HIS-20107 - Module Specification
School of Humanities
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

Programme/Approved Electives for 2024/25

Available as a Free Standing Elective

Co-requisites

None

Prerequisites

None

Barred Combinations

None

Description for 2024/25

How did the United States develop into the deeply divided superpower of the 2020s? By exploring a range of primary and secondary sources, you will develop the tools for more detailed historical investigation. From the close of World War I through the Cold War and the culture wars, you'll examine a range of events and developments relating to politics, economics, foreign relations, race, gender and sexuality that have shaped the modern United States.

This module seeks to engage students in a critical discussion of crucial issues in twentieth-century US history. We will examine selected developments in American politics and society using primary and secondary source materials. This will give students a sense of how people thought about themselves and their society in various decades, and provide a backdrop for understanding current affairs in the US.

Intended Learning Outcomes

describe and analyze the main developments in US history from the turn-of-the century to the twenty-first century and engage with differing interpretations of important events in this time period: 1,2
discuss and interpret texts and present findings in appropriate oral and/or written form: 1,2
evaluate evidence critically, argue logically, and challenge taken-for-granted assumptions: 1,2
apply their critical understanding of historical processes through the analysis of a range of primary and secondary texts relating to the development of the United States in the twentieth century: 1,2

Study hours

12 one-hour lectures: 12 hours
12 one-hour seminars: 12 hours
12 one-hour workshops: 12 hours
Required readings and seminar preparation: 40 hours
Group presentation preparation: 12 hours
Long essay preparation: 62 hours

School Rules

None

Description of Module Assessment