American Studies is an interdisciplinary program that brings together faculty from several departments to expose students to a wide range of approaches to American culture past and present. Thematic emphases include the American city; the historical interaction of class, gender, race, and ethnicity; high culture, popular culture, and mass media; crime and deviance; migration, borderlands, and empire.

Minor Requirement - Classes of 2012 and 2013

Courses used for fulfilling the minor must come from outside the student's major and from at least two different departments. Six courses are required for the minor. Three of five courses must be clustered in a common area of concentration chosen by the student in consultation with the director of American Studies. In the fall of the senior year, each student must take the elective designated in the previous year as the American Studies seminar.

Minor Requirements - Class of 2014 and Following

Courses used for fulfilling the major must come from outside the student’s major and from at least two different departments.  Eighteen credits are required for the minor.  Nine of these credits must be clustered in a common area of concentration chosen by the student in consultation with the director of American Studies.  In the fall of the senior year each student must take the elective designated as the American Studies senior seminar for that year.  Also, EN 277, Introduction to American Studies, is strongly recommended for minors, but not yet required.

For further information on the American Studies minor and application forms, see Professor Carlo Rotella in the English Department (rotellca@bc.edu, 617-552-3191) or visit the American Studies website.

Students interested in the American Studies Program should contact Professor Carlo Rotella.