AMERICAN CULTURE AND CIVILIZATION
Année du cours : 3 année(s)
Etablissement : IÉSEG School of Management
Langue : English
Formation(s) dans laquelle/lesquelles le cours apparait :
Période : S2
Students do not need to have travelled, studied or lived in the US. The main prerequisite is that they have a good level in English and to come with an open mind and a desire to learn what events have made Americans into who they are today.
At the end of the course, the student should be able to:
Students will have a concrete understanding of the creation of the United States, what principles and ideals the colonists and future citizens sought and followed, the formative events of US history, and what the major topical issues of the day are.
Modules researched and presented by the students and the professor will include most of the following: America and its beginnings,The origins of slavery and the Civil War, Immigration, Industrialization,The Women’s rights movement, Education, Health care,The Civil Rights Movement , The Death Penalty, The Right to Bear Arms. If there is time : Important artistic movements in the US, pop culture, and American history as seen through film.
