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The Vietnam War

Course Overview

Date / Time Location Credits Minimium Tuition*
9/8/26 - 12/11/26
TuTh 9:30a.m. – 10:45a.m.		 Wheatley-Peters W02-0201 3 $2138 (guest students)
Date
9/8/26 - 12/11/26
Time
TuTh 9:30a.m. – 10:45a.m.
Location
Wheatley-Peters W02-0201
Credits
3
Min. Tuition*
$2138 (guest students)

Description

This course covers the period from 1945 to 1975, with attention to the Vietnamese Revolution and its American and Vietnamese adversaries. Topics include origins of the Cold War and US policy in Indochina; Vietnam's peasant revolution and Communist Party; society, economy, and ideology of the Saigon milieu; the US anti-war movement; and US soldiers and veterans of the Vietnam War era.

This course is closed for registration.

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Course Details

Session

Regular Academic Session

Class Dates

9/8/2026 - 12/11/2026

Location

Wheatley-Peters W02-0201

Enrolled / Capacity

30 / 30

Status

Closed

Instructor

Kevin Murphy

Tuition*

* The tuition estimate is based on minimum, single-course cost to a new student who is a Massachusetts resident and not enrolled in a multi-course program. State residency, online/in person modality, and matriculation to a degree program may affect cost.

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