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Required Courses
The following courses are required for completion of the American Studies major.
American Civilization I, II, III and Prerequisites
AMST-203
American Civilization: 1607-1876
AMST-204
American Civilization: 1607-1876
AMST-205-01
American Civilization III: Documentary
AMST-205-02
American Civilization III
American Civilization IV
The following are recommended Civ IV courses. They may also be taken to fulfill the AMST Concentration requirements.
AMST-207-01
Re-Imagined Communities
HIST-383
What Is an American? Cultural Identity in the United States
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
History Requirements
Majors are required to take two History survey courses. The following courses are recommended. Other courses may be substituted with the permission of the director.
HIST-180
United States History to 1865
HIST-181
The U.S. since the Civil War
Electives and Upper Level Courses
AMST-157
Civic Engagement & Education
AMST-206
American Civilization: 1876 to the Present
AMST-207-01
Re-Imagined Communities
AMST-301-01
Tutorial: American Studies
AMST-320-01
Gender/Media/Culture
AMST-353-01
Energy in America: From Black Gold to Green Power
AMST-361-01
American Gothic
AMST-378-01
20th Century American Trickster
AMST-379-01
Sports Personalities of the 20th Century
AMST-380-01
American Opinion Journalism: From Tom Paine to the Blogs
AMST-381
American Science Fiction and the Twentieth Century
AMST-382-01
Advertising and Social Change
AMST-388-01
Media & American Elections
Cross listed courses
CCTP-669-01
Cultural Politics of Television
CCTP-704-01
Gender, Sexuality, and the Body
CCTP-803-01
Media and Politics
ENGL-176-01
American Top Ten
ENGL-209-01
New York Stories
ENGL-211-01
Appalachian Literature
ENGL-232-01
Reading Toni Morrison
ENGL-243
Jewish American Literature
ENGL-250
Eliot's Waste Land
ENGL-317-01
Young Adult Literature
ENGL-343-01
Revolution/Respect: Writing for a Cause
HIST-181
The U.S. since the Civil War
HIST-254
Making North America: Mexico & the US
HIST-283-01
American Diplomatic History II
HIST-286
North American Slavery
HIST-380
History of New Orleans
HIST-381
Military History of NATO
HIST-389
Conservatism
HIST-398
American Foreign Policy in the Age of Jefferson
PSYC-372
Multiculturalism, Democracy, and Intergroup Relations
THEO-046
Religion in America
THEO-061
Judaism in America
THEO-099
Secular-Religious Divide (USA)
THEO-122
The Church and the Poor
THEO-171
An American Liberation Theology
TPST-134
Performance of Identity in Contemporary US Political Life
TPST-345
Race, Gender & Performance Seminar
WGST-200-01
Feminist Theory
WGST-220-01
Gender and the Welfare State
WGST-224-01
Labor, Sexuality, Globalization
WGST-230-01
Athletics and Gender
WGST-251-01
Women and the Law
WGST-266-01
Women and American Politics
Upcoming Events
Nov 23, 12pm:
The Presence of Puerto Rico in US Politics, Gov. Luis Fortuñ
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Announcements
American Studies Alum, Andrew Owen, exhibits work in this year's FotoWeekDC
Friday September 25, 4:00-5:30: Jason Berry presents "New Orleans music after Katrina"
American Studies Newsletter, Winter 2008
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