Course Syllabi and Assignments
This collection of syllabi comes from instructors who teach courses related to international and U.S. foreign relations history. The SHAFR Teaching Committee hopes that this collection of syllabi will be a source of ideas about course design and organization and the selection of readings.
The syllabi are divided into two main groups--those for undergraduate courses and those for graduate courses. Within those two main divisions, the syllabi are organized in chronological and thematic groups.
The SHAFR Teaching Committee is eager to add to this collection and encourages you to submit syllabi and student assignments from your courses. Please include information that will provide some context for your course, including the level of instruction (undergraduate or graduate), the number of students in the course, and the frequency and duration of class meetings. Send submissions in .pdf, .docx, or .doc format to [email protected].
UNDERGRADUATE COURSES
Early America to the Present
“American Diplomatic History” (Robert Shaffer, Shippensburg University, 2004)
“America in International Perspective” (Laura Belmonte, Oklahoma State University, Spring 2013
"America in the World: American Foreign Relations since 1607″ (Hal Friedman, Henry Ford Community College, Fall 2007)
"Diplomatic History of the United States" (Robert J. Kodosky, West Chester University, Spring 2010)
“Foundations of US Foreign Policy” (Nicole Phelps, University of Vermont, Spring 2010)
“Foreign Relations of the United States” (Hal Friedman, Eastern Michigan University, Winter 2006)
“History of American Diplomacy” (Christy Snider, Berry College, Spring 2011)
“History of U.S. Foreign Policy” (Grant T. Weller, United States Air Force Academy, Spring 2007)
“International Relations of the United States” (Thomas Breslin, Florida International University, Spring 2011)
"U.S. Foreign Relations" (Leo Lovelace, California State Polytechnic University at Pomona, Fall 2013)
Early Republic and the 19th Century
U.S. and the World II (1850--1920) (John McNay, University of Cincinnati, 2007)
United States Foreign Relations to 1914 (Jonathan Reed Winkler, Wright State University, 2008)
U.S. Foreign Policy until 1900 (Elizabeth Kelly Gray, Towson University, 2009)
20th and 21st Centuries
“American Foreign Policy since 1895” (John Moser, Ashland University, Fall 2011)
"American Foreign Relations, 1900-present" (Elizabeth Gray, Towson University, Spring 2006)
“American Foreign Relations since 1914″ (Nicole Phelps, University of Minnesota, Spring 2006)
“U.S. Foreign Policy since 1945″ (Tami J. Friedman, Brock University, Winter 2013
“U.S.-Foreign Relations, 1900-present” (Hiroshi Kitamura, College of William and Mary, Spring 2009)
“U.S. Diplomatic History” (Donald N. Clark, Trinity University, Fall 2006)
“United States Diplomacy since 1920″ (Peter Hahn, Ohio State University, n.d.)
“U.S. and the World III” (John McNay, University of Cincinnati, Spring 2006)
Cold War
"Capitalism, Communism, and the Contest for Global Domination: An International History of the Cold War, 1917-1991" (Hal Friedman, Henry Ford Community College, Spring 2012)
“The Early Cold War: The Truman Administration, 1945-1953″ (R.H. Werking, United States Naval Academy, Spring 2009)
“Performing the Cold War: How the United States Sold Itself Abroad” (Victoria Phillips Geduld, Columbia University, n.d.)
“The United States and the Cold War, 1917-1991″ (Hal Friedman, Henry Ford Community College, Spring 2013)
“The United States and the Cold War” (Tami Friedman, Brock University, Winter 2012)
Vietnam
“The American Experience in Vietnam” (Stephen Rabe, University of Texas at Dallas, Fall 2012)
“The Vietnam War” (Laura Belmonte, Oklahoma State University, Spring 2013)
“The Vietnam Wars” (Robert J. Kodosky, West Chester University, Spring 2007)
“War and Society in the 20th Century: The Vietnam War” (Edward Segel, Reed College, Fall 2008)
Developing World
“Problems in American Foreign Policy: The Third World” (Larry Grubbs, University of Georgia, Fall 2004)
“Inter-American Relations” (Andy Kirkendall, Texas A&M University, n.d.)
“The United States and the Middle East, 1919-present” (Daniel Byrne, University of Evansville, n.d.)
“Decolonization and the United States” (Daniel Byrne, University of Notre Dame, n.d.)
Other Thematic Courses
“The 1890s: Globalizing America” (Nicole Phelps, University of Vermont, Fall 2011)
“America Goes to War!” (Robert J. Kodosky, University of West Chester, n.d.)
“Causes and Consequences of US Foreign Policy” (Elizabeth Sanders, Cornell University, Spring 2012)
"The Congress" (Gary Donato, Boston University, Spring 2014)
"Gender and International Relations” (Carol Chin, University of Toronto, 2006)
“Gender and US Foreign Relations” (Nicole Phelps, University of Vermont, Spring 2008)
“National Security and Foreign Policy, 1898-Present” (H. van Tuyll, Augusta State University, Spring 2010)
"National Security Policy" (Gary Donato, Boston University, Fall 2014)
“The Nuclear World” (Hiroshi Kitamura, College of William and Mary, Fall 2008)
"The Presidency" (Gary Donato, Boston University, Spring 2011)
“Studies in History of Diplomacy” (Michael A. Butler, College of William and Mary, Fall 2012)
“Topics in Diplomacy: The Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan” (Molly Wood, Wittenberg University, Spring 2012)
GRADUATE COURSES
Vietnam
Vietnam (Stephen Rabe, University of Texas at Dallas, Fall 2002)
“The American Experience in Vietnam” (Stephen Rabe, University of Texas at Dallas, Fall 2012)
Reading and Research Seminars
“Seminar in U.S. Diplomatic History” (Peter Hahn, Ohio State University, Spring 2004)
“American Empire” (Thomas Zeiler, University of Colorado, n.d.)
"American Foreign Policy since WWII" (Piero Gleijeses, Nitze School, Fall 2006)
"The Road to Empire: U.S. from Independence to WWII" (Piero Gleijeses, Nitze School, Fall 2006)
2008 SHAFR SUMMER INSTITUTE AT OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY
The United States and Iraq
“U.S.-Iraq” (Jeffry Engel, Qiang Zhai, Thomas Zoumaras, Matt Jacobs)
“U.S.-Iraq" (Tom Gaskin, Fabian Hilfrich, Michaela Hoenicke Moore, Sandra Scanlon)
“U.S.-Iraq" (Sayuri Shimizu, Molly Wood, Chris Jespersen, Andrew Johns)
Note: The preceding three syllabi were prepared by participants of the 2008 SHAFR Summer Institute at Ohio State University. By design, they are concise outlines of content and readings only and they are intended to provide basic frameworks for adoption at colleges and universities. |
