Overview
The Civil War and Reconstruction , which introduces students to the most pivotal era in American history.
The Civil War transformed the nation by eliminating the threat of secession and destroying the institution of slavery. It raised questions that remain central to our understanding of ourselves as a people and a nation – the balance of power between local and national authority, the boundaries of citizenship, and the meanings of freedom and equality.
The Civil War and Reconstruction Program from Columbia University - ColumbiaX will examine the causes of the war, the road to secession, the conduct of the Civil War, the coming of emancipation, and the struggle after the war to breathe meaning into the promise of freedom for four million emancipated slaves. One theme throughout the series is what might be called the politics of history – how the world in which a historian lives affects his or her view of the past, and how historical interpretations reinforce or challenge the social order of the present.
What you will learn
- How generations of historians have explained the road to secession, the causes and conduct of the war, the coming of emancipation, and the struggle to breathe meaning into the promise of freedom for four million emancipated slaves
- Slavery's central role in the southern and national economies
- How the issue of the expansion of slavery came to dominate national politics
- The dramatic change in historians' interpretations of the period in the last two generations
- How The Civil War and Reconstruction turned on issues of continued relevance today
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Courses included:
- The Civil War and Reconstruction - 1850-1861: A House Divided
- The Civil War and Reconstruction - 1861 - 1865: A New Birth of Freedom
- The Civil War and Reconstruction – 1865-1890: The Unfinished Revolution
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Duration
- Part-time
- 14 months
- 4 hrs/week
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Delivered
- Self-paced
Disciplines
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We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.
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International
128 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 150 USD for the full programme during 14 months. -
National
128 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 150 USD for the full programme during 14 months.