Dr. Doug
Baker's OSU-OKC Home Page
Professor
of History, Humanities, & Philosophy
Dr. Doug Baker |
Office Location: LRC 308 Office Phone: (405) 945-3235 Office Fax: (405) 945-9141 Favorite History &
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Below is a list of the courses which Dr. Baker has taught at OSU-OKC, along with a brief description of each one. Each course title is also a link to the most recent course syllabus for that course.
HIST 1483: United States
History To 1865
In this course, we trace the roots of European
exploration, and tell the story of the establishment of the English colonies in
North America, the struggle for
HIST 1493: United States
History Since 1865
This course begins at the end of the U. S. Civil War with the Reconstruction Era. After that, major topics include issues relating to the Industrial Revolution, the major challenges to traditional Christianity, the Progressive Era, the Roaring Twenties, the Great Depression and New Deal, World War I, World War II, the Cold War, and general political and social history since the Second World War. Most students mistakenly believe they already know much of this history, but rarely do we ever have time to cover recent history within the lifetimes of most college students. Therefore, it is definitely not an easier course than U. S. History To 1865.
HUMN 2103: Ancient
& Medieval Western Humanities
This course provides a sweeping overview of
ancient Mesopotamia and
HUMN 2053: The Religions of
Mankind
The 5 major world religions of Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, and Buddhism are fairly thoroughly discussed in class. And most students discover they do not know as much as they thought they did about Christianity. We always have fascinating discussions! It's definitely my overall favorite course to teach here!
PHIL
1013: Introduction to Philosophy
This is the latest course that I have agreed to teach here at OSU-OKC. But as my former students already know, I'm actually a philosopher at heart and just use History and Humanities courses to teach philosophy anyway. So I might as well teach an actual course in philosophy. This course introduces the students to the deep philosophical questions which have been debated throughout Western civilization. What is the nature of reality? Does God exist? What is knowledge and how do we obtain it, if at all? What is good and what is evil? What ethical principles should govern our lives? These and many other questions, including political philosophy, are addressed in this course. Please join us and have great fun while learning to think more deeply about the really important issues of life!
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