All Undergraduate Syllabi

 

If you are looking for inspiration for your next undergraduate military history course, you will find sample syllabi below covering topics ranging from Ancient and Medieval warfare, to the Second World War, to Peace and Security Studies. While many have been taught at civilian universities, several come from West Point’s curriculum.

You can also send us your own syllabi to complete our collection.

ADAMS, Kevin: War and Society

ADAMS, Kevin: War and Society

CAPPELLA, Rosella: War, State, and Society in the Modern Era

CAPPELLA, Rosella: War, State, and Society in the Modern Era

CAPPELLA, Rosella: Nuclear Security

CAPPELLA, Rosella: Nuclear Security

CLEMIS, Martin: Research Methods

CLEMIS, Martin: Research Methods

CLEMIS, Martin: The Civil War and Reconstruction

CLEMIS, Martin: The Civil War and Reconstruction

CLEMIS, Martin: Military Force and U.S. Foreign Policy since 1945

CLEMIS, Martin: Military Force and U.S. Foreign Policy since 1945

CLEMIS, Martin: The Cold War

CLEMIS, Martin: The Cold War

CLEMIS, Martin: America in Vietnam – A Political and Military History, 1950-1975

CLEMIS, Martin: America in Vietnam – A Political and Military History, 1950-1975

CLEMIS, Martin: Violent Politics: Irregular War and Western Response from Mao to the Islamic State

CLEMIS, Martin: Violent Politics: Irregular War and Western Response from Mao to the Islamic State

CLEMIS, Martin: Soldiers, War, and the Combat Experience in American History

CLEMIS, Martin: Soldiers, War, and the Combat Experience in American History

CLEMIS, Martin: An Environmental History of Warfare

CLEMIS, Martin: An Environmental History of Warfare

CLEMIS, Martin: American Military History

CLEMIS, Martin: American Military History

CLEMIS, Martin: War and the American Presidency

CLEMIS, Martin: War and the American Presidency

EPSTEIN, Kate: War and the United States, 1898–Present

EPSTEIN, Kate: War and the United States, 1898–Present

HITCHCOCK, William: The Second World War

HITCHCOCK, William: The Second World War

HITCHCOCK, William: War and Society in the Twentieth Century

HITCHCOCK, William: War and Society in the Twentieth Century

HITCHCOCK, William: Europe at War, 1939-1945: Occupation, Genocide, Resistance

HITCHCOCK, William: Europe at War, 1939-1945: Occupation, Genocide, Resistance

HUEBNER, Andrew: How America Fights:  War and Society since 1898

HUEBNER, Andrew: How America Fights: War and Society since 1898

ISHERWOOD, Ian: The Great War

ISHERWOOD, Ian: The Great War

KIERAN, David: The United States' War in Vietnam

KIERAN, David: The United States' War in Vietnam

KIERAN, David: War & Society in U.S. Culture

KIERAN, David: War & Society in U.S. Culture

KIERAN, David: 9/11 & the War on Terror in U.S. Culture

KIERAN, David: 9/11 & the War on Terror in U.S. Culture

LEE, Wayne: Global History of Warfare

LEE, Wayne: Global History of Warfare

LEE, Wayne: Introduction to Peace and Security Studies

LEE, Wayne: Introduction to Peace and Security Studies

LINN, Brian: American Military History

LINN, Brian: American Military History

MCDONOUGH, Matt: The Civil War and Reconstruction

MCDONOUGH, Matt: The Civil War and Reconstruction

MCDONOUGH, Matt: American Military History

MCDONOUGH, Matt: American Military History

MULLEN, Abby: American Naval History

MULLEN, Abby: American Naval History

NAGEL, Amanda: Total War and the United States, 1860-1950

NAGEL, Amanda: Total War and the United States, 1860-1950

NEIBERG, Michael: World War I

NEIBERG, Michael: World War I

NEIBERG, Michael: World War II

NEIBERG, Michael: World War II

ROBERTS, Mary Louise: The Second World War

ROBERTS, Mary Louise: The Second World War

ROBERTS, Mary Louise: Gender, Sex, and War in the European Twentieth Century

ROBERTS, Mary Louise: Gender, Sex, and War in the European Twentieth Century

ROGERS, Clifford: Ancient and Medieval Warfare

ROGERS, Clifford: Ancient and Medieval Warfare

TRAUSCHWEIZER, Ingo: American Military History

TRAUSCHWEIZER, Ingo: American Military History

TRAUSCHWEIZER, Ingo: The United States in the Vietnam War

TRAUSCHWEIZER, Ingo: The United States in the Vietnam War

TRAUSCHWEIZER, Ingo: War, Violence, and Modernity

TRAUSCHWEIZER, Ingo: War, Violence, and Modernity

WEBER, Jennifer: War and Society

WEBER, Jennifer: War and Society

WILSON, Mark: American Military History

WILSON, Mark: American Military History

WORSENCROFT, John: War and American Society

WORSENCROFT, John: War and American Society