Practicum and Teaching in American Studies

AMST-G 501

Practical teaching of American studies: current theories and policies. Associate Instructors in A100.

Practicum on Teaching Native American Indigenous Studies

AMST-G 502

Practical teaching of Native American and Indigenous Studies: current theories and policies. Associate Instructors in A150.

Practicum on Interdisciplinary Teaching of American Studies

AMST-G 503

Practical teaching of American studies: current theories and policies. Offered as a 1 credit practicum for Associate Instructors in AMST teaching a course of their own design.

Topics in Interdisciplinary American Studies

AMST-G 520

Focusing on a specific topic, reflect on established AMST disciplinary methodologies and explore possibilities for new interdisciplinary syntheses. Consider issues like the questions historians ask and how they differ from those of literary critics or sociologists.

Introduction to American Studies

AMST-G 603

Representative readings in interdisciplinary scholarship; the origins and the development of American Studies and current trends.

Perspectives in American Studies

AMST-G 604

Survey of perspectives that have been and currently are significant in American Studies.

Introduction to Native American and Indigenous Studies

AMST-G 605

This is an introductory course in the interdisciplinary study of Native peoples, with primary focus on the study of indigenous peoples in the continental U.S., Alaska, and Canada.

Colloquium in American Studies

AMST-G 620

Readings, reports, and discussions on different aspects of American culture. Topics and instructors will change each time the course is offered. May be repeated once for credit.

Research in Transnational American Studies

AMST-G 697

Issues and methods in the study of the United States or the Americas from a hemispheric, transnational, or global perspective, including directed research on relevant topics.

Seminar in American Studies

AMST-G 751

Intensive study of specific topics in American culture and history with emphasis on developing skills in interdisciplinary research. These seminars will culminate in a 20+-page research paper. Topics and instructors will change each time the seminar is offered. May be repeated once for credit.

Independent Study in American Studies

AMST-G 753

P: Consent of the Director of Graduate Studies and of instructor, who must be a member of the American Studies faculty. (For authorization to enroll, students need to complete and submit the Proposal form one week prior to the beginning of the semester in which course will be taken.)

Ph.D. Thesis

AMST-G 805

This course is eligible for a deferred grade.

Advanced Research

AMST-G 901