Conducted in
term:
2025/26Z
ISCED code: 0312
ECTS credits:
1.5
Language:
Polish
Organized by:
Faculty of Political Science and Security Studies
USA - a Young Country of Old Ideas 2751-SM-S1-2-AM-USA
The American Revolution, the adoption of the Declaration of Independence, and its main provisions, the adoption of the U.S. Constitution and its key articles, causes, course, and consequences of the Civil War, U.S. development in the early 20th century and the Progressive Era, the Great Depression and the New Deal, the countercultural revolution and the Great Society
Total student workload
1.5 ECTS credits × 15 hours = a minimum of 45 hours of total student workload, including:
Attendance and active participation in classes.
Individual student work: preparing and supplementing notes, collecting and selecting appropriate class materials, and reading literature.
Preparation for the final written test.
Learning outcomes - knowledge
The student acquires knowledge about the most important events in the political history of the United States, such as the adoption of the Declaration of Independence, the adoption of the U.S. Constitution, the Civil War, the Progressive Era, the New Deal, and the Great Society.
Learning outcomes - skills
The student can analyze and interpret information related to the political history of the United States.
Learning outcomes - social competencies
The student supplements their knowledge, improves skills, broadens their scope, and understands the role of self-education in further intellectual and social development.
Teaching methods
practical exercises, classic problem-based learning.
Exploratory teaching methods
- practical
- classic problem-solving
- classic problem-solving
Prerequisites
Familiarity with the key events in the political history of the United States of America
Course coordinators
Assessment criteria
Class attendance (students may miss one class)
Participation in discussions
Written test
Additional information
Additional information (registration calendar, class conductors, localization and schedules of classes), might be available in the USOSweb system: