Here is our weekly schedule. New Modules will be activated at the end of each week (by Sunday evening), unless otherwise noted.
DATE | TOPIC | ASSIGNMENTS | |
WEEK 1: 1/27-2/2/25 | * Module 1: Course Introduction | * Discussion Board #1: Introductions * Discussion Boards posts are due by midnight, Sunday, 2/2/2025 | |
WEEK 2: 2/3-2/9 | *Module 3: Ideology | * Discussion Board posts 1 and 2 * Module 2 Reading response paper | |
WEEK 3: 2/10-2/16 | * Module 4: What is Social Class? | See assignments in the module. | |
WEEK 4: 2/17-2/23 | * Module 5: What is Social Class – Part 2 | * NOTE: Module 5 will take place over 2 weeks. * See assignments in module. | |
WEEK 5: 2/24-3/2 | * Module 5: What is Social Class – Part 2 | * See assignments in module. | |
WEEK 6: 3/3-3/9 | * Module 6: How Class Influenced the Constitution | * See assignments in module. | |
WEEK 7: 3/10-3/16 | * Module 7: The Structure of US Government | * See assignments in module. | |
WEEK 8: 3/17-3/23 | * First Exam | * First Exam. * Due date: 3/23/25 | |
WEEK 9: 3/24-3/30 | * Module 9: Civil Liberties and the Bill of Rights | * NOTE: this week you should focus on the study of the Bill of Rights | |
WEEK 10: 3/31-4/6 | * Module 9: Civil Liberties and the Bill of Rights | * NOTE: this week you should focus on the War on Terror, and the Patriot Act | |
WEEK 11: 4/7-4/13 | * Module 11: The Court System | * NOTE: Module 11 takes place over two weeks. | |
WEEK 12: 4/14-4/20 | * Module 11: The Court System | * See assignments in module. | |
WEEK 13: 4/21-4/27 | * Module 12: The Supreme Court in Action: The Wal-Mart Case | * See assignments in module. | |
WEEK 14: 4/28-5/4 | * Module 13: MLK’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail” | * Discussion Board 13 and Reading Response Paper 13 | |
WEEK 15: 5/5-5/14 | * Module 14: On Racialized Capitalism | * See assignments in module. * NOTE: you have 2 weeks to complete this last module, along with any other outstanding work, and review for the upcoming Second Exam. | |
WEEK 16: 5/14-5/19 | * Module 15: Second Exam | * Second Exam. * DUE DATE: 5/19, Monday, by midnight. | |