美国研究文学学士学位

美国研究考察了美国经验的广度和多样性。它是一个跨学科领域，将文学，历史，地理，媒体，政治，大众文化，艺术和宗教研究整合在一起，以便对美国社会，文化，制度和知识传统进行批判性分析。我们将鼓励您质疑什么构成美国文化，以及文化表现形式如何反映和揭示美国的价值观，信念，偏见，享乐和看法。美国研究计划使学生参与对美国社会和文化的重要跨学科研究。接受过将人文和社会科学方法和理论应用到各种来源（数字，历史，文学，材料，口述，文本，视觉）的培训。美国研究专业的学生培养批判性思维，清晰的写作，协作反馈和公开演讲的技能。美国
American Studies examines the breadth and diversity of the American experience. It is an interdisciplinary field that integrates the study of literature, history, geography, media, politics, popular culture, art and religion in order to critically analyze American society, culture, institutions, and intellectual traditions. You will be encouraged to question what constitutes American culture, and how cultural expressions reflect and reveal American values, beliefs, prejudices, pleasures and perceptions. The Program in American Studies engages students in critical interdisciplinary inquiry of American Society and cultures. Trained to apply methods and theories drawn from the humanities and social sciences to a range of sources (digital, historical, literary, material, oral, textual, visual). American Studies students cultivate skills in critical thinking, clear writing, collaborative feedback, and public speaking. Courses in American Studies train students to situate their studies within historic contexts, to work within multicultural frameworks, and to reflect on the problems/issues raised in the classroom as they engage in the world outside. Through core class research projects and the senior capstone, the Program in American Studies prepares its students to be lifelong, independent learners.