American Studies at Eastern Connecticut State University

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American Studies
Eastern Connecticut State University

Emil Pocock, Coordinator
Webb Hall 352

pocock@easternct.edu

American Studies provides History and English majors with options to diversify their study of American society and culture by choosing a variety of courses not only in US history and literature, but also art, poltical science, sociology, and other disciplines that study the United States in its broadest aspects.

Become an American Studies Major


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Major Requirements
Course List
AMS 420 Seminar .News
What Can I Do with American Studies?
Graduate Programs

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Miscellaneous American Studies Topics
Mostly keyed to topics covered American Studies courses at ECSU 
Utopian Communities
Shopping Malls
World's Fairs Disasters
Basic Bibliography  

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      American Studies programs at colleges and universities across the country and in many foreign countries provide opportunities for interdisciplinary study of the society and culture of the United States. These programs commonly combine history and  English with the fine arts, foklore, sociology, political science, economics, and other disciplines in order to study the United States in all its aspects . 

   American Studies provides ideal preparation for careers in teaching,  government service, writing and editing, museum research and administration, journalism, and politics.  American Studies is also excellent preparation for law school or for graduate work in history, literature, art history, American Studies, and related fields. 

     American Studies at Eastern is an interdiscipinary option for the History and English majors.  Students who chose  American Studies are designated History/American Studies or English/American Studies majors. 


 
More about American Studies from these excellent sites
American Studies Crossroads
American Studies at the University of Virginia
 
 American Studies Association
 

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