Not open to students who elect this as concentration in the MA in History 

Upon completion of this certificate students will be able to:

• Compare and contrast historical context of 18th century British and colonial American political and constitutional philosophies, social norms and societal structure, economics, religious concepts, and foreign and diplomatic policy.
• Discern and assess the political, economic, cultural, and social aspects of the Civil War, including the causes and the conflict's aftermath.
• Explain changes in American society such as industrialization, immigration, and urbanization; isolationism and collective security; World War I; changing values; stock market crash; the Great Depression, and the cultural, social, political, military, and economic growth to the present.
• Critique the history of expressive and material culture; historical contexts of various artistic movements; cultural imperialism; cultural appropriation, creativity, and identity; and expressions of social difference and deviance in the United States.
• Discern the origins, content, and judicial interpretations of the U.S. Constitution and the Supreme Court’s evolving decisions on issues as States’ rights, civil rights, the Commerce Clause, Due Process in criminal and other proceedings, and protected freedoms.

LW567 / HIS 522 - The American Revolution in Context
CW500 / HIS 531 - Civil War: Seminal Event in American History
OC550 / HIS 570 - The United States in the 20th Century
OC553 / HIS 571 - U.S. Constitutional History
OC542 / HIS 572 - History and Popular Culture