American Ideas and the American Experience

Program Basics

Course Title: Politcal Science, American Ideas and the American Experience

Course Description: The course will include an examination of the basic principles of the American political tradition, the contestation of those principles in various historical periods (e.g. the Revolutionary war and the founding; the Civil War and Reconstruction, the New Deal and WWII, the 1960s, post 9-11 America), and consideration of significant political issues.  The program will be based at George Washington University and will include classroom work, field trips and outside speakers.

Faculty Leaders: Profs. Dan Cullen, Steve Wirls, Tim Huebner, and Steve Ceccoli

Location: George Washington University, DC

Dates: May 28-June 18, 2010

Program Cost Estimate: $3000 includes tuition and room

Academic Overvew

Prerequisites:

  • Minimum GPA: 3.0. 
  • Students must have completed one of the following courses- History 233, Pol.Sci. 110, Pol.Sci. 151, I.S. 100 or Economics 101.

Credits: 6

Degree Requirements: F11