May 09, 2025  
2022-2023 Hill Book (Class of 2026) 
    
2022-2023 Hill Book (Class of 2026) [ARCHIVED HILL BOOK]

HIS 329 - The Vietnam Era and Its Legacy

Three Credits
Fall Semester

An examination of U.S. policy toward Southeast Asia and the war in Vietnam from the 1940s to the present. The course explores the origins of the U.S. military commitment in Southeast Asia and the ultimate failure of U.S. policy. The effects of the war on veterans and the home front, the peace movement, and the legacy of the war for contemporary U.S. society is also examined.

Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): Sophomore standing.
Course Applies to: American Studies, Asian Studies
Note: Considered a United States History.

          Thematic Approaches: Crisis and Conflict; Global Connections