Date and Time

26 September – 7 November, 2016 (Except 10 October)

Every Monday 7:00 to 8:30PM, 6 lessons in total

Overview

Sport shoes, fast food, smartphones, Hollywood movies… America’s influence is everywhere. The values that it promotes – freedom, democracy, equality…are also seen as universal values. How did the former colony transform to a World Power? How does its history affect the world’s values? This course will introduce you to the United States again through its history.

	Topic	Date
1	A Cause for Revolt: English Reformation and North American Colonies	26 Sep
2	A New Nation: Founding Fathers, War of Independence and the Federalist Constitution	3 Oct
3	Seeking New Frontier: American Expansion and the Mexican-American War (1846-48)	17 Oct
4	Slavery and Origins of the American Civil War	24 Oct
5	War Machine and the Remaking of the Republic: Course (1861-65) and Reconstruction (1860s-1870s)	31 Oct
6	Rise of the Dollar Empire and Sphere of Influence in the Western Hemisphere: The Spanish-American War (1898)	7 Nov

Instructor

Mr. Roger Wu Ho Chi

Master of Humanities, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

Postgraduate Diploma in Education, Hong Kong University

B.A. in History, Chinese University of Hong Kong

Venue

Room 306, 3/F, Lucky Centre, 165-171 Wan Chai Road, Wan Chai, Hong Kong

Eligibility

General public

Medium of Instruction

Cantonese Chinese

Tuition

The tuition fee is $480 for the entire program. In addition, there is a $200 deposit, which will be returned to students with an 80%+ attendance rate at the end of the program. The total of $680 will be used to reserve a place in the course.

SLAA is fully committed to making its courses accessible to students from all socio-economic backgrounds. Full or partial fee remission is available to students who require financial assistance. If you would like to apply for fee remission, please indicate accordingly on the application form.

Application

Please submit your registration here. Seats are limited on a first-come-first-served basis.

SLAA reserves the right to change or modify the contents of this course outline.