Academic Catalog
Introduction
American Studies at Manhattanville is the interdisciplinary study of North American culture and society. The program's required core course sequence focuses on major themes in American Studies through the study of American landscapes and places.
Manhattanville American Studies graduates are pursuing careers in teaching, historic preservation, museum work, publishing, marketing, nonprofit work and broadcasting, and have completed graduate programs in American Studies, History, Management, Political Science, and Law.
Degree
Bachelor of Arts
Optional Minors
Students can also choose to minor in American Studies
Career Ideas
Administrative Law Judge, Archivist, Community Outreach Specialist, Corporation Lawyer, Editorial Writer, Funds Development Administrator, Historian, Market Research Analyst, Museum Curator, Publications Editor, Social & Community Service Manager, Social & Human Service Assistant, and Social Service Volunteer
Program Administrators
Colin Morris, Program Chair, (914)323-5144, Colin.Morris@mville.edu
Overview
American Studies is the interdisciplinary study of North American culture and society, and Manhattanville College offers it as a major and a minor. Earning a major or minor in American Studies requires the comprehensive study of North America’s social and political institutions, intellectual and religious traditions, economic systems, and cultural expressions.
The program prides itself on flexibility and an individualized approach which puts the students in the driver’s seat to self-design much of their program of study through other participating departments including Art History, Education, English, History, Music, Philosophy, Political Science, Sociology, and World Religions.
A grade of C- or better is required for a course to be counted toward a major or minor in American Studies.
Faculty and Staff
PROGRAM DIRECTOR
Colin Morris — American Places, political and intellectual history
AFFILIATED FACULTY
Andrew Bodenrader — American literature, American Places
Lawson Bowling — Recent U.S. social and economic history
Carmelo Comberiati — Music in American culture
Peter Gardella — Religion in America
Gillian Greenhill Hannum — American art history
Patrick Redding – 19th and 20th c. American literature and intellectual history
Van Hartmann — 19th c. American literature, American film
James Jones — African American religions
Mohamed Mbodj — African-American history
Matthew Pauley — Constitutional law
Gregory Swedberg — Mexican history
The major in American Studies requires successful completion of a total of ten 3-credit courses and a senior evaluation project, for a total of 33 credits. The course of study must include:
American Places I: Cities On a Hill |
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American Places II: Frontier Nation |
Senior Evaluation: thesis or other supervised project. |
The minor in American Studies consists of five courses for a total of 15 credits.
Two required courses:
One "core" AMS course
either
AMS 2021 American Places I: Cities on a Hill
or
AMS 2022 American Places II: Frontier Nation
Note: A grade of C - or better is required for a course to be counted toward a major or minor in American Studies.
Graduation honors are awarded to students who have earned a G.P.A. of 3.6 or higher in their major courses and who have completed an outstanding senior evaluation
The following list indicates courses in various departments that can be counted for full credit in American Studies. Other courses can also be counted toward the American Studies major or minor on approval by the program director.
Art History
ARH 2013/ ARH 2014 |
American Art I & II |
ARH 1021 |
Colonial American Art and Life |
ARH 3029/5029 |
Hudson River Painters |
English
ENG 2050/ |
American Literature I, II, III |
ENG 1016 |
Intro to American Literature |
ENG 2047 |
Jazz Age |
American Poetry |
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ENG 3057 /ENG 5057 |
Hawthorne, Melville, Poe |
ENG 2076 |
American Literature after 1945 |
ENG 3117 |
Reading and Writing Literature in the Digital Era |
ENG 3118 |
Major Modern Authors: Fitzgerald & Hemingway |
History
Development of America I & II |
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Recent American History |
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American Economic History |
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HIS 2036 |
History of New York City |
American Sports History |
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The American Civil War |
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HIS 2060 |
Reconstruction and the New South |
HIS 3001 |
California and the American West |
African-American History |
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HIS 3037 |
Immigrant Experience in America |
HIS 3011/ HIS 5011 |
The American Revolution |
HIS 3075/5075 |
American Ideas: 19th Century |
HIS 3067 |
Topics in American Sports History |
HIS 3072 |
The American Transcendentalists |
HIS 3080 |
The American Century |
HIS 3086 |
Early America |
Music
History of Jazz |
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MUH 3005 |
Music in American Culture |
Pop Songs and the Music Business |
Philosophy
PHL 2050 |
American Philosophy |
Political Science
POS 1031 |
Introduction to American Government |
Women and Politics |
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Presidential Elections |
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American Presidency |
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POS 3012 |
Politics of the Environment |
Power, Politics and Passion: Women and the 21st Century |
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State and Local Government |
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POS 3080 |
Select Public Policy Issues |
POS 3081 |
The Public Policy of Science and Technology |
The United States as a Pacific Power |
Sociology
SOC 2011 |
Wealth and Power in America |
Women and Work |
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Sports and Society |
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Mass Media and Society |
World Religions
WREL 1017 |
Modern American Religions |
African-American Religion |
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Religion in America |
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