Course Description

Course Name

The United States since 1890

Session: VSRS3122

Hours & Credits

20 SCQF Credits

Prerequisites & Language Level

Taught In English

  • There is no language prerequisite for courses at this language level.

Overview

The module considers some of the main trends and developments in United States history during the twentieth
century by looking in-depth at the three themes: The Great Depression and the New Deal; The United States and
the Cold War; U.S. political history since the 1950s. Emphasis is placed on political and social history. Students
will study, for example, the distribution of political power and wealth, ideology and social attitudes, gender and
ethnicity.

*Course content subject to change