The United States in the 1960s (VS1) (U03477)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 10 ? Acronym : HCA-3-VS1-US60s

The course will examine major aspects of American history of the 1960s. As a unifying theme, it will investigate the nature of political liberalism in the United States during this period, analys-ing the goals and achievements of liberal politicians. It will also examine a series of liberal and radical challenges to consensus liberalism. In order to understand fully both the origins of change in the United States during this period and the consequences of this change, the course will sometimes investigate developments that both precede and follow the decade itself.

Entry Requirements

? This course is only available to part year visiting students.

? This course is a variant of the following course : U01571

? Pre-requisites : A pass in any first level historical course and any second level historical course or equivalent. Before enrolling students on this course, Directors are asked to contact the History Honours Admissions Secretary to ensure that a place is available (tel. 503783).

? Prohibited combinations : This course may not be included in the same curriculum as The American Civil Rights Movement (U02603).

Subject Areas

Home subject area

History, (School of History, Classics and Archaeology, Schedule E)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : 3rd year

? Delivery Period : Semester 1 (Blocks 1-2)

? Contact Teaching Time : 2 hour(s) per week for 11 weeks

First Class Information

Date	Start	End	Room	Area	Additional Information
20/09/2007	11:10	13:00	Room 3.4, Charteris Land	Central	PLEASE NOTE: The first week will be in room G.03 WRB and Charteris Land thereafter

All of the following classes

Type	Day	Start	End	Area
Lecture	Thursday	11:10	13:00	Central

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

The course aims to equip students with a good knowledge of an important period of recent U.S. history and an understanding of trends and developments that shaped American society and politics during the 1960s. In common with the other Honours courses of the subject area, this course develops historical skills acquired by students in earlier courses by using an array of secondary and primary sources. Students will learn to evaluate the comparative value of different sources. They will investigate debates among historians, and they will argue within the framework of these debates, thereby increasing their understanding of how political development relates to social change in history. The students' intellectual skills will be developed both in written and in non-written forms. The course will provide opportunities for advanced progress in individual research and writing and for advanced progress in skills related to presentations and to group discussions. In order to facilitate the achievement of these objectives, it will meet as a seminar of a size that will allow all students to participate actively in discussions.