An Interdisciplinary

American Studies
Program
Scholarships

Study Program
The H.L. Carter Scholarship in
American Studies
The E. Hudson Long Scholarship
in American Studies

American Studies programs

are becoming important as
students realize that knowledge of and insight into the
United States are necessary
for maintaining and improving the quality of American
life. The student who wishes to play a responsible role
in shaping Americas future
will find American Studies
helpful in preparing for such
a challenge.
American Studies: Member, The American
Studies Association and The American
Studies Association of Texas

The J.R. and Wanda LeMaster

Scholarship in American Studies
American Studies B.A. Degree

For more information about the American Studies program please e-mail
Mia_Moody@baylor.edu
If you wish to mail the department, the
address is:
Department of American
Studies
Baylor University
P.O. Box 97353
Waco, Tx 76353-7240

American
Studies

Undergraduate Program

Graduate Program

The program in American Studies

offers a comprehensive knowledge
of American institutions and culture and prepares students for the
world of practical affairs. The basic program consists of courses in
a variety of areas of study, which
students may combine according to
their cultural and professional objectives.

The graduate program in

American Studies is an interdisciplinary program offering comprehensive study in American
institutions and culture. The basic
program consists of courses in
American history and American
literature.

Prerequisites for graduate work

in American studies include twenThe purpose is to acquaint students ty-one semester hours in any one
or in any combination of the folwith the intellectual and cultural
lowing areas: American history,
development of the nation, to prepare them for responsible citizen- government, journalism, literature,
and philosophy; history of Ameriship, and to show the continuity of
past, present, and future in accept- can education; history of religion in
America; and American sociologable cultural and historical terms.
ical problems. There is no foreign
>
language requirement. Applicants
> All students electing to major or
must submit a General Record Exminor in American Studies should
consult the director before register- amination (GRE) General Test score;
a GRE score and GPA predictive of
ing.
success in this program are recommended.
Graduate work in American Studies for the Master of Arts degree
consists of thirty semester hours,
at least fifteen of which must be in
courses numbered above 5000.

Requirements for a
Major in American Studies
>

A. All specific and group requirements for the

Bachelor of Arts degree.

B. Thirty-three semester hours including the

following:

1. JOU/FDM 1303 (Introduction to Mass

Communication)

2. AMS 4385 (Seminar in American Studies).

3. Twenty-seven semester hours of
additional courses numbered 3000 or above,
with no more than twelve credits from one
area such as history, political science, or
religion, etc. chosen from the lists below.
(Note: Some areas have less than twelve credits offered.)

Area choices:
a. English
b. History
c. Philosophy
d. Political Science
e. Religion