TYPE OF COURSE UNIT	Compulsory Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT	Bachelor's Degree
YEAR OF STUDY	2
SEMESTER	Third Term (Fall)
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED	6
NAME OF LECTURER(S)	-
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) will be able to discuss the events, ideas, institutions, trends, and attitudes that have shaped the history of the United States from the colonial period to the end of the nineteenth century, 2) will be able to analyze the historical significance of the geography of the United States.
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT	None
COURSE DEFINITION	This course surveys the history of the United States from the colonial period to the end of the 19th century. Topics surveyed include exploration, settler colonies, slavery, the War of Independence, Westward expansion, religious movements, the Civil War, and the development of democracy in the United States.
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week Introduction: What is History? Why Study History?; North America before 1492; Old Worlds Collide & Make a New, 1492-1600; Chapter 1 2nd Week European Colonization, 1600-1640; Chapter 2 3rd Week Growth of Anglo-American Settlements & Atlantic Slave Trade, 1640-1720; Chapter 3 4th Week Transformation of American Society, 1720-1770; Terminating the Bonds of Empire, 1754-1774; Chapter 4; Chapter 5 5th Week MIDTERM EXAMINATION I 6th Week The American Revolution: War & Independence, 1774-1783; Chapter 6 ?The Declaration of Independence? (1776); Chapter 6 7th Week Founding a National Republic, 1776-1789; Conflicts of the Early Republic, 1789-1800; Chapter 7; Chapter 8 8th Week Partisan Politics & War, 1801-1815; Chapter 9 9th Week MIDTERM EXAMINATION II 10th Week Nationalism, Expansion & the Market Economy, 1816-1845; Reform & Politics, 1824-1845; chapter 10; Chapter 11 11th Week Life in the North & the West, 1830-1860; Life in the South, 1830-1860; Chapter 12; Chapter 13 Chapter 12 12th Week Slavery & the Road to War, 1845-1861; The Civil War, 1861-1865; Chapter 14; Chapter 15
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	Norton, Mary Beth, et al. A People and a Nation: A History of the United States. 7th ed. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co., 2005.
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Lecture,Discussion,Other
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Mid-term 2 60 Quiz 5 5 Attendance 1 5 Total(%) 70 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 70 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 30 Total(%) 100
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	English
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No