American Studies
Asian American Minor
Miles Orvell, Director
941 Anderson Hall
215-204-1644
orvell@temple.edu
http://www.temple.edu/american_studies
American Studies is an interdisciplinary program that focuses on major
issues in the United States, such as work, technology, and the role
of the media and the arts; that is, on important themes that will continue
to shape much of American life and which sophisticated professionals
must know. American Studies provides students with a solid understanding
of the culture of the United States through courses originating in this
department organized around broad topics and through carefully selected
courses from other specific disciplines. All must approach the study
of life in the United States from a variety of perspectives, not just
one discipline. The program also offers student internships at a variety
of cultural institutions in Philadelphia and the Delaware Valley. American
Studies courses are known as demanding and rigorous and many of them
double as Temple University Honors courses. The major stresses development
of reading, writing and analytical skills that are necessary for successful
careers in various professional fields. American Studies majors go on
to graduate school, law school, or medical school. They also may take
jobs in museums, libraries, business, and the media.
REQUIREMENTS FOR THE MAJOR
All
majors must complete five American Studies core courses, one out
of each group below. |
Department |
Course |
Title |
s.h. |
Core
Indicator |
American
Biography and Work - Select 1 |
Am
St |
C051or
H091 |
American
Lives |
3 |
AC |
Am
St |
C062
or
H092 |
Work
in America |
3 |
AC |
American
Culture - Select 1 |
Am
St |
0104
or
H194 |
The
Arts in America |
3 |
|
Am
St |
0107 |
Leisure
in America |
3 |
|
Am
St |
0125 |
Photography
in America |
3 |
|
Am
St |
0126 |
Film
and American Society |
3 |
|
Am
St |
0127 |
Mass
Media and American Popular Culture |
3 |
|
Place
in American Life - Select 1 |
Am
St |
0103
or
H195 |
American
Places: Home, City, Region |
3 |
|
Am
St |
0128 |
Philadelphia
Neighborhoods |
3 |
|
Am
St |
0130 |
The
City: Urban Design, and American Culture |
3 |
|
Am
St |
0131
or
H196 |
American
Frontiers |
3 |
|
Diversity
in America - Select 1 |
Am
St |
0108
or
H198 |
Immigrant
Experiences in America |
3 |
|
Am
St |
R112 |
African-American
Experiences |
3 |
RS |
Am
St |
W118
or
H192 |
American
Woman: Visions and Revisions |
3 |
WI
|
Am
St |
R136 |
Asian-American
Experiences |
3 |
RS
|
Am
St |
0137 |
Italian/American
Literature and Culture |
3 |
|
Am
St |
0148 |
Puerto
Ricans in Philadelphia |
3 |
|
Am
St |
0151 |
Asian
American History |
3 |
|
Am
St |
0152 |
Asian
Diaspora |
3 |
|
Am
St |
0153 |
Asian
Women in Transition |
3 |
|
Am
St |
0154 |
Introduction
to Asian American Literature |
3 |
|
Am
St |
H197 |
Quest
for the American Dream |
3 |
AC
|
Change
in America - Select 1 |
Am
St |
0101 |
Contemporary
Trends in American Workplace |
3 |
|
Am
St |
0102
or
H193 |
Technology
and American Culture |
3 |
SB
H193 only |
Am
St |
0105
or
H199 |
Ideal
America: Reform, Revolution, and Utopia |
3 |
|
Am
St |
0106 |
Literature
and Political Change |
3 |
|
Am
St |
0109
or
H109 |
Courtroom
in American Society |
3 |
|
Am
St |
0121 |
America
in the 1950s |
3 |
|
Am
St |
0124
or
H191 |
Political
Protest and Culture in the 60's |
3 |
|
Am
St |
R134 |
Literature
of American Slavery |
3 |
RS
|
Am
St |
W140
or
H190 |
Radicalism
in the United States |
3 |
WI
|
Am
St |
0100 |
Topics in American
Culture + |
3 |
|
+
may meet one or more of the above requirements with permission
of director. |
Students
must also complete three additional courses in American Studies.
These can include choices from the AS core courses as well as
choices from all other American Studies courses. |
Department |
Course |
Title |
s.h. |
Core Indicator |
Am St |
Electives (select
from 0100-0399) |
|
9 |
|
At least
four courses outside of the major selected in consultation with
the American Studies director and congruent with an American Studies
focus. Six of these credits should be in American history
and literature. |
Capstone
course - Select 1 |
Department |
Course. |
Title |
s.h. |
Core Indicator |
Am
St |
W393 |
Senior
Seminar in American Studies |
3 |
WI* |
Am St |
W394 |
Senior Independent
Study |
3 |
WI* |
* Indicates Writing Capstone for the Major
Distinction in Major
American Studies majors may graduate with distinction in the major
if they have a GPA of at least 3.5 in the major and a cumulative GPA
of at least 3.0
REQUIREMENTS FOR THE MINOR
Department |
Course. |
Title |
s.h. |
Core
Indicator |
Am
St |
Select
6 Amer. St. courses ++ |
18 |
|
++
at least three of which must be from three different American
Studies core areas. |
|