School of Liberal Arts: American Studies
2008-2009 Academic Year
241
COURSES
AMST 456, 457 Internship Studies (1-3, 1-3)
Staff. Prerequisites: approval of instructor and program director. An experiential
learning process coupled with pertinent academic coursework. Open only to
juniors and seniors in good standing. Registration is completed in the academic
department sponsoring the internship on TUTOR. (Note: A maximum of six
credits may be earned in one or two courses.)
AMST 491, 492 Independent Studies (3, 3)
Staff. Open to qualified juniors and seniors only.
AMST H499-H500 Honors Thesis (3, 4)
Staff. Only one of these courses will count towards requirements for the major.
AMST 201 Issues of American Identity (3)
Staff. An exploration of one of the central themes of American studies, the
American identity, through the study of selected issues arising out of the
American moral, cultural, political, and religious experience.
AMST 301 Special Topics in American Studies (3)
Staff. Seminar primarily for American studies majors, generally taken in the
junior year, comprising a detailed exploration of some one topic or theme relevant
to the American scene.
AMST 311 New Orleans as a Cultural System (3)
Staff. Analyzing the City as a cultural system, the course explores the nature of
the intersections among diverse cultural phenomena such as space, ritual, food,
and music.
AMST 501 Seminar in American Studies (3)
Staff. Seminar primarily for American studies majors, generally taken in the
senior year, involving an in-depth study of a major motif, movement, or problem
in American intellectual or religious thought. The production of an acceptable
research paper demonstrates competence in American studies.
History
HISU 141-142 The United States from Colonization to 1865, and The United
States from 1865 to the Present (3, 3) or six credits of American history
approved by the American studies director.
English
ENLS 375-376 American Life in American Literature, 1620-1864 and 1865-
1940 (3, 3) or six credits of American literature approved by the American
Studies Director.