US Hist, Syllabus (Sp11).pdf

Prof. dr hab. Marek Oziewicz

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History of the United States, Syllabus (Sp 2011)

Lecture

Spring 2011

Undergraduate Program

Objectives:

In History of the United States students will become familiar with the main elements of the

American experience throughout history, from the times of the Pilgrim and Puritan migrants

to New England down to the end of 20 th century. The course will give full coverage to the main

political, economic, diplomatic, and legal events in the history of the United States. The

interplay between the claims of individualism and the claims of community will be presented

as constitutive of the American distinctness. History of a country that has neither a single race,

single family, nor single ancient tradition to make it a unity is so multilayered that this course

must be seen as an introduction to the subject. At the same time it will attempt to give some

clarifying order to the endlessly diverse and restless facts of American history.

Sources:

• Jeanne Boydston (et al.), Making a Nation. The United States and Its People (Pearson 2002).

• William E. Shapiro (ed.), The Student Encyclopedia of The United States (Kingfisher 2005).

• Howard Zinn, A People’s History of the United States (HarperPerennial 2003) .

• Clifford Daniel (gen. ed.), The Chronicle of America (Chronicle Publications 1989).

• James M. McPherson (ed.), The Atlas of the Civil War (Macmillan1994).

• Michał J. Rozbicki, Narodziny narodu. Historia Stanów Zjednoczonych do 1861 r. (Oficyna

Wydawnicza Interim 1991).

Grading:

Grading will be determined by the number of points scored in the course of the semester. In

the total of 100 points, 30 is available for attendance (2 pts for each), and 70 is available in the

final test. Additional points (up to 10 pts) can be got for an additional assignment, such as

report, individual study or testimonial. Assignments must be approved by the instructor in

advance. They may be turned in any time from May onwards but no later than June 3, 2011.

Grading Scale:

5 (93‐100), 4.5 (85‐92), 4.0 (77‐84), 3.5 (69‐76), 3.0 (61‐68), 2.0 (0‐60)

Final test format:

18 multiple choice questions (1 pt each), 15 matching questions (1 pt each), 15 define the

terms questions (1 pt each), and 4 narrative questions (up to 3 pts for each). The scope of the

tests will be limited to the material presented at lectures and available in the course guide.