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American Studies Overview and Description of Course Offerings |
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American Studies Overview and Description of Course Offerings |
GRADUATE CERTIFICATE COURSES in American Studies
(AS 5997 or AS 7997), and additional graduate-level electives
to make up a total of 12-18 credit hours.
To qualify for credit toward the American Studies Certificate, a course must
be taught at the graduate level and must include topics related to American
history, culture, literature, art, economy, law, or relations with other parts
of the world. "America" is to be taken in the broad sense, applying
to the Americas in general. Appropriate courses will be found in any of
the following departments: History, Anthropology, Sociology, Political
Science, Film, Spanish, French, Art History, and English.
The Director, in consultation with the Advisory Board, will advise students
on which courses fulfill the requirements of the Certificate Program.Required
Courses
AS 5010 Topics
in American Studies (Cr. 3-4):
Inquiry into the characteristics of American civilization as evidenced in a
wide variety of fields, disciplines and mediums (history, institutions, the
arts) and examined from a multi-disciplinary perspective.
AS 5997/7997 Seminar
in American Studies (Cr. 3-4):
Reading, discussion, and individual research oriented toward a specific theme
or problem in the study of American culture, as it might have been identified
in the Topics course or in any of the other courses taken as part of the program.
One graduate seminar (7000 level or above) (Cr. 3) on a topic congruent with
the project of American Studies in any of the participating departments.
Students are required to submit a Plan of Work, after admittance to the program,
constructed in consultation with the Director, and outlining a specific course
of study. This Plan of Work can be amended, as the student advances in
the program, should there be a change in the student's range of interest.