From 1980 through 2011, I taught at Penn State, and in a variety of departments. Originally I was based in Administration of Justice, but I also taught in American Studies, before focusing chiefly on Religious Studies and History, which is where I spent most of my years. (The two units were combined administratively). Through that period, two courses stand out as by far my most popular offerings, namely The Politics of Terrorism (annually 1986-1996, for Admin of Justice and Political Science), and my History course on The Second World War. I taught both of those on a number of occasions. I also taught the three Religious Studies courses listed below on a regular basis.
The table below focuses on my teaching in History and Religious Studies.
UNDERGRADUATE COURSES
In History
History 001 The Western Heritage I
History 012 History of Pennsylvania
History 144 The Second World War
History 302 Reagan’s America
History 417 The Age of Absolutism: Europe 1640-1790
History 446 America Between the Wars
History 448 America In The 1960s
History/RLST 497A Celtic Britain 1500-1800
In Religious Studies
RLST 001H Introduction to World Religions
RLST 125W Modern Christianity
RLST 132W Sects And Cults
GRADUATE COURSES
History 546 i Communism And Anti-Communism In Twentieth Century America
History 546 ii Beyond The Good War: America In The 1940s
History 546 iii America 1975-1985: Hedonism, Moralism And Militarism
Hist/RLST 560 Modern American Catholicism
Hist. 592 Pro-Seminar On Modern History
I will include just a few samples of those course syllabuses:
I attach details of my evaluations from that era: