitalist spirit.
TSMUS 420 Economics of Education (5) I&S
Examines topics in the economics of education including how schools re financed and why; what determines the amount and distribution of individual educational obtainment; debate over school vouchers; and the economic returns to education.
TSMUS 421 Environmental Policy (5) I&S/NW
Examines tradeoffs between the formal economy and the environment, and assesses current environmental policy. Places particular emphasis on examining and understanding local environmental issues.
TSMUS 422 Economics of Sports (5) I&S
Explores sports economics. Uses economic theory and analysis to examine issues central to professional sports such as the determination of salaries and the public subsidization of stadiums.
TSMUS 429 Topics in States and Markets (5, max. 15)
TSMUS 467 United States History 1945-Present (5) I&S
Examines U. S. history from 1945 to present. Examines the social, political, and economic history of the nation. Focuses on the role of culture, social consciousness, political thought, and the confluence of race, class, and gender in shaping U.S. history. Focuses on new developments in American life.
