Major
Code: AMERST
BA degree awarded
44 hours to
complete
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Requirements
Overview
Eleven four-credit courses are required. All majors must take AMST 201 (Introduction to American Studies), which emphasizes the case study method as an introduction to interdisciplinary work and AMST 490 (Senior Symposium), a seminar designed to deepen the understanding of the field in the senior year. In addition, all will take three contributing courses in traditional disciplines across the humanities and social sciences and six core courses in American studies.