American Studies

Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science

American Studies is an interdisciplinary major focusing on the nature and character of American life and culture as a whole. Students in the major study significant works that express the American experience; learn the key assumptions and methods characteristic of a variety of liberal arts disciplines; develop their capacity for integrative analysis, critical thinking, and clear communication; and gain greater knowledge about themselves through a better understanding of their own culture.

In addition to the required number of credits needed to complete the major, all students must also fulfill the general degree requirements in order to graduate.

Required Courses		credits
AMS 2010	Introduction to American Studies: Perspectives on the American Dream	3.0
AMS 2020	Individualism and Community in American Life	3.0
AMS 4590	Senior Seminar in American Studies (W course)	3.0
HIS 1400	United States History I Through 1877	3.0
HIS 1401	United States History II 1865 to Present	3.0

Electives	One AMS course at the 3000 level or higher	3.0
	Five American content courses approved by faculty in American Studies to assure a thematic or disciplinary coherence. (At least two of these must be at the 3000 level or above.)	15.0
	One course in either European or Non-Western Culture and Civilization beyond those required by the General Education Program of the College.	3.0

Total credits required to complete major:		36.0