# AMST 215 — Introduction to American Studies (AUB) > AMST 215 Introduction to American Studies at American University of Beirut. 5 student reviews · 2 shared files. Source: https://studiety.com/aub/course/768 Retrieved: 2026-08-04 ## Facts - Course code: AMST 215 - Title: Introduction to American Studies - University: American University of Beirut (AUB) - Subject: American Studies - Department: Center for American Studies - Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Sciences - Credits: 3 - Counts toward General Education: Cultures and Histories - Professors on record (4): Adam John Waterman, Patrick Mcgreevy, Rana Baghdadi, Samar M Temsah ## Catalogue description This course begins with the question: What is America? Its approach is to explore the complex encounters that have shaped the cultures of the United States, beginning with the colonial juxtaposition of Europeans, Native Americans, and Africans. Subsequent encounters with Latinos, Asians, and Arabs reveal the connections between foreign and domestic concerns. Cultural fictions and cultural exclusions have helped to sustain unity among many Americans, but sub-national and transnational identities call this into question. ## Quick answers ### What is AMST 215 at AUB? AMST 215 Introduction to American Studies is a 3-credit course at American University of Beirut (AUB), in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences. This course begins with the question: What is America? Its approach is to explore the complex encounters that have shaped the cultures of the United States, beginning with the colonial juxtaposition of Europeans, Native Americans, and Africans. ### How many credits is AMST 215? AMST 215 Introduction to American Studies is worth 3 credits at AUB. ### Is AMST 215 hard? 5 AUB students have written about AMST 215 on Studiety. No one has left a star rating yet, so read what they wrote rather than an average. ### Who teaches AMST 215 at AUB? Studiety has 4 professors on record for AMST 215: Adam John Waterman, Patrick Mcgreevy, Rana Baghdadi, Samar M Temsah. Sections change every term, so check the registrar for who is teaching now. ### Are there past papers for AMST 215? Yes — 2 files for AMST 215 have been shared by AUB students on Studiety, including exams, quizzes, syllabi and notes. They are free to download with a student account. ## Shared course material 2 files shared by students. Free to download after signing up. - Finals: 2 (most recent from 2007) ## Student reviews 5 of 5 reviews, written by students who took the course. - **2019-08** — If you do exactly like she says you'll end up with a 90+. do the readings, dont skip a single class, participate in class a lot and do the papers exactly like she tells you point by point - **2019-08** — She is great no workload and very high grades - **2019-08** — I took it with mcgreevy but im also taking a course with samar now. 215 is really nice and interesting. With mcgreevy the workload is fair but since im taking one with samar it’s a bit tougher but grades are really good. I recommend it - **2019-08** — I recommend you take it. With Samar, it's not that heavy. Regular load with simple and easy hws u can easily get 80-90. I'm taking my 3rd course with her of AMST - **2019-08** — Workload is very heavy but good grades if you do what she exactly wants. ## See also - [All American Studies courses at AUB](https://studiety.com/aub/subject/american-studies.md) - [Every AUB subject](https://studiety.com/aub/subjects.md) --- From Studiety (https://studiety.com/), an independent, student-run course guide. Not affiliated with or endorsed by any university. Reviews are the opinions of individual students.