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Introduction to American Studies - ARTS1150
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Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
 
 
School:  School of History and Philosophy
 
 
Course Outline: School of History and Philosophy
 
 
Campus: Kensington Campus
 
 
Career: Undergraduate
 
 
Units of Credit: 6
 
 
EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)
 
 
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 3
 
 
Fee Band: 1 (more info)
 
 
Further Information: See Class Timetable
 
 
Available for General Education: Yes (more info)
 
 

Description

Subject Area: Americas Studies
This course can also be studied in the following specialisations: Development Studies; History



'Introduction to American Studies' is the gateway course to the Americas Studies minor in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. It introduces students to key themes in the human and environmental changes, and their interpretation, which have occurred in the Western Hemisphere since the pre-Colombian era to the present, so as to provide students with the knowledge and the conceptual skills to engage in Americas Studies courses in second and third year.

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