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HI1527: AMERICAN CIVILIZATIONS (2019-2020)

Last modified: 25 Sep 2019 09:58


Course Overview

The course examines the origins, growth, and development of the several civilizations of the Americas, north and south, from the pre-Columbian period through to the present.

Course Details

Study Type Undergraduate Level 1
Session Second Sub Session Credit Points 15 credits (7.5 ECTS credits)
Campus Aberdeen Sustained Study No
Co-ordinators
  • Dr Colin Barr
  • Professor Thomas Weber

What courses & programmes must have been taken before this course?

  • Any Undergraduate Programme
  • Either Programme Level 1 or Programme Level 2

What other courses must be taken with this course?

None.

What courses cannot be taken with this course?

None.

Are there a limited number of places available?

No

Course Description

The course examines the origins, growth, and development of the several civilizations of the Americas, north and south, from the pre-Columbian period through to the present. Potential topics will include the Maya, Inca, and Aztec; the Spanish, French and British colonial periods; the independence of the United States, the growth of the South American republics, the development of Canada; the so-called ‘American Century’; and the examination of the contemporary Americas through a historical lens.

Assessment will be by essay and by a gobbet exercise.


Contact Teaching Time

Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.

Teaching Breakdown

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Details, including assessments, may be subject to change until 31 August 2023 for 1st half-session courses and 22 December 2023 for 2nd half-session courses.

Summative Assessments

Essay

Assessment Type Summative Weighting 50
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Feedback Word Count 1600
Learning Outcomes
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Gobbet

Assessment Type Summative Weighting 25
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800 words.

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Gobbet

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800 words.

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Formative Assessment

Essay draft (800 words) & gobbet exercise (800 words)

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Assessed by peers from the same tutorial groups.

Learning Outcomes
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Resit Assessments

Resubmission of failed element

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Course Learning Outcomes

Knowledge LevelThinking SkillOutcome
ConceptualApplyCritically evaluate the interplay of external influences and development in the Americas.
ProceduralCreateApply different models and evidence bases to clear analyses of change over time in particular locations.
FactualUnderstandAnalyse the interaction of different cultures as well as the emergence and demise of new cultural practices, political systems, and civilizations.
ConceptualEvaluateUnderstand and evaluate different explanations and models seeking to explain change over time.
ConceptualApplyCritically evaluate the interplay of external influences and development in the Americas.
ProceduralCreateApply different models and evidence bases to clear analyses of change over time in particular locations.
FactualUnderstandAnalyse the interaction of different cultures as well as the emergence and demise of new cultural practices, political systems, and civilizations.
ConceptualEvaluateUnderstand and evaluate different explanations and models seeking to explain change over time.

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