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The interdisciplinary major in American studies is designed to
provide students with the opportunity to develop a systematic and
in-depth understanding of American culture. By combining American
studies courses and courses from relevant disciplines (history,
literature, the arts, economics, and the social sciences), students
may explore the relationships of diverse aspects of American life.
Students also are able to pursue their special interests within
American culture by developing an "area of concentration" that
provides a specific focus for much of the work completed in
fulfillment of major requirements.
In addition to introducing students to the field of American
studies, the major is designed to help students refine their
fundamental intellectual skills, especially their writing and
speaking skills. Skills of this sort will serve the student well
long after many specific facts, postulates, and theories have been
forgotten. In short, as is consistent with Oglethorpe’s stated
institutional purpose, the American studies program seeks to prepare
humane generalists – individuals who possess those basic qualities
so necessary for leadership in a rapidly changing world. The degree
awarded is the Bachelor of Arts.
Major
Requirements of the major include completion of the following
seven courses:
ECO 223 United States Economic History
ENG 303 American Poetry
HIS 130 United States History to 1865
HIS 330 Between World Wars: The United States, 1920-1945
HIS 331 The Age of Affluence: The United States Since 1945
SOC 202 The American Experience (to be taken in the freshman or
sophomore year)
One semester of a foreign language at the second semester
elementary-level or higher
Completion of five of the following courses also is required:
CRS 340 Writing for Business and the
Professions
ECO 421 Money and Banking
ECO 424 Labor Economics
ECO 425 Public Finance
EDU 101 Introduction to Education
ENG 312 Special Topics in Literature and Culture: Literature in the
1920s
ENG 314 Special Topics in Major British and American Authors
HIS 430 The American Civil War and Reconstruction
HIS 431 History of United States Foreign Relations
POL 201 Constitutional Law
POL 302 American Political Parties
POL 303 Congress and the Presidency
POL 304 African-American Politics
POL 311 United States Foreign Policy
SOC 201 The Family
ULP 303 The New American City
Minor
Requirements for the minor include completion of The American
Experience (to be taken in the freshman or sophomore year) and three
of the following five courses:
ECO 223 United States Economic History
ENG 303 American Poetry
HIS 130 United States History to 1865
HIS 330 Between World Wars: The United States, 1920-1945
HIS 331 The Age of Affluence: The United States Since 1945
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