Courses Offered

The course guide lists courses of particular interest to American Studies students, along with course descriptions. Please contact the instructor or the American Studies office if you require more information.

We offer an online course guide for American Studies Undergraduate and Graduate students. The full Spring 2011 Course Guide for the whole university is also online. Please visit classes.ku.edu or the Enrollment section of Enroll & Pay for all course listings.

The Summer 2011 courses are below. To enroll online, visit Enroll & Pay.

  • AMS 100 will be taught by Jordan Wade, June 7-30 (syllabus)
  • AMS 100 will be taught by Tyler Branson, July 5-29 (syllabus)
  • AMS 110 will be taught by Sang Jo Kim, June 7-July 29
  • AMS 332 will be taught by Ray Pence (online course)
  • AMS 332 will be taught by Liz Yeager, July 5-29
  • AMS 550 will be taught by Ruben Flores, July 5-29

For a quick reference to which courses are being offered this semester, please visit the Undergraduate and Graduate Courses pages.

These are merely samples of past syllabi for each of the American Studies core courses. The readings and approach vary from year to year and instructor to instructor.

Cross-Listed and Advertised Courses (Fall 2011)

AMS 805
American Pluralism

AMS 344
Black Men in America


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