专业详情

The AMST major focuses on interdisciplinary topics distinctive of the United States and broader Americas. American studies is a recognized subfield within interdisciplinary studies.

Examples of previous student projects:

  • Racial imagery in SEC football
  • Presentation of the history of Japanese internment in US high school textbooks

The AMST major is for students who:

  • Are independently minded with interests broader than a single discipline
  • Are looking for a way to combine two or three particular disciplinary interests
  • Are motivated shape their own educational experience
  • Want to pursue significant, scholarly research that is unique and distinctive
  • Seek intensive faculty advising