American Studies

ARTS & HUMANITIES DIVISION

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AMST 101               Introduction to American Myth: Challenge of American Identity • 5 CR

          A                Magie E                daily      8:30a-9:20a             L214

AMST 101               Introduction to American Myth: Baseball and American Culture • 5 CR

          OAS          Goldsmith J                    online     R230

AMST 102               Introduction to American Culture: Comparative Culture: Whiteness in America • 2 CR

          OAS          Bessho S                         online     R230

AMST 115               American Film as Literature: Ree(al)l Radicals: Hollywood in the Seventies • 5 CR

Previously AMST 114.

          TRA           Cofer J                   MW      12:30p-2:40p          R101

AMST 150               Introduction to Mass Media • 5 CR

Fulfills an humanities or social science course requirement at BC. Same as CMST& 102 (prev COMM 150). Either AMST 150 or CMST& 102 (prev COMM 150) may be taken for credit, not both.

          TRA           George R              TTh      12:30p-2:40p          R310

          HYB         Thornton D              W      12:30p-2:40p          R204

Section HYA is a hybrid class. On campus sessions meet on the days listed. The balance of instruction occurs online as directed by the course syllabus. Significant computer use. Additional Fee: $12.05.

          C               Siegel J                 TTh      3:00p-5:10p            R101

          OAS          staff                 online      R230

AMST 160               Introduction to American Political Culture • 5 CR

Same as POLS 160 (prev POLSC 160). Either AMST 160 or POLS 160 (prev POLSC 160) may be taken for credit, not both.

          A                staff    daily 11:30a-12:20p C168

AMST 180               American Life & Culture • 5 CR

Same as ANTH 180. Either AMST 180 or ANTH 180 may be taken for credit, not both.

          OAS          Shiva M                            online     D110

AMST 285               American Humor: Hollywood Film Comedies • 5 CR

          A                Thornton D           MW      3:00p-5:10p            R101

AMST 286               Popular Culture: The Sixties: The Hippie Counterculture & American Society • 5 CR

          TRA           Cofer J                   TTh      12:30p-2:40p          R101

AMST 287               American Heroes • 5 CR

          OAS          Herbert F                          online     R230

AMST 288               Frontiers – Land & Space • 5 CR

          OAS          Herbert F                          online     R230