HIST341 AMERICAN CIVILIZATION: THEMES & ISSUES I
| Course Code: | 2400341 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 3 (3.00 - 0.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 6.0 |
| Department: | History |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Undergraduate |
| Course Coordinator: | Assist.Prof.Dr RİCHARD DİETRİCH |
| Offered Semester: | Once in several years. |
Course Objectives
The course objectives are:
1 – A basic mastery of the events, ideas, institutions, trends, persons and places treated.
2 – A working knowledge of the geography and topography of the United States.
3 – To provide an introduction to the major institutions, lifestyles and attitudes of the American people.
Course Content
This course will intersect History, Sociology, and Political Science to describe and analyze social movements and change within the context of American history, particularly during the twentieth century. The course will examine how some Americans have chosen to modify the political, economic, and social rules that have governed their lives by organizing and acting consciously to promote or resist change. Specific movements, individuals, ideologies, and responses will be investigated, as well as the historical conditions and events which contributed to them.
Course Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course students should be familiar with the nature of the English colonies established in North America and how they differed from all other English colonies. In addition, the students should understand how the conditions in Colonial America shaped the ideas and attitudes of the colonists, how they differed from the attitudes of the English, and how the clash of unpopular English policies towards the colonies and the colonists' attitudes led to the American Revolution in the late 18th century.
Students should also understand the type of government the Americans established as a result of their experiences before and during the Revolution, how the combination of westward expansion and the issue of slavery produced a national crisis that eventually led to the Civil War, and how the Civil War changed the United States.
Program Outcomes Matrix
| Level of Contribution | |||||
| # | Program Outcomes | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1 | are familiar with general world historical periods and trends; demonstrate knowledge of key facts, ideas, societies, organizations, cultures, structures and processes related to a variety of historical contexts. | ✔ | |||
| 2 | are familiar with existing scholarly literature, historiography and historical methodology; and have developed the ability to approach them critically. | ✔ | |||
| 3 | are acquainted with interdisciplinary approaches. | ✔ | |||
| 4 | are able to generate research questions and conduct independent historical research by locating and analyzing primary and/or secondary sources; can construct viable arguments based on source interpretation. | ✔ | |||
| 5 | have developed sufficient English language skills; additionally, they have acquired the skill to read both printed texts and manuscripts in Ottoman Turkish. | ✔ | |||
| 6 | are able to present research results both in oral and written form. | ✔ | |||
| 7 | are able to work individually or as part of a team. | ✔ | |||
| 8 | are equipped with academic ethics. | ✔ | |||
| 9 | are aware of modern day issues and current events; have the skills and knowledge to generate informed opinions. | ✔ | |||
0: No Contribution 1: Little Contribution 2: Partial Contribution 3: Full Contribution