# Courses
**Source**: https://americanstudies.cornell.edu/courses
**Parent**: https://americanstudies.cornell.edu/undergraduate-minor
## Courses
### Courses for Fall 2025
Complete Cornell University course descriptions and section times are in the
[Class Roster](https://classes.cornell.edu/browse/roster/FA25/subject/AMST).
#### Courses by semester
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| AMST 1101 | Introduction to American Studies Details This course is an introduction to interdisciplinary considerations of American culture. Specific topics may change from year to year and may include questions of national consensus versus native, immigrant and racial subcultures and countercultures; industrialization and the struggles over labor; the rise of leisure; the transformation of (the frequently gendered) public and private spheres; the relationship between politics and culture; the development and distinctions among consumer culture, mass culture and popular culture. These themes will be examined through a variety of media, such as literature, historical writing, music, art, film, architecture, etc. The course will also give attention to the many methods through which scholars have, over time, developed the discipline of American Studies. [Full details for AMST 1101 - Introduction to American Studies](https://classes.cornell.edu/browse/roster/FA25/class/AMST/1101) |
| AMST 1115 | Introduction to American Government and Politics Details A policy-centered approach to the study of government in the American experience. Considers the American Founding and how it influenced the structure of government; how national institutions operate in shaping law and public policy; who has a voice in American politics and why some are more influential than others; and how existing public policies themselves influence social, economic, and political power. Students will gain an introductory knowledge of the founding principles and structure of American government, political institutions, political processes, political behavior, and public policy. [Full details for AMST 1115 - Introduction to American Government and Politics](https://classes.cornell.edu/browse/roster/FA25/class/AMST/1115) |