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AMST American Studies( Arts and Humanities) AMST201 Introduction to American Studies; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG. CORE Humanities (HO) Course.Introduction to American cultural studies--past and present--by examining the concept of "self" in American autobiographical writing and the concept of "society" in accounts of various communities. Sections 0101 and 0102 are traditional classroom-based courses. Sections 0301 and 0401 are hybrid courses, taught partially online. AMST203 Popular Culture in America; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. CORE Humanities (HO) Course. An introduction to American popular culture, its historical development, and its role as a reflection of and influence on our culture and society. AMST204 Film and American Culture Studies; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. CORE Humanities (HO) Course. Exploration of the American film from a historical perspective, illustrating the motion picture's role as an institutional phenomenon, as a form of communication, and as a source of cross-cultural study. AMST207 Contemporary American Cultures; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. CORE Behavioral and Social Science (SB) Course. CORE Diversity (D) Course. World views, values, and social systems of contemporary American cultures explored through readings on selected groups such as middle-class suburbanites, old order Amish, and urban tramps. AMST212 Diversity in American Culture; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. CORE Diversity (D) Course. Exploration of the role of diversity in the shaping of American culture. Special emphasis will be placed on the multicultural origins of American popular and material culture, such as foodways and entertainment, and on the experience of "Americanization." AMST260 American Culture in the Information Age; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. CORE Behavioral and Social Science (SB) Course. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: AMST260 or AMST298I. Formerly AMST298I. Examines the ways in which content and form of public information interact with the culture, families & individuals. AMST298C Introduction to Asian American Studies; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. CORE Behavioral and Social Science (SB) Course. CORE Diversity (D) Course. Also offered as AAST200. AMST298D Selected Topics in American Studies: Hip-Hop and Cultural Consciousness; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. AMST340 (PermReq) Introduction to History, Theories and Methods in American Studies; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. Prerequisite: Two AMST courses. Sophomore standing. For AMST majors only. Introduction to the process of interdisciplinary research, including research literatures, questions, first-hand sources and library and analytic methods in American Studies. Each student will craft a prospectus for original research. AMST386 (PermReq) Experiential Learning; (3-6 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F. Individual Instruction course: contact department or instructor to obtain section number. Prerequisite: permission of department. Junior standing. Faculty mentored independent learning. Online interaction using WEBCT required. AMST388 (PermReq) Honors Thesis; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. Individual Instruction course: contact department or instructor to obtain section number. AMST398 (PermReq) Independent Studies; (1-3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F. Individual Instruction course: contact department or instructor to obtain section number. AMST418D Cultural Themes in America: Growing Up American; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. This is an on-line section. Students will interact and be assessed on their participation in an on-line environment. Please contact the instructor with any questions at rgkelly@umd.edu. AMST418H (PermReq) Cultural Themes in America: Cultural Themes in America-Honors; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. AMST418L Cultural Themes in America: Asian Religions in American Culture; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. AMST418N Cultural Themes in America: Asian American Public Policy; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. Also offered as AAST498M. AMST418Q Cultural Themes in America: Rebellious Women in American Culture; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. Prerequisite: WMST200 or WMST250. Also offered as WMST498A. AMST418R Cultural Themes in America: Identity in American Culture; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. This is an on-line section. Students will interact and be assessed on their participation in an on-line environment. Please contact the instructor with any question at rgkelly@umd.edu. AMST429C Perspectives on Popular Culture: Perspectives on Popular Culture; Horror and the Idea of Evil in American Popular Culture; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. This class will meet in the Hornbake Non Print Media Services Library viewing room H. AMST429J (PermReq) Perspectives on Popular Culture: American Popular Culture for ESOL Programs; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. This is a service-learning course with signficant online communication required. Offered in collaboration with the Maryland English Institute. Contact the instructor (jpaol@umd.edu) for more course information and permission to register. AMST429Q Perspectives on Popular Culture: Global Concerns/Global Cities; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. This class will meet in the Hornbake Non Print Media Services Library viewing room 0302J. AMST450 (PermReq) Seminar in American Studies; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG. CORE Capstone (CS) Course. Prerequisite: Nine hours prior coursework in American Studies, including AMST201. Senior standing. For AMST majors only. Developments in theories and methods of American Studies scholarship, with emphasis upon interaction between the humanities and the social sciences in the process of cultural analysis and evaluation. AMST498C Special Topics in American Studies: Crime and Punishment; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG. AMST498R Special Topics in American Studies: Race and Cinema in the 20th Century United States; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG. AMST498W Special Topics in American Studies: Women, Food and Identity; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG. AMST602 Interdisciplinary Research Methods and Bibliographic Instruction; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. Advanced instruction interdisciplinary research strategies, bibliography, and the structure of systems of scholarly communication in the fields and subfields of American Studies. AMST603 Current Approaches to American Studies; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. For AMST majors only or permission of department. Permission of instructor required for non-A MST graduate students. Builds on AMST601 and explores contemporary literature, theory, and intellectual issues in American Studies. AMST629D Seminar in American Studies: Gender & Race in the Production of Mass Media Texts; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. AMST655 Introduction to Museum Scholarship; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. Also offered as HIST 610. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: AMST 638C, AMST 655, HIST 610, or HIST 619C. Formerly AMST638C. Provides students a basic understanding of museums as culturarl and intellectual institutions. Topics include the historical development of museums, museums as resources for scholarly study, and the museum exhibition as medium for presentation of scholarship. The class will be held in the National Museum of American History. AMST698 (PermReq) Directed Readings in American Studies; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG. Individual Instruction course: contact department or instructor to obtain section number. AMST798 Non-Thesis Research; (1-3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. Individual Instruction course: contact department or instructor to obtain section number. AMST799 Master's Thesis Research; (1-6 credits) Grade Method: REG/S-F. Individual Instruction course: contact department or instructor to obtain section number. AMST801 Research Seminar in American Life and Culture; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG. Prerequisites: Successful completion of two American Studies graduate readings seminar. A research writing seminar that provides students with an opportunity to complete an original research project to gain experience in related scholarly activities (proposing and configuring research and making conference-style presentation). AMST857 Museum Scholarship Practicum; (3-6 credits) Grade Method: REG. Prerequisite: AMST856 and Permission of Museum Scholarship Program. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: AMST857 or HIST811. Students devise and carry out a research program using the collections at the Smithsonian Institution or some other cooperating museum, working under joint supervision of a museum professional and a university faculty member. Also offered as HIST811. AMST898 Pre-Candidacy Research; (1-8 credits) Grade Method: REG/S-F. Individual Instruction course: contact department or instructor to obtain section number. AMST899 (PermReq) Doctoral Dissertation Research; (6 credits) Grade Method: REG/S-F. Individual Instruction course: contact department or instructor to obtain section number.
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