4 courses with the subject AMST, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
AMST 1800Introduction to American Studies I3
Credit(s) Offered: every semester An introduction to the field of American Studies. The first semester begins with a case study of a particular historical moment, exploring issues of American society and identity by utilizing the variety of interdisciplinary critical lenses and approaches comprised by American Studies and engagement with scholarly perspectives on the period from a wide range of disciplines.
Subject
AMST
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Credit(s)
Type
course
Edition
2025-2026
Catalog
Fitchburg State University 2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog
Credit(s) Offered: every semester The second half of the introduction to the field of American Studies, introduces the history of American Studies scholarship, focusing on both methodological approaches and significant scholarly works. Distinct periods in the development of American Studies, including the myth and symbol school, the rise of ethnic and multicultural studies, and the recent globalization of American Studies are covered. The course goals will be both to introduce students to the wide breadth of methods included in American Studies and to help them identify those areas of greatest individual interest for their subsequent coursework.
Subject
AMST
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Credit(s)
Type
course
Edition
2025-2026
Catalog
Fitchburg State University 2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog
Credit(s) Offered: spring This course examines the modern Civil Rights Movement in the larger historical context of the African-American freedom struggle, from its roots in abolitionism and reconstruction through the period of legalized racial discrimination to the dismantling of legal segregation to the ongoing persistence of white privilege. Cross-listed with HIST 2203 / AAST 2203 / POLS 2203
Subject
AMST
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Credit(s)
Type
course
Edition
2025-2026
Catalog
Fitchburg State University 2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog
Credit(s) Offered: every semester The American Studies seminar is the culminating experience for American Studies majors. Each year it will engage with a different key theme in American history, culture, and identity such themes would include: war and peace; race, class, and gender; work; protest; the American Dream; community; tradition and change. Students will analyze texts from a variety of disciplines, including literature, historical documents, popular culture, film and other media, the visual arts, and material culture, in order to develop arguments about the theme and to engage with the interdisciplinary methodologies at the core of American Studies.
Subject
AMST
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Credit(s)
Type
course
Edition
2025-2026
Catalog
Fitchburg State University 2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog
