TYPE OF COURSE UNIT	Elective Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT	Master's Degree Without Thesis
YEAR OF STUDY	-
SEMESTER	-
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED	10
NAME OF LECTURER(S)	-
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) will be able to investigate the Civil War by examining its causes, progress, and consequences as set down mainly in contemporary political and literary accounts and discuss the influence of the civil war on the formation of American cultural and national identity.
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT	None
COURSE DEFINITION	This course examines how literary texts interpret and reconstruct historical events, within the context of the American Civil War. Historical documents (such as letters, speeches, and memoirs) will supplement the literary texts. The course will highlight issues such as slavery and freedom, the South and the North, and national unity and conflict; issues that have preoccupied American social, cultural, and political life ever since this pivotal event took place.
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week Introduction: The Civil War in American History, Culture, and Literature 2nd Week Antebellum America 3rd Week History of the Civil War 4th Week History of the Civil War 5th Week The Impact of the Civil War on American Society and Politics: Late 19th Century 6th Week Student Presentations 7th Week Student Presentations 8th Week The Civil War in Literature 9th Week The Civil War in Literature 10th Week The Civil War in Popular Culture 11th Week The Civil War in Popular Culture 12th Week Student Presentations 13th Week Student Presentations 14th Week The Legacy of the Civil War
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	Catton, Bruce. The Civil War. Boston: Houghton, 1985. Cullen, Jim. The Civil War in Popular Culture: A Reusable Past. Washington and London: Smithsonian Institution, 1995. Garner, Stanton. The Civil War World of Herman Melville. Lawrence, KS: UP of Kansas, 1993. McClure, Alexander K. The Annals of the Civil War: Written by Leading Participants North and South. 1878. New York: Da Capo, 1994. Rose, Anne C. Victorian America and the Civil War. Cambridge: Cambridge UP, 1992. Wilson, Edmund. Patriotic Gore: Studies in the Literature of the American Civil War. New York: Farrar, 1962.
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Lecture,Discussion,Presentation
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Project 1 30 Attendance 1 10 Presentation of Article 2 20 Total(%) 60 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 60 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 40 Total(%) 100
ECTS WORKLOAD	Activities Number Hours Workload Midterm exam Preparation for Quiz Individual or group work 14 5 70 Preparation for Final exam 1 10 10 Course hours 14 3 42 Preparation for Midterm exam Laboratory (including preparation) Final exam 1 3 3 Homework Project 1 60 60 Article Presentation 2 25 50 Weekly Articles and Resource Research 14 5 70 Total Workload 305 Total Workload / 30 10,16 ECTS Credits of the Course 10
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	English
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No