American Studies - Knox College

American Studies from Knox College is a Campus Bachelor American Studies degree that prepares you for a Liberal Arts career. Knox's American studies program draws from the resources of several departments to offer students a major tailored to individual interests in American culture. The interdisciplinary nature of the American studies program provides a breadth of training and outlook that encourages students to integrate multiple perspectives and explore the connections between different times, places and people. American studies majors will be learning in an environment that has its own place in American history. Founded by abolitionists, Knox was the first college to award a degree to Abraham Lincoln -- an honorary doctorate in 1860 -- and one of the first in Illinois to award a degree to a black student, Barnabas Root, who graduated in 1870. In 1858 Knox hosted a Lincoln-Douglas debate. As the only building left from the famous debates, Knox's Old Main has hosted several re-enactments, most recently a broadcast by C-SPAN in 1994. The Lincoln Studies Center at Knox boasts two of the nation's leading Lincoln scholars. The Program The major in American studies requires 11 credits, including three credits in "American Studies Core" and three in American history and literature. Students must earn five "American Experience" credits, choosing from courses in anthropology-sociology, art, Black studies , economics, educational studies, gender and women's studies , environmental studies, music, political science, or theater. With permission of the chair of the department, up to two credits in related studies outside the department may be counted toward electives in the major. Small classes and one-on-one relationships with professors allow American studies majors unique opportunities for sophisticated discourse and independent study. Because of Knox's geographical location -- and because of the strength of its library collections -- one focus of the American studies program is the historical and cultural development of the Midwest and the Mississippi River. View more details on Knox College . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related American Studies courses.