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1. Politics, Faculty of Arts (v3, p152) : Next:166-231 | Prev:166-229
Credit points: 16.7 2nd and 3rd years
Coordinator: To be advised.
Prerequisite: 25 points of a first-year Arts subject.
Contact: Two 1-hour lectures and a tutorial per week.
Timetable: Second semester
Objectives:
Students who complete this subject should:
- have a comprehensive knowledge of the history of major developments in U. S. social and political arrangements;
- have an understanding of how these arrangements shaped US society at the time;
- have an understanding of the legacy of these arrangements in contemporary US politics and society;
- have developed critical and analytical skills in the use of key texts, speeches, judicial decisions, and essays;
- have been prepared for further studies in the North American Studies programme;
- have been prepared for advanced studies in History and Political Science.
Content:
This subject offers a comprehensive overview of the major transformations in American society since the War of Independence. Its focus is on the major developments in American political and social arrangements including: Jeffersonian democracy; Jacksonian democracy; the post Civil War period; Progressivism; the New Deal; and the Great Society. The subject will examine the origins of these arrangements and how they influenced US politics, society and culture at the time. We will also assess their legacy in contemporary American politics and society as a means of understanding the USA in the 1990s.
Assessment:
Essay work totalling 5,000 words.
1. Politics, Faculty of Arts (v3, p152) : Next:166-231 | Prev:166-229
2. Politics, Faculty of Educ(Parkville) (v5, p164) : Next:166-231 | Prev:166-229
Credit points: 16.7
Coordinator: To be advised.
Contact: Two 1-hour lectures and a tutorial each week.
Timetable: Second semester.
Objectives:
Students who complete this subject should:
- have a comprehensive knowledge of the history of major developments in U. S. social and political arrangements;
- have an understanding of how these arrangements shaped US society at the time;
- have an understanding of the legacy of these arrangements in contemporary US politics and society;
- have developed critical and analytical skills in the use of key texts, speeches, judicial decisions, and essays;
- have been prepared for further studies in the North American Studies programme;
- have been prepared for advanced studies in History and Political Science.
Content:
This subject offers a comprehensive overview of the major transformations in American society since the War of Independence. Its focus is on the major developments in American political and social arrangements including: Jeffersonian democracy; Jacksonian democracy; the post Civil War period; Progressivism; the New Deal; and the Great Society. The subject will examine the origins of these arrangements and how they influenced US politics, society and culture at the time. We will also assess their legacy in contemporary American politics and society as a means of understanding the USA in the 1990s.
Assessment:
Essay work totalling 5,000 words.
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2. Politics, Faculty of Educ(Parkville) (v5, p164) : Next:166-231 | Prev:166-229
Status: Official 1996 Date created: Oct 9 1995 Last modified: Oct 9 1995 Authorised by: Academic Registrar Email enquiries: Course_Information@registrar.unimelb.edu.au
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