La Salle University Course Catalog
  • Undergraduate

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    Evening and Weekend

    1. Accelerated RN-BSN Program
    2. Accounting
    3. Art and Art History
    4. Biology
    5. Business Administration
    6. Criminal Justice
    7. Economics
    8. English as a Second Language (ESL)
    9. Finance
    10. Foreign Language - Conversation and Culture
    11. Foreign Languages
    12. Humanities
    13. Literature in Translation
    14. Management and Leadership
    15. Marketing
    16. Mathematics, Computer Science, and Information Technology
    17. Music
    18. Philosophy
    19. Physics
    20. Post-Baccalaureate Premedical Certificate Program
    1. Pre Speech-Language Pathology Program
    2. Pre-Business Administration Program (PBA)
    3. Pre-Nursing Program
    4. Psychology
    5. R.N.-BSN to MSN Program
    6. Religion
    7. RN to MSN Bridge Program
    8. Social Work
    9. Sociology
    10. The Achieve Program
  • Minors
  • Masters
    1. Analytics
    2. Bilingual/Bicultural Studies
    3. Business Administration (Full-time)
    4. Business Administration (One-Year)
    5. Business Administration (Part-Time Hybrid)
    6. Central and Eastern European Studies
    7. Computer Information Science
    8. Counseling and Family Therapy
    1. Cybersecurity
    2. Economic Crime Forensics
    3. Education
    4. English
    5. Hispanic Institute
    6. History
    7. Human Capital Development
    8. Information Technology Leadership
    1. Instructional Technology Management
    2. MBA in Switzerland
    3. Nursing
    4. Online MBA
    5. Public Health
    6. Speech-Language Pathology
    7. Strategic Communication
    8. Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages Including ESL Program Specialist Certification (Pa.)
    1. Theology and Ministry
    2. Translation and Interpretation: English/Spanish-Spanish/English
  • Certificates
    1. Autism
    2. Certification (Only) as a Reading Specialist
    3. Certification as a Reading Specialist
    4. Classroom Management
    5. Fraud and Forensic Accounting
    6. Fraud and Forensic Accounting
    7. History (Certificate)
    8. Instructional Leadership
    1. Intelligence/Security Policy Studies with a Central/Eastern European Focus
    2. Interpretation: English/Spanish-Spanish/English
    3. Nursing Certificates
    4. Program Specialist-English as a Second Language (ESL Program Specialist)
    5. Social and New Media
    6. Special Education Certification
    7. Special Education Certification (Only)
    8. Teacher Certification
    1. Teaching English as a Second Language
    2. Translation: English/Spanish-Spanish/English
  • Doctoral
    1. Doctor of Nursing Practice
    2. Doctor of Psychology (Psy.D.) in Clinical Psychology
    3. Doctor of Theology
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    3. Mission Statements
    4. Philosophy of Graduate Education
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  • Curriculum

    Undergraduate

    1. School of Arts and Sciences
    2. School of Arts and Sciences (Evening)
    3. School of Business
    4. School of Business (Evening)
    5. School of Nursing and Health Sciences
    6. Evening and Weekend

    Special

    1. BUSCA (Bilingual Undergraduate Studies for Collegiate Advancement)
    2. English Lanugage Institute
    3. Thematic Minors

American Studies

Student Learning Outcomes

Program Description

Requirements

Course Descriptions

  • AMST 100
  • AMST 200
  • AMST 360
  • AMST 400

Course Descriptions

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AMST 100: Introduction to American Studies (F, S)

3 credits

This course introduces students to interdisciplinary modes of analyzing American culture. Core readings across disciplines will be supplemented by instruction and practice in various research strategies, including oral history, use of AMST-related data bases, and critical deconstruction of primary sources, that focus on the intersection of race, ethnicity, class, and gender. Readings, films, field trips, and activities will also emphasize the use of myths, symbols, and images in analyzing the American experience. Open to non-majors; no prerequisites.

AMST 200: Themes and Topics in American Culture (F, S)

3 credits

This course focuses on one American theme or topic (e.g., “The Family in American Culture,” “The City in American Life”) and examines it from the perspectives of multiple academic disciplines. The course builds on and refines the analytic skills presented in AMST 100, and it provides opportunities for students to draw on, integrate, and synthesize content from AMST core discipline courses, as well as from AMST controlled electives. (May be repeated for credit as topic varies.)

AMST 360: Internship (F, S)

3 credits

Working under a professional supervisor, students expand their understanding of American culture and society through hands-on participation at a professional site. The internship requires meetings with the faculty supervisor, reflection journals, a major paper, and an evaluation by the site supervisor.

AMST 400: Capstone Seminar in American Studies (F, S)

3 credits

This seminar requires core readings on a selected theme as well as refinement of research skills relevant to the completion of a major research paper. Prerequisites: AMST 100, AMST 200.