Academic General Learning Outcomes:
(1) To show that historical change can only be understood through a variety of interpretative strategies.
(2) To gain an understanding of the handling and interpretation of secondary sources.
(3) To have an awareness of the connections between social, economic and political change and continuity.
(4) Be able to write a history essay supported by appropriate scholarly trappings.

Module-Specific Learning Outcomes:
(1) Demonstrate basic knowledge of the concept of the frontier.
(2) Demonstrate an understanding of the nature of the conflicts over American national identity with particular
reference to the American Indians.
(3) Explain why racism is such a persistent problem for American society.
(4) Account for the rise of the industrial city.
(5) Explain in what ways American women's lives changed.
(6) Use primary source materials both textual and visual.

Transferable Skills
(1) Manage your time efficiently.
(2) Write according to specified criteria of presentation.
(3) Use appropriate educational technology effectively.

1 coursework assignment of 1,500 words which will test your understanding of one key feature of American historical development between 1776 and 1996.

Mary Beth Norton et. al., A People and a Nation, Houghton Mifflin: Boston, 2000.
Iwan W. Morgan and Neil A. Wynn, America's century: Perspectives on US History Since 1900, New York and London,
Holmes and Meier, 1993.
George B. Tindall and David E. Shi, America: A Narrative History, New York and London, W.W. Norton, 1999 (Fifth Edn.).

Recommended Library books and journals.

These learning strategies will occupy your time in the form of 80 hours total learning, of which 18 will be class contact - 1 hour lecture, 1 hour bi-weekly seminar. A voluntary tutorial hour bi-weekly (6 hours) in addition to normal office hours availability will be set aside for you to consult lecturers on an individual or small group basis with 56 hours independent learning. The bi-weekly seminars will be based on the required readings outlined in the Module Handbook. Your independent learning time will allow for regular tutorial consultation with the Module Tutors to obtain guidance on reading, preparation for the coursework assessment and assistance in preparation for the seminars.

No prior knowledge of American history is required. While there is no attempt at a comprehensive coverage of this period it is intended to introduce you to five key themes of the American historical experience of the past two hundred years, from its post-colonial beginnings up to the end of the last century. The Programme offers an introduction to The West and The Concept of the Frontier and the aboriginal North American; American Slavery and Civil Rights; the Rise of the New Woman and the Feminisation of American Culture; the Nineteenth Century City and the Rise of Industrialism; Class, Labor and Unionism; and an overview of the major cultural trends in America today.

A COURSEWORK -ESSAY length 1500 WORDS weighted at 100%.