Required Courses

The following courses are required for completion of the American Studies major.

American Civilization I, II, III and Prerequisites

AMST-203-01 American Civilization I: 1607-1876

AMST-205-01 American Civilization III: Documentary

AMST-205-02 American Civilization III

American Civilization IV

American Studies majors wishing to fulfill the American Civilization IV core requirement must take one of the four courses below.

AMST-157 Civic Engagement & Education

AMST-372-01 Celebrity and Spectacle

AMST-380-01 American Opinion Journalism: From Tom Paine to the Blogs

AMST-382-01 Cultural History of Advertising

Thesis Seminar in American Studies

American Studies are required to complete the two-semester Thesis Seminar in order to fulfill their core requirements.

AMST-304-01 Senior Seminar in American Studies

Electives and Upper Level Courses

AMST-157 Civic Engagement & Education

AMST-306-00 Tutorial: American Studies

AMST-372-01 Celebrity and Spectacle

AMST-380-01 American Opinion Journalism: From Tom Paine to the Blogs

AMST-382-01 Cultural History of Advertising

Cross listed courses

ENGL-042-01 Gateway:Mod &/or Post-Modern Lit

ENGL-042-02 Gateway:Mod &/or Post-Modern Lit

ENGL-042-03 Gateway:Mod &/or Post-Modern Lit

ENGL-042-04 Gateway:Mod &/or Post-Modern Lit

ENGL-042-05 Gateway:Mod &/or Post-Modern Lit

ENGL-042-06 Gateway: Mod &/or Post-Modern Lit

ENGL-176-01 American Top Ten

ENGL-211-01 Appalachian Literature

ENGL-283-01 Queer Film

HIST-180 United States History to 1865

HIST-282 American Diplomatic History I

HIST-381 Military History of NATO

MUSC-117 History of Rock

MUSC-231 Musical on Stage & Screen

MUSC-260 Intro to Film & Music

PSYC-372 Multiculturalism, Democracy, and Intergroup Relations

THEO-061 Judaism in America

THEO-122 The Church and the Poor

TPST-134 Performance of Identity in Contemporary US Political Life

TPST-171 Topics in Scene Design

TPST-300 Ensemble Theater: The Race

WSTP-235-01 Women's Health in the 21st Century

WSTP-266-01 Women and American Politics

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