AMS-10026 - Module Specification School of Humanities Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
For academic year: 2020/21 Last Updated: 25 February 2021
AMS-10026 - The American Past: Explorations in U.S. History
Coordinator: Kristen C Brill Tel: +44 1782 7 33201
School Office: 01782 733147
Programme/Approved Electives for 2020/21
Available as a Free Standing Elective
Co-requisites
None
Prerequisites
None
Barred Combinations
None
Description for 2020/21
The American Past module is designed to equip students with a basic grounding in U.S. history from the late colonial period to the turn of the twentieth century. It stresses the multifaceted character of American development, interweaving such issues as nationalism, race, gender, and class in a broad narrative and thematic synthesis. Students will be particularly encouraged to develop specific insights into the American historical experience through investigation of documentary evidence which, alongside preparatory secondary readings, will provide the the basis for seminar discussion.
To introduce students to key themes in the history of the United States from the late colonial period to about 1900; to develop skills in historical analysis in preparation for advanced level work; to develop transferable analytic, organizational and communication skills.
Intended Learning Outcomes
1,221
Study hours
12 x 1-hour lectures; 12 x 1-hour seminars; 74 hours lecture and seminar preparation; 12 hours group presentation preparation; 40 hours essay preparation
School Rules
None
Description of Module Assessment