Minneapolis Community and Technical College · Courses
AMST
7 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 1000American Radicalism3.00
(3.00 lec) This course surveys the evolution of American Radicalism (Right and Left Wings) from 1860 to the present. Organizations/Movements discussed include: the KKK, American Nazi Party, Aryan Nations, White Aryan Resistance, Posse Comitatus, Militias, Christian Right, Socialism, Anarchism, Communism, New Left, Women’s Movement, American Indian Movement and The Black Panther Party. Fulfills MnTC Goal Areas 5 and 8. into ESOL 0052 or completion of READ 0100 or ESOL 0042 with faculty recommendation into ESOL 0052. 324
Survival in a Changing World 3.00 credits (3.00 lec) This course focuses on the study of social, cultural, economic, ecological, technological, institutional, and psychological needs, demands and issues as American society hurries toward the future. Accelerated change and the overstimulation of high-speed life in America are examined. The “limits to growth” debate on projections of the interrelationship of population, food, industrialization, pollution and the consumption of nonrenewable resources is analyzed. Fulfills MnTC Goal Area 5. into ESOL 0052 or completion of READ 0100 or ESOL 0042 with faculty recommendation into ESOL 0052.
(3.00 lec) Ethnic America celebrates the diversity of American culture through the contributions that various groups (including Native Americans, Hispanics, Africans, Asians, and Europeans) have made to this country, especially in literature and the arts. You will examine the histories of the peoples who make up this country and the myths and realities of the American “melting pot.” Fulfills MnTC Goal Areas 6 and 7. or completion of READ 0100 or ESOL 0042 and faculty recommendation into ESOL 0052.
(3.00 lec) This interdisciplinary course explores the experiences, both past and present, which have impacted Mexican Americans (Chicanas/os) living in the United States. You will gain an elementary understanding of the history, heritage, culture and sociopolitical issues affecting Chicanas/os and learn about Chicana/o cultural expression through an examination of literature, music, film and art. You will also learn to respond critically to relevant course materials and will explore in depth one topic of your choice. Fulfills MnTC Goal Areas 6 and 7. 2013–2014 Catalog | Minneapolis Community & Technical College
America in the 1960s 3.00 credits (3.00 lec) This course is a study of American art, literature, politics, music and social values in the 1960s. You will closely examine the impact of African-American, Native American, and other minorities—including gay and lesbian communities—in building a viable counterculture that shaped American cultural values to the present time. Fulfills MnTC Goal Areas 6 and 8.
