Don't know too much personally about their DL programs from personal experience, but I must admit that their MLS was number 3 on my short list had my attempts to bash my way back into the MA in Humanities/History at California State University Dominguez Hills and/or the MA in Military Studies/Civil War Studies at American Military University resulted in utter and total failure. They are also on my short list for a PhD in History should I be forced back into the B & M mode for that (i.e., if Union Institute & University has to dump its PhD in Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences/History, and if American Military University never gets its PhD in Military Studies/Civil War Studies off the ground, and if the British-system PhDs regard me as riff-raff to be barred at the door). The University of Toledo is a good regional state-supported university here in Ohio and one of eight Ohio schools offering a PhD in History. They are making an attempt to build their branding image and are trying to establish themselves as "Ohio State North."
Re: Re: Univ. Of Toledo As a fellow AMU student I am interested in your thoughts and experiences with the courses (rigor, difficulty) compared to the other schools you have attended. For myself, I am finding AMU demands a lot of work which I view as a positive (reading, assignments) and the difficulty is at or above that of the regionally accredited school where I am taking other courses.
Re: Re: Re: Univ. Of Toledo I've already posted some under "Question for Ted Heiks," which is still living on page 3 as of 05-29-05, I believe. I plan to post more there.
Re: Re: Re: Re: Univ. Of Toledo Well, I've just noticed thar "Question for Ted Heiks" is now living on page 4 (as of 05-31-05), but you can also find it here: http://forums.degreeinfo.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=19467
I exchanged several helpful emails with the Master of Liberal Studies program director. Neil somebody, I believe, a geography professor. He was encouraging, knowledgeable, and prompt in his replies. The program also is fairly generous with older transfer credits: I believe they will allow you three courses out of ten required. Their courses are a humanities grab-bag, but taught by legit B & M profs from this academically ok school. The degree seems to hold little coherence: you just take some courses that suit your taste, and in return they hand you a master's degree in a couple of years. Price was, as I recall, on the high side per credit hour, but the transfer credits help if you have them. Like so many MLS programs, this one at UToledo had the flavor of a school money-maker, not a well-conceived degree with intellectual substance.
MLS 6010: MLS Seminar in the Humanities MLS 6020: MLS Seminar in the Social Sciences MLS 6030: MLS Seminar in the Natural Sciences MLS 6040: MLS Seminar in the Visual and Performing Arts MLS 6400: MLS Studies in the Humanities MLS 6500: MLS Studies in the Social Sciences MLS 6600: MLS Studies in the Natural Sciences MLS 6700: MLS Studies in the Visual and Performing Arts MLS Thesis Humanities courses offered in 2004-2005 included: The Age of Napoleon; The Art and History of the Printed Book; The Cold War in American Culture; Living in Society: Alternative Futures; and The West, Westerns, and American Myth. Social Sciences courses offered in 2004-2005 included: Economic Geography of the U. S.; Living in Society: Alternative Futures; Persuasive Communication; Principles and Practices of Visual Communication; and Technology and Society. Natural Sciences courses offered in 2004-2005 included Brain Biology & Behavior and Natural Disasters & Hazards. Visual and Performing Arts courses offered in 2004-2005 included: Biographical Investigations in the Visual Arts and The Martyr's Crown: The Toledo Rubens and Early Modern Culture.
