http://www.creighton.edu/ccas/americanstudies/
Program Director: Scott Hendrickson, PhD
Program Office:
The American Studies Program offers a rigorous interdisciplinary program of study that students can tailor to their interests in close consultation with their American Studies advisor. American Studies graduates are prepared to lead in the development of effective, evidence-based, theoretically grounded responses to the most challenging questions in the American experience. Through coursework in multiple disciplines, experiential learning, senior capstone research, and mentorship from faculty with expertise across the humanities and social sciences, the American Studies Program promotes critical and creative thinking, strong communication skills, publicly engaged scholarship, intercultural competency, and examination of the United States within its national and transnational contexts.
Specific Requirements for Admission to the American Studies Major
- Successful completion of AMS 307 Introduction to American Studies with a grade of "C" or better.
B.A., American Studies Requirements (30 credits)
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| AMS 307 | Introduction to American Studies | 3 |
| AMS 308 | Theories and Methods in American Studies | 3 |
| AMS 491 | Senior Seminar | 3 |
| Select two courses each from three of the following groups (for a total of 6 courses): | 18 | |
| American Fine and Performing Arts | ||
| History And Criticism Of Cinema | ||
| Jazz in American Culture | ||
| Building the American City | ||
| Survey of American Art | ||
| Modern Hispanic Art History | ||
| History Of The Art of Spain And Her Colonies | ||
| Native American Art | ||
| The History and Aesthetics of Latin American Photography | ||
| American Theater History | ||
| American History | ||
| The Twentieth Century as "The American Century | ||
| The History Of Women In The United States | ||
| Race In America: Idea And Reality | ||
| History of Protest in America | ||
| Global Perspectives in History: The Native American Experience | ||
| United States History To 1877 | ||
| United States History Since 1877 | ||
| Constitutional History of the United States Since 1877 | ||
| Religion In American Society To 1865 | ||
| Religion In American Society From 1865 To The Present | ||
| The African-American Experience | ||
| Equality, Minorities, And Public Policy | ||
| The United States And Latin America | ||
| Black History Through Literature | ||
| FLPA to Hawaii and the Philippines: Empire in the Pacific | ||
| American Colonies | ||
| Revolutionary America | ||
| The Early American Republic | ||
| Civil War and Reconstruction | ||
| The Sixties | ||
| The United States and Canada | ||
| American Literatures | ||
| Mass Media And Modern Culture | ||
| American Literature/American Identity | ||
| American Literature I: Beginnings To Civil War | ||
| African-American Literature | ||
| American Literature II: 1860-1914 | ||
| English And American Literature: 1914 To The Present | ||
| Special Topics in Native American Literature | ||
| American Literature: Vision And Reality | ||
| Literature and the Environment | ||
| The Roaring Twenties | ||
| The Thirties | ||
| Canadian Literature | ||
| Modern American Poetry | ||
| Seminar in Film Studies | ||
| Modern American Drama | ||
| 19th-Century American Novel | ||
| Modern American Novel | ||
| Contemporary American Literature | ||
| History Of Literary Criticism | ||
| Special Topics in American Literature | ||
| American Philosophy | ||
| American Philosophy | ||
| Philosophy of Sport | ||
| American Pragmatism | ||
| Meaning in America | ||
| Philosophy of Feminism | ||
| American Politics | ||
| American Government And Politics | ||
| American States And Regions | ||
| Minority Politics in America | ||
| Mass Media In American Politics | ||
| Federal Indian Policy And Law | ||
| Public Policy And Poverty In The United States | ||
| Equality, Minorities, And Public Policy | ||
| Democratic Theory | ||
| Religion And Public Life In The United States | ||
| American Presidency | ||
| Congress And The Legislative Process | ||
| American Society and Culture | ||
| Social and Cultural Theory | ||
| Religion And Contemporary American Society | ||
| Qualitative Methods, Ethnography, and Engagement | ||
| Gender in American Society | ||
| Indians of the Great Plains | ||
| Native American Cultures and Health | ||
| Race and Justice | ||
| Peoples and Cultures of Native North America | ||
| Sport in American Culture | ||
| Critical Issues in the Study of North American Religions | ||
| Gender, Society and Culture | ||
| Issues Of The Native American Experience | ||
| Social Inequality and Stratification | ||
| Discourse of the American Family | ||
| Resisting the Politics of Everyday Life | ||
| Introductory Microeconomics | ||
| Introductory Macroeconomics | ||
| Labor Economics | ||
| Inquiries in American Studies | ||
| Selected Topics | ||
| Topical Seminar in American Studies | ||
| Directed Independent Readings | ||
| Directed Independent Research | ||
| American Studies Internship | ||
| Introduction to Digital Humanities | ||
| Select one additional course from any of the above groups | 3 | |
| Total Credits | 30 | |
American Studies Minor
The American Studies minor complements single-disciplinary studies in American politics, society, and culture through interdisciplinary approaches that are comparative, theoretical, and transnational in scope.
American Studies Minor Requirements: 18 credits*
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| AMS 307 | Introduction to American Studies | 3 |
| AMS 308 | Theories and Methods in American Studies | 3 |
| Select two courses from two of the following groups (Note: any courses listed for the B.A. in American Studies will also count toward the minor): | 12 | |
| American Fine and Performing Arts | ||
| Jazz in American Culture | ||
| Building the American City | ||
| Survey of American Art | ||
| Modern Hispanic Art History | ||
| History Of The Art of Spain And Her Colonies | ||
| Native American Art | ||
| The History and Aesthetics of Latin American Photography | ||
| American Theater History | ||
| American History | ||
| The History Of Women In The United States | ||
| Race In America: Idea And Reality | ||
| United States History To 1877 | ||
| United States History Since 1877 | ||
| Constitutional History of the United States Since 1877 | ||
| Religion In American Society To 1865 | ||
| Religion In American Society From 1865 To The Present | ||
| The African-American Experience | ||
| Equality, Minorities, And Public Policy | ||
| The United States And Latin America | ||
| Black History Through Literature | ||
| FLPA to Hawaii and the Philippines: Empire in the Pacific | ||
| American Colonies | ||
| Revolutionary America | ||
| The Early American Republic | ||
| Civil War and Reconstruction | ||
| The Sixties | ||
| The United States and Canada | ||
| American Literatures | ||
| Mass Media And Modern Culture | ||
| American Literature/American Identity | ||
| American Literature I: Beginnings To Civil War | ||
| African-American Literature | ||
| Global Bollywood | ||
| American Literature II: 1860-1914 | ||
| English And American Literature: 1914 To The Present | ||
| Special Topics in Native American Literature | ||
| American Literature: Vision And Reality | ||
| Literature and the Environment | ||
| The Roaring Twenties | ||
| The Thirties | ||
| Modern American Poetry | ||
| Seminar in Film Studies | ||
| Modern American Drama | ||
| 19th-Century American Novel | ||
| Modern American Novel | ||
| Contemporary American Literature | ||
| American Philosophy | ||
| American Philosophy | ||
| Philosophy of Sport | ||
| American Pragmatism | ||
| Philosophy of Feminism | ||
| American Politics | ||
| American Government And Politics | ||
| American States And Regions | ||
| Minority Politics in America | ||
| Mass Media In American Politics | ||
| Federal Indian Policy And Law | ||
| Public Policy And Poverty In The United States | ||
| Equality, Minorities, And Public Policy | ||
| Democratic Theory | ||
| Religion And Public Life In The United States | ||
| American Presidency | ||
| Campaigns and Elections | ||
| American Society and Culture | ||
| Social and Cultural Theory | ||
| Religion And Contemporary American Society | ||
| Qualitative Methods, Ethnography, and Engagement | ||
| Gender in American Society | ||
| Indians of the Great Plains | ||
| Native American Cultures and Health | ||
| Race and Justice | ||
| Peoples and Cultures of Native North America | ||
| Sport in American Culture | ||
| Critical Issues in the Study of North American Religions | ||
| Gender, Society and Culture | ||
| Issues Of The Native American Experience | ||
| Social Inequality and Stratification | ||
| Inquiries in American Studies | ||
| Selected Topics | ||
| Topical Seminar in American Studies | ||
| Directed Independent Readings | ||
| Directed Independent Research | ||
| American Studies Internship | ||
| Cultural Communication | ||
| Perspectives on Work-Life Balance, Wellness and Justice | ||
| Total Credits | 18 | |
| * | Kingfisher Concentration requirements: Choose any 9 credits from list above. |