The WWII continuing education track provides a rich sequence of online courses that will allow WWII experts and educators to learn at their own pace, while gaining premier knowledge that can be used in their professional careers. Learners of all backgrounds will be able to increase their knowledge of the war, as well as their critical thinking skills, while achieving quality personal growth and intellectual development through the vanguard coursework. View our upcoming courses below.
Victory in the Pacific: 1944–45
World War II was the deadliest conflict in human history. This course examines the American experience of the violent final months of the war in the Pacific, from Iwo Jima to the dropping of the atomic bombs, through a combination of lectures, curated National WWII Museum materials, and discussions.
Registration: November 17, 2025 – March 16, 2026
Enroll by December 31, 2025 using the code DSCWWIIVPEB for 10% off the total cost of the course.
Course Dates: February 2 – April 13, 2026
Meet Our Instructors
Taught by the scholars of The National WWII Museum’s Institute for the Study of War and Democracy; Museum historians, curators, and educators; as well as leading faculty from Arizona State University, the WWII continuing education program provides lifelong learners in-depth insights into the war and its legacies. Get to know some of the course instructors:
The Student Experience
The continuing education program aims at the student who is less concerned with grading and accumulation of academic credit hours, and more interested in the satisfaction and intellectual stimulation of lifelong learning. Continuing education courses will be briefer and more concise, while still drawing upon the combined resources and personnel of The National WWII Museum and Arizona State University.
Continuing education courses will also take participants “behind the lines” at the Museum, allowing them to see artifacts and documents that are not displayed as part of the regular exhibits. Without assignments, papers, or exams, the continuing education experience amounts to education for the purest reason of all: the challenge of learning.
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