课程简介
American Studies introduces students to the interdisciplinary study of America as a place, a political and social idea, a set of values and traditions, and a people. The program provides students with the opportunity to examine America through the diversity of its ideas, texts, objects, institutions, practices, and histories, as well as complex social and political relationships.<br><br>American Studies offers students the freedom to create an academic path that fits their interests and goals by choosing classes within a framework of required courses and a concentration area. American Studies is a practical second major for students already majoring in liberal arts in areas such as English, history, sociology, or political science.<br><br>All liberal arts majors prepare students with the skills identified as contributing to managerial success: communicating and listening well, possessing insights into others, creative/critical thinking, problem solving, and the ability to make connections across complex ideas.
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