Courses by subject

American subject courses

American studies at Skidmore College brings together perspectives from across the liberal arts to explore American history, culture, politics, and society. Through courses in fields such as history, literature, sociology, political science, art, and anthropology, you can examine complex questions from multiple angles and discover connections between subjects.

Explore the affiliated courses below to see how different disciplines contribute to American studies and find opportunities to shape your studies around your interests.

*An asterisk denotes course approval contingent upon the special topic. Contact the American Studies department chair for approval as an American studies subject course.

Anthropology

• AN-205, Mesoamerican Archaeology
• AN-251C*, Themes in Anthropology
• AN-322R, Sports in the Americas

Arts Administration

• AA-201, Foundations of Arts Administration

Art History

• AH-203, Native American Art
• AH-217, American Art
• AH-375*, Seminar

Economics

• EC-321, Labor Economics
• EC-344, Public Finance
• EC-351, Gender in the Economy

Education

• ED 216, Schooling the Masses from Colonial Times to Present
• ED 217, Multicultural Education
• ED 231, Children’s Literature

English

• EN-223, Women and Literature
• EN-226, Introduction to American Literature
• EN-227, Introduction to African-American Literature
• EN-229*, Special Studies: Texts in Context EN-363*, Special Studies in Literary History

History

• HI-222P, Corporate America
• HI-223, U.S. Foreign Policy, 1790 to the Present
• HI-251*, Topics in History
• HI-261, African-American History
• HI-266, American Environmental History
• HI-267, American Indian History
• HI-322, American Radicalism
• PLHI-322, The History and Political Thought of the American Revolution
• HI-324, Civil War and Reconstruction
• HI-328, Depression and War
• HI-329, U.S. Since 1945
• HI-351*, Topics in History
• HI-375*, Colloquium in History

Music

• MU-205*, Special Studies in Music Literature
• MU-304, American Music
• MU-306, History of Jazz in America

Philosophy

• PH-327*, Great Philosophers
• PH-308, American Philosophy
• PH-330*, Advanced Topics in Philosophy

Political Science

• PL-211, Courts, Politics, and Judicial Process in the United States
• PL-213, Comparative Constitutional Systems
• PL-222, State and Local Government
• PL-224, Campaigns and Elections
• PL-225, Politics and News Media
• PL-228, United States Foreign Policy in a Changing World
• PL-236, American Political Thought
• PL-251C*, Topics in Political Science: American Politics
• PL-251C: Demagogues and Democracy
• PL-252, The Psychology of Politics
• PL-314, Civil Liberties
• PLHI-322, The History and Political Thought of the American Revolution
• PL-333, American Political Research
• PL-334, The United States Presidency
• PL-351*, Topics in Political Thought
• PL-362, Politics of the Congress
• PL-367, Topics in American Politics

Psychology

• PS-331, Psychology of Women

Religion

• RE-205, Women, Religion, and Spirituality
• RE-208, Native American Religions
• RE-230*, Topics in Religion
• RE-303, Religion in Contemporary American Society
• RE-330D*, Religion, Sex, Citizenship in the U.S.

Social Work

• SW-212, Social Work Values and Populations at Risk
• SW-214, Death and Dying
• SW-217, Obsessions and Addictions
• SW-224*, Special Studies in Social Work
• SW-225, Social Work with Children and Adolescents
• SW-338, Social Policy and Social Justice

Sociology

• SO-202, The Individual in Society
• SO-208, Social Inequality
• SO-212, Sociology of Work and Occupations
• SO-213, Crime and Victimization
• SO-217, Families in the United States
• SO-219, Race and Power
• SO-220, Sociology of Cities and Towns
• SO-221, Media Sociology
• SO-225, Quantifying Women
• SO-251A-D*, Special Topics in Sociology
• SO-305, Sociology of Folklore
• SO-306, Sociology of Religion
• SO-312, Modern Organizations
• SO-314, Deviance and Social Control
• SO-316, Women in Modern Society
• SO-321, American Social Changes
• SO-324, Classical Sociological Theory
• SO-328, Social Movements and Collective Action
• SO-329, Criminal Justice
• SO-351A-D*, Advanced Special Topics in Sociology
• SO-361, Racial Identities: Theory and Praxis

Theater

• TH-338, Black Theater
• TH-339, Community-Based Theater
• TH-341, History of American Theater