An interdisciplinary minor in American Studies is available to students interested in an inclusive exploration of American culture and society which focuses on the interplay of American arts, literature, philosophy and political economy within historical contexts.

Requirements: 18 hours
 

• AMST 200 Introduction to American Studies

• 15 additional hours selected in consultation with the American Studies coordinator.  These consist of related courses in American studies (including special topics and seminar courses), English, fine arts, history, philosophy, and social sciences.  Click here to see the list of regularly offered courses that count toward the American Studies minor.                   Note: Courses will not include more than six hours in any one discipline.

AMST 200: Introduction to American Studies. (3)  An integrated and interdisciplinary study which relates a broad range of American cultural forms----arts, literature, and philosophy, formal and popular----to the specific experiences and development of the United States from the Colonial Era to the present.  AMST is being offered next in Fall 2004 (Prof. Hopkins, instructor).
 

AMST 300: Special topics in American Studies. (3) An intensive examination of a specific topic.  The specific topic will be listed with the course when offered. 
 

AMST 400: Seminar in American Studies. (3) This interdisciplinary seminar applies perspectives of the humanities and the social sciences in an intensive investigation of a particular period and/or a central theme of American Studies.  Prerequisites: AMST 200 and at least one 200- or 300-level course in American literature, arts, history, or social science, or permission of the instructor.
 

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