Module Identifier AS10120  
Module Title INTRO TO AMERICAN STUDIES 1:DEVELOP OF AMER CULTURE+INSTITS  
Academic Year 2000/2001  
Co-ordinator To Be Arranged  
Semester Semester 1  
Other staff Dr Boyd Schlenther, Dr Robert Harrison, Clive Meachen, Dr Timothy Woods, Dr Helena Grice  
Pre-Requisite Normally a good A level in English or History  
Course delivery Lecture   20 Hours  
  Seminars / Tutorials   10 Hours  
Assessment Exam   2 Hours   50%  
  Essay   2 essays (2,000-2,500 words).   50%  

Brief description
This module examines the development of American society and culture from the colonial period to the end of the nineteenth century, through a linked study of key historical topics and representative literary texts. Focusing on the making of national identity, we look at westward expansion, the creation of the American Republic, and other aspects of national history including slavery and the Civil War.