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JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY
Department of English or History
Harrisonburg, VA 22807
Phone: 540/568-6152
Fax: 540/568-6556
E-mail: nickelcc@jmu.edu,
blandsr@jmu.edu
Department of History: http://www.jmu.edu/catalog/05/history.htm
Department of English: http://www.jmu.edu/catalog/05/english.htm
Co-chairs: Stephen A. Germic and Trent Watts
Degrees Awarded: BA Minor
Academic System: Semester
Tuition: $3,900 per year in-state; $7,994 per year out-of-state
Deadlines: Applications 1/15
Financial Aid: Scholarships and grants; Pell grants, work-study programs
Program Specializations: women's studies, popular culture, American history and literature
The minor in American Studies is based on the desirability of developing a coordinated understanding of American civilization, past and present, acquired through selected courses offered by traditional departments and courses offered by the program itself.
American Studies Faculty
A number of faculty from various departments and programs teach courses that
meet American Studies distribution
requirements.
BLAND, Sidney R. (PhD, George Washington Univ., 1972) Professor American Studies and History; women's studies, 19th-20th century history
GERMIC, Stephen A. (PhD, Wayne State Univ., 1997) Assistant Professor of English and American Studies
NICKELS, Cameron C. (PhD, Univ. of Minnesota, 1971) Professor of American
Studies and English; early American
literature, popular culture, women's studies
WATTS, Trent (PhD, Univ. of Chicago, 2001) Assistant Professor of History