Combining the theoretical with the practical, students deal with issues like war and peace, poverty and hunger, individualism, and calling and vocation. Vanguard Home Page Students from any academic major may participate in the program. Students interested in attending should confer with the liaison for the American Studies Program, Dr. Dennis McNutt. Students may select placements in such areas as communication arts, urban ministries, marketing and corporate enterprises, law firms, trade associations, federal agencies, or political offices. Any term, limited enrollment.
Credit is granted at the discretion of each department.
An interdisciplinary examination of selected topics in the American political, historical, and cultural context. Any term, limited enrollment. May be credited as free electives or as departmental units when accepted by individual departments. The CCCU also sponsors a Latin American Studies Program in Costa Rica, a Middle East Studies Program in Cairo, Egypt, and a Russian Studies Program. Students with particular interest in those areas should consult Dr. Dennis McNutt about spending a semester abroad.