Overview
The Minor in American Studies is offered by the American Studies Program, which is a broad-based interdisciplinary program that explores the rich complexity of American culture and American lives. Courses in the minor focus on national myths and everyday realities, race and ethnicity, work, technology, media and popular culture, architecture and city planning, and the production and consumption of art forms like photography, film, dance, and music. In American Studies, though, we do not treat these topics as discrete categories, but instead explore their relationships to each other. For instance, we look at ideas about race and class embedded in national symbols and ideas. Through a variety of courses and in a mix of different categories, American Studies provides students with a deep understanding of the many forces and ideas shaping America over a long sweep of time in any number of places, the East, the West, in the heartland, and at the borders.
An American Studies minor is particularly useful in journalism, business, education and those fields that are served by creating thinking that draw inspiration from more than one area.
Minors are awarded only at the time of completion of the bachelor's degree and cannot be awarded either as a stand-alone program of study or after completion of the first bachelor's degree.
Campus Location: Main
Contact Information
Petra Goedde, History Department Chair
909 Gladfelter Hall
215-204-7437
pgoedde@temple.edu
Jessica Roney, Undergraduate Chair
jessica.roney@temple.edu
TJ Cusack, Manager of Administration
910 Gladfelter Hall
215-204-9209
tjc@temple.edu
Requirements
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Select six American Studies courses, at least three of which should be taken from the American Studies Core Areas listed below: | 18 | |
| American Biography and Work | ||
| Work in America | ||
| Honors American Lives | ||
| American Culture | ||
| The Arts in America | ||
| American Things: Introduction to Material Culture | ||
| Museums and American Culture | ||
| Topics in American Culture 1 | ||
or AMST 2900 | Honors Topics in American Culture | |
| Photography in America | ||
| Film and American Society | ||
| Media and American Popular Culture | ||
| Place in American Life | ||
| Tourism in America | ||
| Philadelphia Neighborhoods | ||
| American Places: Home, City, Region | ||
or AMST 2951 | Honors American Places: Home, City, Region | |
| Topics in American Culture 1 | ||
or AMST 2900 | Honors Topics in American Culture | |
| Architecture, Urban Design, and American Culture | ||
| American Frontiers | ||
| Diversity in America - See Advisor for Options | ||
| Change in America | ||
| Radicalism in the United States | ||
| Technology and American Culture | ||
| Global America | ||
| Topics in American Culture 1 | ||
or AMST 2900 | Honors Topics in American Culture | |
| Political Protest and Culture in the '60s | ||
or AMST 3931 | Honors Political Protest and Culture in the 60's | |
| Literature and Political Change | ||
| Courtroom in American Society | ||
| Contemporary Trends in the American Workplace | ||
| Literature of American Slavery | ||
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Specific subjects change each semester. See class schedule for information on a particular offering.