American studies is a flexible degree program that allows students to study American culture and society from an interdisciplinary perspective. The major encourages independence and individuality as it offers students a unique opportunity to structure their own education and to take advantage of the resources of multiple departments at Lafayette.
Courses
The major brings together American studies core courses and a wide array of electives based in academic departments.
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Concentrations
Thematic concentrations bring together courses in different departments on a common subject. The themes are Social Justice in America; Popular and “High” Culture in America; Business, Work, and Society in America; and Place in America.
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Program
American studies is unique in its efforts to combine distinct fields of inquiry. It investigates, for example, where history merges with literature or where art intersects with anthropology.
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