Undergraduate Course: The Rise of the Right in the United States, c.1945-c.1990 (HIST10306)
Course Outline
| School | School of History, Classics and Archaeology |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 40 |
| Home subject area | History |
Other subject area | None |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | The course investigates political conservatism in the United States during the era of the Cold War. It analyses the activities of the Republican Party in power and in pursuit of power, with special attention to the administrations of Dwight Eisenhower, Richard Nixon and Ronald Reagan. There are also explorations of conservative ideas and conservative movements. The course makes extensive use of primary sources as well as the rich historiography relevant to its subject matter. Its focus involves the explanations for conservatism?s lack of popular success at the start of this period, together with the scholarly debates about the political power and influence that over time American conservatives achieved. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | A pass in 40 credits of third level historical courses or equivalent.
Before enrolling students on this course, Directors are asked to contact the History Honours Admission Secretary to ensure that a place is available (Tel: 503783). |
| Additional Costs | None |
Course Delivery Information
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Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
It is intended that on successful completion of this course students will be able to:
! produce well-argued and well-documented analyses of primary source material, in accordance with the common marking scale;
! produce seminar presentations that show an ability to communicate scholarly material in a non-written form, in accordance with the common marking scale;
! produce an independent research project that is effectively argued, structured and documented, making use of primary and secondary sources, in accordance with the common marking scale;
! demonstrate, by way of all assessed work for the course, an awareness of the key events in the history of the Right in the United States between around 1945 and around 1990, together with an awareness of the key scholarly interpretations of these events;
! demonstrate, by way of presentations, course exercises, research project and examination, an ability to analyse primary and secondary sources in a critical manner;
! demonstrate the following transferable skills: independent identification and development of research questions for investigation; independent gathering of relevant evidence pertaining to a problem; critical consideration of evidence in order to arrive at sound conclusions; evaluating the work of others, including experts and peers; presenting evaluations and conclusions clearly in both written and oral form; independent management of personal timetable, workload and other priorities in order to meet established timetables.
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Assessment Information
| Two pieces of source analysis (worth 10 percent of overall assessment, i.e. 5% each); two presentation write-ups (worth 15 percent of overall assessment, i.e 7.5% each); preparation for one research paper (worth 10 percent of overall assessment); one research paper (worth 25 percent of overall assessment); two two-hour degree examination (worth 40 percent of overall assessment, i.e. 20% each). |
Special Arrangements
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Additional Information
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Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Robert Mason
Tel: (0131 6)50 3770
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Course secretary | Ms Marie-Therese Rafferty
Tel: (0131 6)50 3780
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