HIST428 AMERICAN CULTURAL HISTORY II
| Course Code: | 2400428 |
| 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 |
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| Offered Semester: | Fall Semesters. |
Course Objectives
This course aims to familiarize the students with the cultural history of the United States from the late nineteenth century to the era of globalization. It will also aspire to define various thematic approaches to cultural history, and will also explain the basic features of American popular history.
Course Content
Familiarization of the students with the cultural history of the United States from the twentieth century to the contemporary period. Thematic and methodological approaches about specific subfields of American cultural history. Remarkable issues in High Culture (i.e. fine arts, architecture, etc.), popular literature and amusements, philosophical and religious trends, visual and material cultures, and social rituals and subgroups in American history.
Course Learning Outcomes
By the end of this course, the students will become familiar with a number of remarkable issues in High Culture, popular literature and amusements, philosophical and religious trends, visual and material cultures, and social rituals and subgroups in American history.
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