Spring 2026
Meeting:
to be arranged
SLN:
18832
Section Type:
Lecture
Instructor:
ASYNCHRONOUS ONLINE LEARNING.
ISS O MAJORS ONLY PERIOD 1. ISS
O, ECE, AND ECFS MAJORS ONLY
PERIOD 2. NONMATRICULATED AND
TUITION-BASED (STATE) STUDENTS
MAY REGISTER PERIOD 3 AND PAY
THE ISS RATE OF $416/CREDIT.
CONTACT PCE REGISTRATION: 206-
543-2310.
Catalog Description:
Survey of American political thought from colonial times to the 1980s. Topics include the idea of the self-made man; the intellectual contexts of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution; slavery, abolition, and the Civil War; progressivism; Cold War liberalism; the Civil Rights Movement and and its critics; and modern conservatism. Course overlaps with: POL S 318 and POL S 319.
GE Requirements Met:
Social Sciences (SSc)
Writing (W)
Institute Name:
UW PROFESSIONAL AND CONTINUING EDUCATION
Credits:
5.0
Status:
Active
Last updated:
June 25, 2026 - 6:32 pm