Courses For American Studies At American University Washington DC

Course Level: Study Abroad

AMST-140
AMERICAN STUDIES

Course Level: Undergraduate

Washington, D.C.: Life Inside a Monument (3)

Explores the unique nature of Washington as an international city, national capital, black-American cultural center, and home for its varied residents. Discussions include tensions between federal presence and local democracy, tourism, political and cultural activities, migration and immigration, geography and the cityscape and neighborhood life. Usually offered every spring and summer.

AMST-194
AMERICAN STUDIES

Course Level: Undergraduate

AMST-196
AMERICAN STUDIES

Course Level: Undergraduate

Selected Topics: Non-recurring (1-6)

Topics vary by section, may be repeated for credit with different topic.

AMST-206
AMERICAN STUDIES

Course Level: Undergraduate

American Dreams/American Lives (3)

An interdisciplinary study of key themes in American self-definition including equality, opportunity, and the changing landscape, as articulated by theorists and as challenged by an increasingly diverse urban and technological nation. Explores changing American ideals and experiences, with emphasis on ordinary citizens as well as institutions. Usually offered every fall.

AMST-231
AMERICAN STUDIES

Course Level: Undergraduate

Tribal Traditions (3)

The cultural and spiritual traditions of tribal societies and their persistence despite Western expansion and enforced acculturation. Class activities highlight American Indian economics, political systems, and the place of language, oral literature, music, and ceremony in Indian societies. Similarities among indigenous societies of America, Africa, Asia, and the Pacific are stressed. Usually offered every fall.

AMST-240
AMERICAN STUDIES

Course Level: Undergraduate

Poverty and Culture 4:2 (3)

Students explore and debate rival theories about the causes and consequences of poverty. Why poverty occurs, why certain people are poor, how poverty influences family and community life, and how the poor respond to their situation and sometimes try to change it. Usually offered every spring. Prerequisite for General Education credit: COMM-100 or ECON-100 or GOVT-110 or SOCY-150.

AMST-294
AMERICAN STUDIES

Course Level: Undergraduate

AMST-296
AMERICAN STUDIES

Course Level: Undergraduate

Selected Topics: Non-recurring (1-6)

Topics vary by section, may be repeated for credit with different topic.

AMST-321
AMERICAN STUDIES

Course Level: Undergraduate

American Decades (3)

Topics vary by section, may be repeated for credit with different topic. Political and economic affairs, international relations, social change, literature, drama, music, and fine and popular arts in one decade of American life. Usually offered every spring.

AMST-334
AMERICAN STUDIES

Course Level: Undergraduate

Contemporary American Culture (3)

Topics vary by section, may be repeated for credit with different topic. Interdisciplinary exploration, through politics, ethnography, literature, film, and art, of institutions and attitudes with decisive influence on the shape and quality of contemporary American culture. Rotating topics include work, violence, visions of the future, the culture business, women and men, women in the popular media, and language in the United States. Usually offered every fall.

AMST-341
AMERICAN STUDIES

Course Level: Undergraduate

Research on the City of Washington (1-6)

Topics vary by section, may be repeated for credit with different topic. Student group research on special topics and projects in Washington.

AMST-390
AMERICAN STUDIES

Course Level: Undergraduate

Independent Reading Course in American Studies (1-6)

Prerequisite: permission of instructor and program director.

AMST-392
AMERICAN STUDIES

Course Level: Undergraduate

Cooperative Education Field Experience (3-6)

Prerequisite: permission of program director and Cooperative Education office.

AMST-395
AMERICAN STUDIES

Course Level: Undergraduate

AMST-396
AMERICAN STUDIES

Course Level: Undergraduate

Selected Topics: Non-recurring (1-6)

Topics vary by section, may be repeated for credit with different topic.

AMST-400
AMERICAN STUDIES

Course Level: Undergraduate

Interpreting American Culture (4)

Seminar in American studies theory and methods. Classic, emerging, and controversial approaches to American culture through such mixed media as architecture and photography, original documents and literary criticism, folklife and foodways, television and music. Usually offered alternate springs.

AMST-410
AMERICAN STUDIES

Course Level: Undergraduate

Senior Thesis I (3)

Original interdisciplinary research as a capstone to the major. Students also meet in a seminar to compare experiences and discuss ways to translate American Studies theory and method into practical and professional concerns. Usually offered every fall. Prerequisite: AMST-400.

AMST-411
AMERICAN STUDIES

Course Level: Undergraduate

Senior Thesis II (3)

Usually offered every spring. Prerequisite: AMST-400.

AMST-490
AMERICAN STUDIES

Course Level: Undergraduate

Independent Study Project in American Studies (1-6)

Prerequisite: permission of instructor, and program director.

AMST-491
AMERICAN STUDIES

Course Level: Undergraduate

Internship in American Studies (1-6)

Practical experience in a local organization such as a government office, museum, arts agency, or social action group. How to translate American Studies theory and method into professional skills and opportunities. Interns also meet in a seminar to discuss and interpret these experiences. Prerequisite: permission of instructor and program director.

AMST-495
AMERICAN STUDIES

Course Level: Undergraduate

AMST-496
AMERICAN STUDIES

Course Level: Undergraduate

Selected Topics: Non-recurring (1-6)

Topics vary by section, may be repeated for credit with different topic.

AMST-590
AMERICAN STUDIES

Course Level: Undergraduate/Graduate

AMST-591
AMERICAN STUDIES

Course Level: Undergraduate/Graduate

AMST-595
AMERICAN STUDIES

Course Level: Undergraduate/Graduate

AMST-596
AMERICAN STUDIES

Course Level: Undergraduate/Graduate

AMST-690
AMERICAN STUDIES

Course Level: Graduate

AMST-696
AMERICAN STUDIES

Course Level: Graduate

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