Courses

Understanding of the U.S.-Mexico border from different theoretical perspectives, including structural violence, identity, power and demography. 1234 SOCI - Sociology (SOCI)

This course examines the decision-making processes and the substantive debates pertaining to issues of modern American national security policy and strategy. Emphasis may be placed on the theory of strategy and grand strategy, great power challenges from Russia and China, transnational threats, and the tools of power such as the use of military, intelligence, economic, and diplomatic means to advance strategic goals.

The transformation of American society and government during the post-Civil War years with special emphasis on the problems of the South.

Course explores the US Romantic movement of the 19th century, with consideration of important authors, intellectual backgrounds, and literary relationships. (WI).

Survey of American history from post-Reconstruction to the contemporary era, including industrialization, emergence as a world power, World War I, Great Depression, World War II, Cold War, the expanding role of government, and global issues in the post-Communist era.

Topical survey of the economic, social, political, and cultural developments in the United States since World War II. PW: Global Engagement

Students examine the development of the Southern United States from the end subregions, politics, economic development, culture, society, and religion unite

Students examine the colonial roots of the U.S. South and its emergence during subregions, politics, economic development, culture, society, and religion to

This course is designed to explore linguistic and sociolinguistic aspects of the Spanish language in the US and those who speak it and/or belong to communities of different Spanish-speaking cultures.

This course examines the ways in which Americans have organized and used armed force in the last 100 years, and the models that historians have used to understand and explain those actions. The central theme involves how Americans have addressed the security issues they faced and how they have both succeeded and failed to achieve stable political solutions they called “peace,” across the spectrum from the conventional to the unconventional.