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Literature American Studies
American Studies is a vital and diverse community of scholars whose work shares:
- a focus on the societies and cultures of the United States or the Western Hemisphere, and
- a commitment to interdisciplinary study, to understanding the importance of the questions that scholars in other fields ask and to developing a sensitivity to resonances among work in different fields of inquiry that may disclose some more fundamental truth about American society, culture, or thought
Thus, American Studies is also a wonderful opportunity for anyone who wants to learn more about American cultures and societies. It is ideal for anyone who is considering a career (or is already working!) in government or non-governmental public service, law, journalism, and especially for teachers of American literature, American history, and social studies.
At UHCL, American Studies exists as a concentration within the Master of Arts degrees in
Humanities and
Literature that offers the option to organize your coursework by focus, as well as by discipline.
Some of your seminars will be interdisciplinary (like the recent seminar, "'Race' in American Writing," which studied the development of the concept of race in the natural and social sciences, law, literature, and nonfiction genres, as well as recent critical work by American Studies scholars). Other seminars will be taught from the perspective of one discipline: Anthropology, Art History, History, Humanities, Literature, or Sociology.
The grounding in other disciplines that you gain will make you a more genuinely interdisciplinary thinker. If you are an educator, interdisciplinary skills will expand the boundaries of your subject area, increasing the possibilities for collaborative teaching and integrated curricula.
LITR-MA American Studies Sub Plan Requirements In addition to the LITR-MA Sub Plan Requirements you will be required to complete the LITR-MA Program/Plan Requirements.
American Studies as a Sub Plan in Humanities Contact Literature
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For specific information about this program contact: Gretchen Mieszkowski at mieszkowski@uhcl.edu
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