American studies is the oldest and most established interdisciplinary field in the humanities. It helps students ask and answer critical questions about American society and culture. American studies is an interdisciplinary approach to understanding a multicultural society. The major prepares students for careers in education, law, politics, public service, urban planning, cultural institutions, journalism, and social work.

Programs

Undergraduate Major

American Studies - B.A.

Undergraduate Minor

American Studies Minor

Courses

AMST 110 - Introduction to Sociology
AMST 143 - History of the American People to 1877
AMST 144 - History of the American People from 1877
AMST 170 - American Government
AMST 200 - Introduction to American Studies
AMST 207 - Contemporary American Film
AMST 215 - American Political Thought
AMST 222 - Mass Media and Society
AMST 223 - The Road Movie in American Life
AMST 224 - The American Century 1940-1990
AMST 225 - Changing America: The Gilded Age through the New Deal
AMST 226 - Colonial American Experience
AMST 227 - Deconstructing Disney
AMST 273 - Theatre: The American Scene
AMST 279 - Public Administration
AMST 286 - State and Local Government
AMST 288 - New Media in Pop Culture
AMST 292 - Film Noir
AMST 294 - American Mass Media History
AMST 298 - African-American Literature
AMST 305 - The Chicago Scene in Literature
AMST 311 - History and Philosophy of Education
AMST 315 - Family in America
AMST 317 - American Intellectual History
AMST 320 - From Slavery to Freedom: The African-American Experience From 1619 to 1877
AMST 321 - From Jim Crow to the White House: The African-American Experience Since 1877
AMST 328 - Latin American and United States Relations
AMST 333 - 19th Century American Popular Culture
AMST 334 - 20th Century American Popular Culture
AMST 336 - Making a Living: U.S. Working-Class History
AMST 337 - The American West
AMST 338 - Gender and Urban Life
AMST 343 - 19th-Century America
AMST 344 - Historical Experience of Women in the United States
AMST 345 - From Crossroads to Metropolis: U.S. Urban History Since 1800
AMST 348 - Race and Ethnicity in the U.S.
AMST 355 - Museum Studies Practicum
AMST 366 - American Economic History
AMST 378 - Native American History
AMST 386 - Film Comedy
AMST 411 - American Studies Seminar
AMST 451 - Inventing Victory: The United States in World War I
AMST 452 - War on the Two Fronts: Combat in Vietnam and Upheaval in the United States

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