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Lecturer(s)
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Woock Elizabeth Allyn, Mgr. PhD.
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Salcburger Filip, Mgr.
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Pastorek Jindřich, Mgr.
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Course content
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The course is organized chronologically. The lectures cover the period from Pre-Columbian America to the present day. They provide both a foundational overview of the key events of each historical period and an examination of these events within their broader historical, social, and economic contexts. Detailed information about the lecture schedule, along with supporting materials for each lecture, is available on the course's Moodle page.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Lecture, Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook)
- Homework for Teaching
- 74 hours per semester
- Attendace
- 26 hours per semester
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Learning outcomes
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The course provides an overview of American history from Pre-Columbian America to the present day. It covers topics such as geography, colonization, religion, plantation agriculture, slavery, democratic idealism, populism, industrialization, immigration, and imperialism, with particular attention paid to Native Americans and African Americans.
Course graduates will acquire a foundational understanding of American history and develop essential academic skills, including critical thinking and argumentation, that will support their further study of American history, culture, and literature.
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Prerequisites
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An interest in American history and culture, a good working knowledge of English.
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Written exam, Student performance
-A maximum of two absences -Active participation in lectures -A minimum score of 75% on the final exam
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Recommended literature
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Locke, J. L., & Wright, B. (Eds.). (2026). The American Yawp (2nd ed., Vols. 1-2). Stanford University Press. .
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Brown, D. A. (2001). Bury my heart at Wounded Knee: an indian history of the American West. New York.
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Gilbert, M. (2009). The Routledge atlas of American history. London.
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Maier, Pauline, Merritt Roe Smith, Alexander Keyssar, and Daniel Kevles. (2002). Inventing America: A History of the United States. Vol. 1.. New York.
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Nash, Gary B., gen. ed. (2006). The American People : Creating a Nation and a Society. New York.
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Peprník, J. (2003). A guide to American studies: (a guide to the U.S.A. II). Olomouc.
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Peprník, J. (2004). A guide to American studies: (a guide to the U.S.A. I). Olomouc.
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Urdan, Laurence, ed. (1996). The Timetables of American History. New York.
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