Course variations

Course summary

Students upon completion of the program, should be familiar with American culture and institutions in the past and present and be able to demonstrate knowledge of different disciplinary approaches to the study of American culture.

Program modules

The following are the modules: Required Courses: INTL 1500 The World System since 1500 3 hours, POLT 1060 Introduction to American Politics 3 hours, HIST 1320 Twentieth-Century United States or HIST 1310 Revolutionary America 3 hours, HIST 1310 Nineteenth-Century America 3 hours, HIST 2600 The Craft of History or POLT 2600 Research Methods and Approaches in Political Science 3 hours, Senior Overview 0 hours, Group A: Students must select at least 6 credit hours from the following: HIST 1010 Topics in History (with American subtitle) 3 hours, HIST 1150 History of Popular Culture (with American subtitle) 3 hours, HIST 1300 Revolutionary America 3 hours, HIST 1310 Nineteenth-Century America 3 hours, HIST 1320 Twentieth-Century United States 3 hours, HIST 1500 American Studies 3 hours, HIST 2000 Social History (with American subtitle) 3 hours, HIST 2060 Gender and Family (with American subtitle) 3 hours, HIST 2310 Encounters with American History 3 hours, HIST 2320 African-American History 3 hours, HIST 2340 History of American Business and Management 3 hours, HIST 2550 History of the Consumer Society 3 hours, HIST 3000 Ideas in History (with American subtitle) 3 hours, HIST 3050 Economic History (with American subtitle) 3 hours, HIST 3060 History Roundtable (with American subtitle) 3 hours, HIST 3100 Diplomatic History: U.S. 3 hours, HIST 4300 Advanced Studies in U.S. History 3 hours, HIST 4600 History Seminar (with American subtitle) 3 hours, HIST 4700 Senior Thesis 4 hours, Group B: Students must select at least 6 credit hours from the following: POLT 2400 or LEGL 2400 Introduction to Law 3 hours, POLT 1000 Topics in Politics (with American Subtitle) 3 hours, POLT 1060 Introduction to American Politics 3 hours, POLT 1750 State and Local Government 3 hours, POLT 2050 Contemporary American Politics 3 hours, POLT 2060 Politics and Gender 3 hours, POLT 2070 Politics of Race and Ethnicity 3 hours, POLT 2500 Interdisciplinary Approach to Politics (with American Subtitle) 3 hours, POLT 3010 American Constitutional Law 3 hours, POLT 3020 Civil Liberties and the Law 3 hours, POLT 3310 Conduct of Foreign Policy (with U.S. focus) 3 hours, OLT 3320 American National Institutions 3 hours, POLT 4600 Political Science Seminar 3 hours, POLT 4700 Senior Thesis 4 hours, Group C: Students must select at least 12 credit hours from the following: ANSO 1020 Social Issues 3 hours, ANSO 2000 Issues in Contemporary Society (with American Subtitle) 1-4 hours, ANSO 2030 Culture and Communication (with American Subtitle) 3 hours, ANSO 2040 North American Indians: Pre-Columbian to 1870 3 hours, ANSO 2050 North American Indians: 1870 to Present 3 hours, ANSO 2560 Social Movements 3 hours, ANSO 3600/PSYC 3600 Social Psychology 3 hours, ANS 3960 Ethnic and Minority Relations 3 hours, ANSO 4200 Class, Status and Power 3 hours, ARHS 3370 Art Since 1945 3 hours, ARHS 4350 Topics in Art History, Relevant topics: Abstract Expressionism or American Art 3 hours, BIOL 1310 Issues in Biology (with American Rivers subtitle only) 1-3 hours, ENGL 2040 Major U.S. Writers 3 hours, ENGL 2110 Perspectives (with American subtitle) 3 hours, ENGL 2210 Literature into Film 3 hours, ENGL 3450 Reading and Writing Autobiography 3 hours, ENGL 3500 Contexts (with American subtitle) 3 hours, FILM 1800 Film Appreciation 3 hours, FILM 3150 Topics (with American subtitle) 3 hours, FILM 3160 Topics in Film Studies (with American subtitle) 3 hours, GNST 1300/1308 Technology, Science, and Society (with American subtitle) 2-4 hours, GNST 1400 Civilization and the Arts (with American subtitle) 2-4 hours, GNST 2000/2004/2005/20006 Topics in the Liberal Arts (with American subtitle) 1-3 hours, GNST 2500 Honors Seminar (with American subtitle) 3 hours, GNST 3500 Liberal Arts Seminar (with American subtitle) 3 hours, JOUR 2360 History and Principles of American Journalism 3 hours, JOUR 2380 Free Expression and the First Amendment 3 hours.

Entry requirement for international students

Applicants most likely to be accepted will have a cumulative grade-point average of a "B," rank in the top half of their graduating class, and score a 21 or higher on the ACT, or a 1500 or higher total on the SAT. Freshman applicants are expected to complete a college preparatory secondary school program with at least 19 units of academic credit. The University strongly recommends the following distribution for admission: English - 4 units, history/social studies - 3 units, mathematics (college preparatory) - 3 units, foreign language - 2 units, science (two laboratory) - 3 units, fine arts - 1 unit, academic electives - 3 units. International students must have TOEFL score of 550 (paper score), 210 (computer score), 80 (internet based score), IELTS score of 6 and PEARSON score of 53.

Qualification

Bachelor degree

Awarding body

Webster University

Department name

College of Arts and Sciences, Department of History, Politics, and International Relations