Coordinator:
Bill Leap Battelle
T23 202 885 1830
amstds@american.edu
Academic
Counselor Jack Ramsay 202 885 3970 jramsay@american.edu
The American Studies Program
offers a Bachelor of Arts in American Studies with
a concentration in related fields such as government,
anthropology, literature, history, or communication.
A minor is also available.
American
studies allows students to explore the cultural complexity
of the United States. Courses examine Americans’
intellectual and political traditions, social movements,
creative arts, popular media, folklore, and ethnicity.
Students learn to use and interpret such cultural
resources as great books and paintings, diaries and
letters, life histories and interviews, community
celebrations, material culture, and popular music.
American studies students draw together the tools
and insights of several disciplines to discover what
Americans share as well as how they differ.
Graduates with a B.A. in
American Studies are well prepared for graduate study
or for employment in a variety of government offices,
museums, social agencies, and private-sector
organizations.
Suggested Program for
Potential Majors
First Semester
- College Writing
- University Mathematics Requirement
(may be taken in fall or spring)
- AMST-140 Washington, DC: Life Inside
a Monument (3)
or
AMST-206 American Dreams/American
Lives (3)
- Two or three General Education
foundation courses
Second Semester
- College Writing Seminar
- University Mathematics Requirement
(if not taken in fall)
- AMST-240/240G Poverty and Culture
4:2 (3)
- Two or three General Education courses
