North American Culture

Code:

MEAAM004

Acronym:

CNA

Instance: 2008/2009 - 2S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Department of Anglo-American Studies
Course/CS Responsible:	Masters in Anglo-American Studies

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
MEAA	13	Study Plan since 2007/2008	1	-	6	55	162

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

The aim of this programme is to reflect on moments and hapennings which are most representative of American history and culture, taking as a starting point the conception of America as Utopia.

Program

We will focus on the following points:
-The invention of “America” : reality and myth; the construction of the American national identity.
-The notion of Progress and the idea of “American Election” reflected or denied in different moments of the life of the United States.
-The South and the Nation.

Teaching methods and learning activities

Theoretical-Pratical classes.

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

Description	Type	Time (hours)	Weight (%)	End date
Subject Classes	Participação presencial	30,00
	Trabalho escrito	107,00		2009-06-13
	Total:	-	0,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Description	Type	Time (hours)	End date
	Estudo autónomo	25	2009-06-13
	Total:	25,00

Eligibility for exams

Students are expected to attend at least 2/3 of the seminar sessions

Calculation formula of final grade

Weighted average of the results of the components mentioned in evaluation components.

Examinations or Special Assignments

Not applicable

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

Not applicable

Classification improvement

Not applicable

Observations

Language of instruction: Portuguese.