AMST 202 - Diversity in American Life

Course Description

  • Prerequisite: ENG 22/60 OR placement in ENG 100

Variety and diversity in American life; creation of a multicultural, multiracial society; distinctive outlooks shaped by ethnicity, gender, race, age and other factors.

Student Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of AMST 202, the student will be able to:

  • Define key cultural concepts drawn from the social sciences - sociology, history, economics, political science, and the humanities and literature
  • Explain the basic outline of American historical periods - events, processes, and individuals
  • Write three 5+ page papers, with a draft, conference, and re-write to final paper, based on assigned novels, with a synthesis and analysis utilizing cultural concepts and insights from American history