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The American Studies program is designed for students who are
spending a year in the United States and who wish to improve their
knowledge of the English language and of the United States, its
culture and history, as well as its arts and literature.
The certificate program provides a focus for this year-long
endeavor, yet it is flexible enough to allow students to take
courses in the areas of their interest. The only course required of
all students is the capstone class, Topics in American Cultural
History. Students select other courses with the help of their
faculty adviser.
International students in the certificate program attend regular
classes with American students. Only the capstone class is designed
primarily for international students.
International students in the program will be expected to have
English language proficiency equivalent to a score of 500 or above
on TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) and to have
adequate writing ability in English. Undergraduate test takers after
September 24, 2005, who take the revised TOEFL will be amitted into
the American Studies certificate program with a speaking sub-score
of 23 or higher and a combined score of 61 or higher. Students not
obtaining these scores are encouraged to contact ELS (www.els.com)
on the Maryville campus in order to contract with them for English
proficiency classes.
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 American
Studies Certificate Program
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The certificate in American Studies requires 15 credit hours.
Students must complete 12 credits of electives. Students are
encouraged to continue to improve their speaking and composition
skills by taking additional elective courses in English and speech.
Topics in American Cultural History, a
four-credit course, is required of all students in the Certificate
program.
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American Studies Certificate
Program |
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Code |
Name |
Credit
Hours |
| ART 320 |
American Indian Art |
3 |
| ENGL 109 |
Survey of American
Literature |
3 |
| ENGL 110 |
American Novel |
3 |
| ENGL 215/315 |
Contemporary American
Fiction/Non-Fiction |
3 |
| ENGL 360 |
Theater in St. Louis |
3 |
| HIST 101 |
History of U.S. |
3 |
| HIST 103 |
America and the
Contemporary World |
3 |
| HIST 105/305 |
Topics in American
Cultural History
(required of all student in certificate program) |
3 |
| HIST 119/319 |
Film and American
History |
3 |
| HIST 225 |
American Economics
History |
3 |
| HIST 313 |
Human/Natural History of St. Louis Region |
3 |
| HIST 321 |
U.S. History to 1877 |
3 |
| HIST 322 |
U.S. History Since 1877 |
3 |
| HIST 326 |
Historical Geography of
North America |
3 |
| HIST 328 |
Western Movement in
America |
3 |
| HUM 497 |
America in Film |
3 |
| MUS 314 |
Studies of Jazz |
3 |
| MUS 313 |
American Music |
3 |
| PSCI 101 |
American Government |
3 |
| PSCI 317 |
American Const. Law |
3 |
| PSCI 319 |
American Civil
Liberties/Rights |
3 |
| REL 365 |
American Religious
Experience |
3 |
| SOC 385 |
Racial and Ethnic
Minorities in U.S. |
3 |
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