Oct 11, 2025  
2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog

AMST 212G - The US in the Eighties


3 Credit(s) | Lecture | Graded (includes P/F option)
Not repeatable for credit

Description:
This course examines the politics and experiences of President Reagan’s “morning in America,” including family life, work, and organized labor; changes in the pattern of wealth and poverty; the enlargement of the role of the media in culture and politics; and US interventions in Central America and elsewhere. Capabilities addressed: Critical reading, critical thinking, clear writing, academic self assessment, collaborative learning, information technology.

Course Note
The course may be counted toward the American studies major or minor.

Intermediate Seminar

Enrollment Requirements:
Prerequisite: ENGL 102  and a minimum of 30 credits

Degree students only

Students may not take more than one 200G (Intermediate Seminar) course

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