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| AMERICAN STUDIES (AMST) | |
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Professor: Piper (Coordinator)
The American Studies major offers a
comprehensive program in American civilization which introduces
students to the complexities under-lying the development of America
and its contemporary life. Thirteen courses are included. Four Course Requirements The primary integrating units of the major, these courses—some team-taught—will encourage students to consider ideas from different points of view and help them to correlate information and methods from various disciplines: 1. AMST 200 — America as a
Civilization (First semester of major study) 4. Internship or Independent Study (junior or senior year) Concentration Areas Six courses in one option and three in the other are needed. Six primary concentration-option courses in American Arts or American Society build around the insights gained in the core courses. They focus particular attention on areas most germane to academic and vocational interests. The three additional courses from the other option give further breadth to an understanding of America. Students also will be encouraged to take elective courses relating to other cultures. Students should design their American Studies major in consultation with the program coordinator. American Arts Concentration Option Art 332 — American Art of the 20th
Century American Society Concentration Option Econ 224 — Urban Problems Hist 442 — U.S. Social and Intellectual History to 1877 Hist 443 — U.S. Social and Intellectual History since 1877 PSCI331 — Civil Rights and Liberties PSCI 335 — Law and Society Soc 334 — Racial and Cultural Minorities Students interested in teacher certification should refer to the Department of Education on page 95. 200 AMERICA AS A CIVILIZATION An analysis of the historical, sociocultural, economic, and political perspectives of American civilization with special attention to the interrelationships between these various orientations. May be taken for either one-half unit (Section 200A) or full unit (Section B); declared majors and prospective majors should take the full-unit course, 200B. Alternate years. 220 AMERICAN TRADITION IN THE ARTS AND LITERATURE The relationship of the arts and literature to the various historical periods of American life. 470-479 INTERNSHIP N80-N89 INDEPENDENT STUDY 490-491 INDEPENDENT STUDY FOR DEPARTMENTAL HONORS |
