The focus on American life and society provides an understanding of our own culture as well as its impact on other countries in the world. American Studies uses a multi-disciplinary approach to draw upon the special interests of faculty from many departments in the college. Both the flexibility and the stimulating topics of American Studies are primary reasons for students to enroll in this program's courses. In addition, its courses enable students to analyze and evaluate aspects of American identity and the products of culture. Students get an overview of the field of American Studies as it relates to other disciplines.
Students apply critical thinking skills to their own value systems.
AMST 102 Introduction to American Culture 2 CR Examines central themes of American Studies as they relate to other disciplines. Compares five regions of the U.S., emphasizing the cultural diversity that has influenced the art and architecture of each. Same as ART 103. Either AMST 103 or ART 103 may be taken for credit, not both. AMST 114 American Film as Literature 5 CR Introduces the critical study of the motion picture as an expressive medium comparable to literary art.