Course Description

This course covers the period from the end of WWII until the present.

Because the class examines contemporary history, it is more strongly a history of the present than other history classes. The principle goal will be to understand the US today by delving into the history of post-World War II America. The course content is roughly divided into two periods: the creation of Cold War America from 1945 to about 1970 and the Age of Fracture (as Daniel Rodgers calls it) or Great Unwinding (as George Packer labels it) from the 1970s to the present. Students will learn to apply an historic perspective to current events, to identify broad historic developments and how they evolved between 1945 and now, to interpret a variety of primary sources—textual, visual, material—within appropriate historic contexts, and to articulate their analyses, both verbally and in writing.

 

Meeting Place and Times

Online

Instructor(s)

TBA

 

Prerequisites

None 

Tuition and Fees

If you are accepted into a qualified online program, see the appropriate MSU Online Only Tuition and Fee table.

If you are also taking a face-to-face course, please refer to the MSU Fee Schedules.

Required Books/Materials

 

All tetxs are available online, or through the course D2L page.

Computer Requirements:

Internet access

A device and browser that pass the system check for Brightspace LE, MSU's learning management system.

For More Information

For course information: Please contact Janet Ore.

How to Register

You must be accepted as a student to Montana State University to take this course.

Learn how to apply.

After your application has been accepted, you will register via MSU's online registration system, MyInfo.

Registration requires a PIN. Learn how to find your PIN.

Once you have your PIN, learn how to register through MyInfo.