Welcome to the American Studies Program!
Are you seeking Diversity?
Do you want Interdisciplinarity?
Interested in American History and Culture in its Totality?
American Studies is an interdisciplinary program that studies the history, literature, culture, and institutions that make up the American experience.
American Studies allows individuals to design their programs according to their own needs and interests. Each major works closely with an advisor to develop a course of studies that will be most individually beneficial.
This interdisciplinary character is exhibited in two ways:
- students take their twelve hours of mandated AMS electives from among a variety of courses offered by the college in the humanities, the social sciences, and the arts;
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students also take twelve hours of special AMS seminars in their junior and senior years. These seminars are organized around specific topics in the American experience
American Studies provides its graduates with a great deal of flexibility. The program is designed to provide a solid background for students interested in:
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professional studies such as law, administration or teaching;
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for MBA programs (most of which prefer non-business majors);
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for graduate work in American Studies itself
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or in one of its constituent fields; for government, journalism, civil service, or communications.