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Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Studies
American Studies Major with Elementary Education Minor

The American Studies major is a 120-credit interdisciplinary program with a solid foundation in the liberal arts that considers American society from a variety of perspectives. Students gain an understanding of the complex social and cultural context of life and work in the United States. In combination with the minor, this program can lead to Initial teacher licensure in elementary education in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

PROGRAM OF STUDY CREDITS
LIBERAL ARTS REQUIREMENTS  42
Writing   6
World Literature   3
World History   3
Humanities   3
General Psychology   3
Human Development   3
Economics   3
Mathematics   3
Natural Science   3
Arts   6
Liberal Arts Electives  

6

PROGRAM ELECTIVES  

18

REQUIRED COURSES 30 
AINTD 3008 Introductory Seminar: Lives in Context 3
AINTD 5007 Introduction to American Studies: History and Culture 3
AARTS 5004 Fine Arts of Boston 3
AHIST 5001 History of Women and Work in America OR 3
  Women and Economic Development  
AINTD 5002 Applied Ecology 3
ASOSC 5013 Schooling in the United States 3
ALITR 5004 Changing Views of Nature in American Literature 3
Cultural Diversity Course (choose ONE of the following 3-credit courses) 3
AINTD 5009 Cultural Diversity in the 20th Century: The African American Experience  
AINTD 5015 Cultural Diversity in the 20th Century: The Hispanic Experience  
AINTD 5020 Cultural Diversity in the 20th Century: The Irish-American Experience  
Elective   3
Capstone   3
ELEMENTARY EDUCATION MINOR REQUIRED COURSES  30
EEDUC 5121 Literacy: The Integration of the Language Arts 3
EEDUC 5136 Integrating Social Studies in the Elementary Classroom 3
EEDUC 5135 Science in the Elementary School: Thinking with Evidence 3
EEDUC 5102 Teaching Elementary School Mathematics 3
ESPED 5037 Strategies for Inclusive Schooling 3
EEDUC 6120 First and Second Language Acquisition

3

EEDUC 5104 Literature for Children and Young Adults 3
EEDUC 7733 Practicum and Seminar in Elementary Education 6
Elective 3
TOTAL CREDITS REQUIRED 120
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