COURSE UNIT TITLE

: AMERICAN HISTORY I

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
AKE 1001 AMERICAN HISTORY I COMPULSORY 3 0 0 5

Offered By

American Culture and Literature

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

Offered to

American Culture and Literature

Course Objective

This course aims to examine the social, political, diplomatic and economic events that took place between the exploration and colonization of the New World and the Civil War. In this respect, the students are exposed all the concepts and terms that are necessary to evaluate this period.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To be acquainted with the political, social, economic, and historical events between the exploration of the New World and the Civil War;
2   To know the basic terms, dates, concepts, and principals in order to understand the events between the exploration of the New World and the Civil War;
3   To understand the facts and principals concerning the period;
4   To be able to find the reason and result relationship of the main events concerning the period;
5   To able to apply these facts and situations to new and currents situations.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction The Meeting of the Old World and the New: 1492-1640 Discussion
2 American Society Takes Shape:1640-1720 Reading and Discussion
3 Growth and Diversity:1720-1770 Reading and Discussion
4 Severing the Bonds of Empire:1754-1774 Reading and Discussion
5 A Revolution Indeed:1775-1783 Reading and Discussion
6 Forging A National Republic:1776-1789 Reading and Discussion
7 Politics and the Society in the Early Republic:1789-1800 Reading and Discussion
8 Mid-term
9 The Empire of Liberty:1801-1824 Reading and Discussion
10 Rails, Markets, and Mills:1800-1860 Reading and Discussion
11 Reform Politics and Expansion:1824-1844 Reading and Discussion
12 Slavery and American Future, The Road to War: 1845-1861 Reading and Discussion
13 The Civil War: 1861-1865 Reading and Discussion
14 Reconstruction by Trial and Error:1865-1877 Reading and Discussion

Recomended or Required Reading

Bailyn, Bernard, et al. The Great Republic: A History of American People. 13th ed. Lexington: D.C. Heath and Company, 1985. Print.
Brinkley, Alan. American History: A Survey. 13th ed. Boston: McGraw Hill, 2009. Print.
Norton, Mary Beth, et al. A People and a Nation: History of the United States .7th ed. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1991. Print.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

At the exams the students will be asked whether they
* know the fundamental concepts relating to the area;
* are familiar with the historical, social, political, end economic events of the time;
* have grasped the role of the United States in the world arena;
* have acquired the ability to think critically on historical issues.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE 1 MIDTERM EXAM 1
2 FIN FINAL EXAM
3 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE 1 * 0.50 + FIN * 0.50
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE 1 * 0.50 + RST * 0.50


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

* The students are required to identify the major issues dealt and discussed in the course material.
* They are also asked to demonstrate comprehensive knowledge of major facts relevant to the topics dealt in the class hours.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

* According to the university policy the students are required to attend 70% of all scheduled classes.
* The students are required to come to the classes having read the assigned text.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

To be announced.

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 3 39
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 4 52
Preparation for midterm exam 1 15 15
Preparation for final exam 1 20 20
Final 1 3 3
Midterm 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 132

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14
LO.14
LO.2554
LO.34
LO.44
LO.54

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