09-03-2025, 09:33 AM
(This post was last modified: 09-03-2025, 09:37 AM by Jonathan Whatley.)
The University of Maine System Academic and Student Affairs Committee voted at its August 25 meeting to recommend that the UMS Board of Trustees approve a new Master of Arts in American Studies from the University of Maine at Presque Isle, to be delivered through the YourPace CBE modality.
From the proposal,
Proposed courses at launch, each coded AST, are
The committee discussion indicated UMPI is interested in the future in potentially adding concentrations in collaboration with other UMS faculty, and in potentially adding a thesis option. UMPI believes a student in the non-thesis program will develop a strong portfolio of written work.
From the proposal,
Quote:The UMPI YourPace M.A. in American Studies is a 30-credit hour, interdisciplinary, non-thesis program. This M.A. in American Studies degree is an interdisciplinary graduate program that focuses on the study of American culture, history, society, politics, and economics. This program explores the complexities of American identity, values, and institutions by drawing on a wide range of subjects such as literature, history, sociology, anthropology, political science, and art.
Proposed courses at launch, each coded AST, are
- Discovering and Interpreting Local History
- Oral History
- Gender and Sex in America
- Social Media and American Culture
- Makers of America
- Cold War America
- The American South
- Violent America
- Silent Stories: American Cemeteries as Material Culture and Reflections of Death, Memory, and Identity
- Echoes of Valor: Exploring Union Civil War Soldiers Experiences Through Pension Records
The committee discussion indicated UMPI is interested in the future in potentially adding concentrations in collaboration with other UMS faculty, and in potentially adding a thesis option. UMPI believes a student in the non-thesis program will develop a strong portfolio of written work.
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