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Undergraduate Course: The United States in the 1960s (HIST10103)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of History, Classics and Archaeology CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Course typeStandard AvailabilityAvailable to all students
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) Credits20
Home subject areaHistory Other subject areaNone
Course website None Taught in Gaelic?No
Course descriptionThe 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 (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Students MUST NOT also be taking The American Civil Rights Movement (HIST10155)
Other requirements A pass or passes in 40 credits of first level historical courses or equivalent and a pass or passes in 40 credits of second level historical courses or equivalent.
Before enrolling students on this course, Personal Tutors are asked to contact the History Honours Admission Secretary to ensure that a place is available (Tel: 503783).
Additional Costs None
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesVisiting students should usually have at least 3 History courses at grade B or above (or be predicted to obtain this) for entry to this course. We will only consider University/College level courses.
Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus?Yes
Course Delivery Information
Delivery period: 2013/14 Semester 1, Available to all students (SV1) Learn enabled:  Yes Quota:  19
Web Timetable Web Timetable
Course Start Date 16/09/2013
Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 200 ( Seminar/Tutorial Hours 22, Summative Assessment Hours 2, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 172 )
Additional Notes
Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) Written Exam 67 %, Coursework 33 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Exam Information
Exam Diet Paper Name Hours & Minutes
Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May)2:00
Delivery period: 2013/14 Semester 1, Part-year visiting students only (VV1) Learn enabled:  No Quota:  5
Web Timetable Web Timetable
Course Start Date 16/09/2013
Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 200 ( Seminar/Tutorial Hours 22, Summative Assessment Hours 2, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 172 )
Additional Notes
Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) Written Exam 67 %, Coursework 33 %, Practical Exam 0 %
No Exam Information
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.
Assessment Information
One essay of about 3000 words (one third of overall assessment); one two-hour examination paper (two-thirds of overall assessment).

Visiting Student Variant Assessment
One essay of about 3000 words (one third of overall assessment); one take home examination paper (two-thirds of overall assessment).
Special Arrangements
None
Additional Information
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Syllabus Not entered
Transferable skills Not entered
Reading list Not entered
Study Abroad Not entered
Study Pattern Not entered
KeywordsUS in 1960s
Contacts
Course organiserDr Robert Mason
Tel: (0131 6)50 3770
Email: Robert.Mason@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMs Marie-Therese Rafferty
Tel: (0131 6)50 3780
Email: M.T.Rafferty@ed.ac.uk
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