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The Vietnam War

Course Overview

Date / Time Location Credits Minimium Tuition*
5/27/25 - 8/21/25
TuTh 11:45a.m. – 1:15p.m.		 University Hall Y04-4160 3 $1431 (guest students)
$1623 (current students)
Date
5/27/25 - 8/21/25
Time
TuTh 11:45a.m. – 1:15p.m.
Location
University Hall Y04-4160
Credits
3
Min. Tuition*
$1431 (guest students)
$1623 (current 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

Summer Session 3, 13 weeks

Class Dates

5/27/2025 - 8/21/2025

Location

University Hall Y04-4160

Enrolled / Capacity

16 / 35

Status

Closed

Instructor

Kevin Murphy

Tuition*

$1431 (guest students)
$1623 (current students)

* 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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