Graduate Course List

Examines literary leaders, both in respect to depictions of leadership in works of classical and compelling literature, as well as literary authors who led the way and set the standards in their respective genres.

M 4:30-7:15 p.m. | ASU Sync | Course number: 23479 | Richard Avramenko

Encounters classic texts featuring analyses and discussions of important historical leaders and their actions. These texts both situate examples of leadership and statesmanship in their historical context, and highlight timeless principles of wise and effective leadership. Texts include Thucydides' History of the Peloponnesian War, Plutarch's Lives, Cicero's On Duties, Shakespeare's histories, and the writings and speeches of Abraham Lincoln.

T 4:30-7:15 p.m. | Payne Hall L1-26 | Course number: 22048 | Peter McNamara

Encounters classic texts featuringIndependent study in which a student meets regularly with a faculty member to discuss assignments. Course may include such assignments as intensive reading in a specialized area, writing a synthesis of literature on a specified topic or writing a literature review of a topic.

Course number: 26269

Preparation of a supervised applied project that is a graduation requirement.

Course number: 25940

Used by students when taking comprehensive examinations, defending theses or dissertations or fulfilling the continuous enrollment requirement.

Course number: 19434

This course examines the foundations and development of Christian political thought from the biblical traditions through the medieval period and the emergence of the modern political order. It explores how the self-revelation of the transcendent God transformed the horizon of political life and enlarged the scope of reason and political inquiry. Particular attention is given to the encounter between Greek philosophy and Christian revelation; the political thought of the Church Fathers, especially Augustine; the medieval Christian commonwealth; Aquinas's synthesis of faith and reason; the disintegration of the medieval Sacrum Imperium; and the emergence of new conceptions of political order and natural rights. The course considers how Christian texts and thinkers shaped understandings of political authority, law, morality, community, history, and the relationship between the Christian community and secular political orders.

Th 4:30-7:15 p.m. | Course number: 38417 | David Walsh

Grand Strategy in the American Revolution and Early Republic Our course traces how the American Founders and their immediate successors understood the national interest as the young republic claimed a place among the powers of the earth and what they did to promote it. Starting with an introduction to key concepts through writings by Carl von Clausewitz, Alfred Thayer Mahan, and Julian Corbett, we look at European, especially British, influences on how Colonial America understood international relations. The bulk of our course looks at cases studies from the 1760s through 1820s as the United States took form. Topics covered include the War for Independence, forming the 1789 Federal Constitution, Neutrality Debates, America's fight against piracy, the War of 1812, and the Monroe Doctrine. Documents from the period anchor class discussions.

W 4:30-7:15 p.m. | Art Bldg. 202 | Course number: 25926 | William Anthony Hay

This course traces the changing status of women and the emergence of women's rights in Western political thought. We will begin with Plato and Aristotle, move through the consequential interventions of Biblical Christianity and the Enlightenment period, and conclude with public claims for women's legal and constitutional equality in the 19th and 20th centuries. Competing meanings of relevant political concepts such as rule, authority, reason, equality, freedom, independence, law, justice, rights and duties will be scrutinized throughout the course.

iCourse | Course number: 31415 | Erika Bachiochi

Supervised research focused on preparation of a thesis, including literature review, research, data collection and analysis, and writing.

Course number: 19435