HIST1002
10 units
1000 level
Course handbook
Description
This course surveys the domestic history and foreign relations of the United States since 1865. It looks broadly at social movements and developments in American society and culture over 150 years of American history as well as the main political developments in that period.
Availability2024 Course Timetables
Callaghan
- Semester 1 - 2024
Online
- Semester 1 - 2024
Learning outcomes
On successful completion of the course students will be able to:
1. Articulate core knowledge of American history in the period since the Civil War.
2. Critically analyse interpretations of America's past, and the primary source documentation that underpins them.
3. Employ basic research skills to identify suitable scholarly sources in the field of American history.
4. Communicate clear and concise arguments in written and oral forms that address problems and issues in American history
Content
This course analyses key issues in American History since the Civil War. Topics include reconstruction, industrialisation, immigration, progressive reform, the 1920s, the Ku Klux Klan, the Great Depression, the New Deal, Civil Rights, the liberal experiments of the 1960s, Malcolm X and Black Power, feminism, and the conservative resurgence beginning with the election of Richard Nixon in 1968. In foreign policy, the main theme is the tension between 'isolationism' and 'internationalism,' paying specific attention to America's acquisition of an empire in the late nineteenth century, US entry into the World Wars, the Cold War and the Gulf War.
Requisite
This course replaces HIST3010. If you have successfully completed HIST3010 you cannot enrol in this course.
Assessment items
Project: Podcast (Individual)
Quiz: Online quizzes
Annotated Bibliography: Annotated Bibliography
Essay: Essay
Contact hours
Semester 1 - 2024 - Callaghan
Lecture-1
- Face to Face On Campus 1 hour(s) per week(s) for 12 week(s) starting in week 1
Tutorial-1
- Face to Face On Campus 1 hour(s) per week(s) for 11 week(s) starting in week 2
Semester 1 - 2024 - Online
Lecture-1
- Online 1 hour(s) per week(s) for 12 week(s) starting in week 1
Tutorial-1
- Online 1 hour(s) per week(s) for 11 week(s) starting in week 2
Course outline
- HIST1002 - Semester 1, 2024 (All) (PDF, 197.3 KB)
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