Information Package / Course Catalogue - Adnan Menderes University

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Person Responsible for Information Package

Prof. Ahmet TOKSOY

Prof. Aysun SARIBEY HAYKIRAN

Prof. Hüseyin ÜRETEN

Prof. Musa GÜMÜŞ

Prof. Tanju DEMİR

Prof. Tülay YÜREKLİ

Assoc. Prof. Bülent ÇELİK

Lec. Ayten CAN

Lec. Günver GÜNEŞ

Lec. Mehmet BAŞARAN

Lec. Muhittin ÇEKEN

Lec. Uğur TATLISUMAK

Res. Assist. Ömer GÜNGÖRMÜŞ

Res. Assist. Yasin AKMEŞE

History of the USA

Course Code	: TAR322
Course Type	: Area Elective
Couse Group	: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language	: Turkish
Work Placement	: N/A

Theory	: 2
Prt.	: 0
Credit	: 2
Lab	: 0
ECTS	: 3

Objectives of the Course

The course objective is to explain and evaulate the emergence of the United States as a World power.

Course Content

Indigenous civilizations include the discovery of the continent by Europeans, colonization of North America, British administration, the establishment of the United States, the war of independence against the British Empire, slavery, civil war, the social, economic and political transformation of the United States in the 20th century and the rise of global domination.

Name of Lecturer(s)

Learning Outcomes

1.	To be able to explain basic research problems in the field
2.	To be able to detect and solve problems
3.	To be able to explain the process from which American colonies emerged as a state
4.	By examining the history of America, the stages of the US to date.
5.	To be able to explain the relations between the contemporary states and the USA.

Recommended or Required Reading

1.	Eric Foner, The New American History, Revised and Expanded Edition. Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 1997.
2.	ArchivesUSA: "Access to holdings and contact information of more than 5,400 repositories. Indexes to over 118,000 special collections"--searchable (for locating primary sources in the USA):http://archives.chadwyck.com
3.	Native Americans Documents Project at California State University-San Marcos (USA):http://www.csusm.edu/nadp/nadp.htm

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week 1 - Theoretical

Course aims and application methods

Week 2 - Theoretical

The discovery of America

Week 3 - Theoretical

First European colonists in America

Week 4 - Theoretical

The emergence of colonies in America

Week 5 - Theoretical

Properties of colonies.

Week 6 - Theoretical

Achievement of independence

Week 7 - Theoretical

Westward expansion

Week 8 - Theoretical

American civil war

Week 9 - Theoretical

American civil war

Week 10 - Theoretical

New European immigrants settled in America

Week 11 - Theoretical

Economic expansion

Week 12 - Theoretical

American emperyalism

Week 13 - Theoretical

United States and World War I

Week 14 - Theoretical

World War II and Post-war America

Assessment Methods and Criteria

Type of Assessment	Count	Percent
Midterm Examination	1	%40
Final Examination	1	%60

Workload Calculation

Activities	Count	Preparation	Time	Total Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory	14	2	2	56
Midterm Examination	1	6	3	9
Final Examination	1	10	2	12
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)				77

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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