American Studies
In this interdisciplinary program, students take courses in their choice of eleven fields, thereby learning the skills of integrating, coordinating and making connections. The program, one of over three hundred nationwide, is most appropriate for those whose interests encompass several traditional majors.
American Studies Committee
Donald L. Pair (Office of the Dean), Interim Program Director
Back To TopBachelor of Arts with a Major in American Studies (AMS)
| American Studies | ||
| AMS 300 | American Cultures | 3 |
| AMS 301 | Interps of Amer Cult | 3 |
| AMS 400 | Interdisc Research | 3 |
| First Area Courses: | ||
| Select five courses from either group A, B, or C | 15 | |
| Select supporting courses in the elected discipline | 9 | |
| Second Area Courses: | ||
| Select three courses from one of the two remaining groups | 9 | |
| Third Area Courses: | ||
| Select two courses from the remaining group | 6 | |
| Groups: | ||
Group A | ||
| Survey-American Lit | ||
| Contemporary Poetry 1 | ||
| Contemporary Fiction 1 | ||
| Contemporary Drama 1 | ||
| Science Fiction | ||
| Studies-Populr Fictn | ||
| Short Story 1 | ||
| Studies in Film 1 | ||
| Studies-Lit & Film 1 | ||
| African Amer Lit | ||
| Studies-Folklore | ||
| American Indian Lit | ||
| Studies in Lit 1 | ||
| Tragic Dilemma 1 | ||
| American Romanticism | ||
| Amer Realism&Natrlsm | ||
| 20th Centruy Amer Lit | ||
| Intro to Linguistics | ||
| Seminar 1 | ||
| Hst of Amer Music | ||
| Africn Amer Sac Mus | ||
| History-Amer Jazz | ||
| Dev Amer Poplr Song | ||
| Music in Film | ||
| Hst-Amer Musical | ||
| 20hth Century Music 1 | ||
| American Art | ||
| 20th Century Art I | ||
| Hst-Photogrphy II | ||
| 20th Century Art II | ||
| Special Problems 1 | ||
Group B | ||
| Environ Hst Americas | ||
| Hst-Sci,Tch&Mod Crp | ||
| Hist of Aviation | ||
| Sex,Race & Sicence | ||
| Women Gender Am | ||
| Hst of Amer Family | ||
| American Urban Hist | ||
| US Legl/Const Hst I | ||
| US Legl/Const Hst II | ||
| Amer Films as Hst | ||
| Civil War & Recnstr | ||
| Eco & Bus Hst-US | ||
| Hst-Rel in US | ||
| American Mil Hst | ||
| Ireland & America | ||
| US Foreign Relations | ||
| Soc & Cult Hst of US | ||
| Contemprary Amer Hst | ||
| Hst Globl Immgnts-US | ||
| Native Amer History | ||
| Atlantic World | ||
| Amr Arch Hst&Prsrvtn | ||
| Hs Blks-US 1526-1900 | ||
| Hst Blks-US s/1900 | ||
| Sem in Hstrgrphy | ||
| Internship | ||
| Topics in History 1 | ||
| Philosophy and Women | ||
| Social Philosophy | ||
| Phl of Religion | ||
| Philosophy of Law | ||
| Ethics&Modern War | ||
| Family Ethics | ||
| Philosophy of Art | ||
| Phl & Literature | ||
| Sci, Objtvty & Values | ||
| Technology&Values | ||
| Special Problems 1 | ||
| American Philosophy | ||
| Protestant Christnty | ||
| US Religious Expr | ||
| US Cath Experience | ||
| Current Moral Issues | ||
| Chr Ethics&Hlth Care | ||
| Religion & Film | ||
| Religion&Literature | ||
| Religion & Science | ||
| Theol&Soc Sciences | ||
| Lay Ministry | ||
Group C | ||
| Language and Culture | ||
| Urban Anthropology | ||
| Anthrop Field Work | ||
| Intrmd MicroEco Anly | ||
| Intrmd MacroEco Anly | ||
| Antitrust Economics | ||
| Eco of Environmnt | ||
| Econometrics | ||
| Money and Banking | ||
| Public Finance | ||
| Eco Develop & Growth | ||
| International Econ | ||
| Labor Economics | ||
| Urban&Regional Econ | ||
| Amer Judicl Process | ||
| State & Local Govt | ||
| Pol Prts, Cmpns&Eltns | ||
| Pub Opin & Pol Bhvr | ||
| American Presidency | ||
| Interest Group Pols | ||
| American Pol Thought | ||
| US Natnl Sec Policy | ||
| Legislative Politics | ||
| Urban Politics | ||
| Amer Foreign Policy | ||
| Constitutional Law | ||
| Poltcs-Bureau&Regln | ||
| Civil Liberties | ||
| Industrial Psycholgy | ||
| Social Psychology | ||
| Child Psychology | ||
| Personality | ||
| Abnormal Psychology | ||
| Psychology of Women | ||
| Curr Impl-Drug Depnd | ||
| Human Sexuality | ||
| Hst of Psychology | ||
| Soc of Work&Occuptns | ||
| Racial&Eth Minorties | ||
| Political Sociology | ||
| Social Inequality | ||
| Self & Society | ||
| Mass Comm-Mdrn Socty | ||
| Urban Sociology | ||
| Community | ||
| Soc of Globalization | ||
| Liberal Studies Curriculum | ||
| ASI 150 | Intr to the Univ Exp | 1 |
| Communication Competencies | 3-9 | |
| Creative and Performing Arts | 3 | |
| History | 6 | |
| L2 Proficiency (Proficiency in a language other than English) | 0-11 | |
| Literature | 3 | |
| Mathematics (excluding MTH 102, 204, 205) | 3 | |
| Natural Sciences | 11 | |
| Philosophy and Religious Studies | 12 | |
| Social Sciences | 12 | |
| Total Hours - general education courses/academic electives to total at least | 124 | |
| 1 | This course can be counted only when the material is appropriate to American Studies. Consult program director. |
Courses
AMS 300. American Cultures. 3 Hours
AMERICAN CULTURES
- Study of American artifacts to discern how they indicate the periods in the life of the civilization and how like artifacts can be used to determine the stages of development of various peoples. (Will not satisfy humanities breadth requirement.).
AMS 301. Interps of Amer Cult. 3 Hours
INTERPRETATIONS OF AMERICAN CULTURE
- Critical study of various interpretations of American culture through more than a hundred years.
AMS 400. Interdisc Research. 3 Hours
INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH
- Study of the principles of interdisciplinary scholarship; what can and probably cannot be accomplished by it; successful interdisciplinary accomplishments. Students will complete interdisciplinary projects.
AMS 477. Honors Thesis. 3 Hours
HONORS THESIS PROJECT
- First of two courses leading to the selection, design, investigation, and completion of an independent, original Honors Thesis project under the guidance of a faculty research advisor. Restricted to students in the University Honors Program with permission of the program director and department chairperson. Students pursuing an interdisciplinary thesis topic may register for 3 semester hours each in two separate disciplines in consultation with the department chairpersons.
Prerequisite(s): Approval of University Honors Program.
AMS 478. Honors Thesis. 3 Hours
HONORS THESIS PROJECT
- Second of two courses leading to the selection, design, investigation, and completion of an independent, original Honors Thesis project under the guidance of a faculty research advisor. Restricted to students in the University Honors Program with permission of the program director and department chairperson. Students pursuing an interdisciplinary thesis topic may register for 3 semester hours each in two separate disciplines in consultation with the department chairpersons.
Prerequisite(s): Approved 477; approval of University Honors Program.
