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.
American History Through Baseball Specialization
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American History Through Baseball Specialization
Learn About American History and Baseball History. Follow the course of American History and Baseball History side-by-side.
Instructor: Tom Zeiler
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4.5
(14 reviews)
Beginner level
Recommended experience
1 month at 10 hours a week
Flexible schedule
Earn a career credential
Share your expertise with employers
What you'll 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.
Overview
Skills you'll gain
- Cultural Diversity
- Social Studies
- Labor Relations
- Political Sciences
- Anthropology
- Global Marketing
- Social Sciences
- Market Opportunities
- Socioeconomics
- Demography
- International Relations
- Economics
- Public Safety and National Security
- Labor Law
- Trend Analysis
- Culture
- World History
- Economic Development
- Business Economics
- Social Justice
What’s included
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Taught in English
148 practice exercises
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Specialization - 4 course series
What you'll learn
Describe how money shapes baseball.
Understand how baseball connects to the international arena.
Reflect on history's influence on the business of baseball.
Skills you'll gain
Category: Labor Relations
Category: Socioeconomics
Category: Demography
Category: Business Economics
Category: World History
Category: Labor Law
Category: Culture
Category: Governance
Category: Economic Development
Category: Economics
Category: Global Marketing
Category: Market Opportunities
Category: Cultural Diversity
Category: International Relations
What you'll learn
Understand how baseball illuminates the history of race relations.
Analyze the challenges faced by women in sports and America.
Illuminate how baseball reflects on American culture.
Skills you'll gain
Category: Cultural Diversity
Category: Social Justice
Category: Culture
Category: Political Sciences
Category: Socioeconomics
Category: Anthropology
Category: World History
Category: Social Sciences
What you'll learn
Gauge the role of nationalism in American history.
Survey institutions, such as the U.S. presidency, in shaping baseball.
Investigate how American identity is tied to baseball.
Skills you'll gain
Category: Socioeconomics
Category: Culture
Category: Economics
Category: Political Sciences
Category: Social Studies
Category: International Relations
What you'll learn
Understand the role of war and crises on baseball.
Reflect on how moneyball changed the game and America.
Describe how contemporary trends, issues and movements tie back to more distant history.
Skills you'll gain
Category: Economics
Category: Trend Analysis
Category: Culture
Category: Labor Law
Category: Cultural Diversity
Category: Social Studies
Category: World History
Category: Socioeconomics
Category: Public Safety and National Security
Category: Business Economics
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