Undergraduate - UnitATS2616 - Twentieth-century America: Race, rights and power

Students successfully completing HSY2895 will be expected to demonstrate a comprehensive historical understanding of key themes in the history of the United States after 1900: the expression of and challenges to racial oppression; the ongoing debate about the nature and extent of the rights of American citizens; and the debates within the United States about America's status as a global power. In addition, they will be expected to demonstrate a good critical understanding of the contested interpretations that inform the history of the twentieth-century United States, skills in the critical and analytical reading of a variety of written and visual texts, the capacity to work with others in a collaborative research project and presentation, and skills in the critical use of historical data and documentary evidence available on the web.