Learn About American History and Baseball History. Follow the course of American History and Baseball History side-by-side.

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American History Through Baseball SpecializationUniversity of Colorado Boulder

What you will learn

Gain a broad sense of historical change, politics, economy, society and culture, and persistent and recurring challenges.
Discover some examples of how those changes played out in American history — the people and places involved and their impact.
Develop your ability to think historically — examine the past on its own terms, consider context and change, and analyze historical arguments.
Apply historical skills to the contemporary world, grapple with questions that matter to you, and learn about baseball.

Skills you will gain

About this Specialization

This specialization is intended for those interested in sports marketing, sports administration, the MLB, and American culture & globalization. It is highly beneficial to those interested in American history and fans of baseball. Throughout the four courses, learners will track American history and baseball history side-by-side.

Applied Learning Project

Learners will take short practice quizzes after watching videos that are not graded. You will then complete end-of-module quizzes which are graded. There are no Peer Reviews in this specialization. There are also no Final Exams at the end of each course.

Shareable Certificate

Earn a Certificate upon completion

100% online courses

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Flexible Schedule

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Beginner Level

Approximately 4 months to complete

Suggested pace of 2 hours/week

English

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Shareable Certificate

Earn a Certificate upon completion

100% online courses

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Flexible Schedule

Set and maintain flexible deadlines.

Beginner Level

Approximately 4 months to complete

Suggested pace of 2 hours/week

English

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Hands-on Project

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Earn a Certificate

When you finish every course and complete the hands-on project, you'll earn a Certificate that you can share with prospective employers and your professional network.

There are 4 Courses in this Specialization

Course1

Course 1

Moneyball and Globalization

This course will explore baseball’s historical connections to money and globalization, two of the most powerful forces in the modern era. Baseball may be a child’s game, but it has been inextricably intertwined with money and profit since its very inception in the late nineteenth century. The Reserve Clause, world tours, collective bargaining, expansion, bringing players from abroad, and realignment have always been driven as much or more by money than anything else.

Course2

Course 2

Race, Gender, and Culture

This course will explore baseball through the lenses of race, gender, and culture. For good and for ill, baseball has been at the forefront of how the United States has dealt with these issues. Does baseball leading the way with desegregation negate that the sport was at the forefront of segregation with its Gentlemen’s Agreements? What is the historical legacy of baseball providing opportunities for women during wartime, in a way that other North American professional sports leagues did not? These are some of the ideas that this course will explore as it shows baseball’s virtues and flaws.

Course3

Course 3

Baseball and Americanism

This course will explore baseball and Americanism. What does it mean that baseball is the national pastime? What does national pastime even mean? What about national? When you think of the United States, what do you think of? Is baseball a part of that? These are some of the aspects we are going to delve into throughout this course. We are going to spend some time discussing how baseball reflected American culture at the time. In some instances, we will discuss how baseball reflected what people wanted American culture to look like, or appear to be.

Course4

Course 4

Baseball into the Millennium

Instructor

Tom Zeiler

Offered by

University of Colorado Boulder

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Will I earn university credit for completing the Specialization?
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American History Through Baseball Specialization

What you will learn

Skills you will gain

About this Specialization

Applied Learning Project