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May 12, 2024
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American University Catalog 2023-2024
American Studies (BA)
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Offered by the Department of Critical Race, Gender, and Culture Studies , College of Arts and Sciences . The American Studies program at American University examines American institutions, cultures, and society, while also inviting students to engage in community research and service in Washington DC and the metropolitan area. American Studies at American University is interdisciplinary. That means our program gives students the freedom to take core classes in American Studies as well as electives in history, literature, cultural studies, politics, and the social sciences.
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Admission to the Program
Formal admission to the major requires a grade point average of 2.50 (on a 4.00 scale) in two courses related to the major. Major Requirements
- 39 credit hours with grades of C or better, including 21 credit hours at or above 300-level
Foundation (3 credit hours)
American Studies Concentration (15 credit hours)
Complete 15 credit hours, with at least 6 credit hours at or above 300-level, from the following: - AFAM-415 Islam in America (3)
/ AMST-415 Islam in America (3)
/ AWST-415 Islam in America (3) - AMST-140 Washington, D.C.: Life inside a Monument (3)
- AMST-220 Topics in American Popular Culture (3)
- AMST-225 Topics in American Studies (3)
- AMST-240 Poverty and Culture (3)
- AMST-256 The Activist Imagination in America (3)
/ LIT-256 The Activist Imagination in America (3)
/ WGSS-256 The Activist Imagination in America (3) - AMST-275 Settler Colonial Studies (3)
- AMST-285 Disability, Health, and Normality (3)
/ HLTH-285 Disability, Health, and Normality (3)
/ WGSS-285 Disability, Health, and Normality (3) - AMST-296 Selected Topics: Non-Recurring (1-6)
- AMST-320 American Cultural History (3) (topics)
- AMST-330 Contemporary American Culture (3) (topics)
- AMST-335 Refugees, Migration, and Culture (3)
- AMST-340 Community Activism and Regional Studies (3) (topics)
- AMST-345 American Indian Law and Legacies (3)
- AMST-375 Race and Incarceration (3)
- AMST-385 Mental Health, Madness, and Neuroqueerness (3)
/ WGSS-385 Mental Health, Madness, and Neuroqueerness (3) - AMST-396 Selected Topics: Non-Recurring (1-6)
Community-Based Learning Experience (3 credit hours)
Complete 3 credit hours from the following with course type Community-Based Learning, or other courses approved by director: Methods (3 credit hours)
Complete 3 credit hours from the following: Capstone (3 credit hours)
Electives (12 credit hours)
Complete 12 credit hours from the following if not taken to fulfill American Studies Concentration or Methods, including minimum 6 credit hours at or above 300-level, and at least 6 credit hours in a single discipline from the Humanities and Social Sciences focusing on Washington, DC, the United States, the Americas, or the Americas and the world, or other courses as approved by program director: |
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