Appalachian Studies
Division VI Chair: M. Mendel-Reyes
Program Chair: C. Green
Faculty: C. Berry, C. Green, S. House (NEH Appalachian Chair), B. Starnes, and C. Wilkinson (Appalachian Writer-in-Residence)
Website: http://www.berea.edu/aps/
Courses: APS Courses
Major/Minor Requirements: Appalachian Studies Minor
Appalachian Studies is a multidisciplinary program examining various aspects of Appalachian heritage and culture, including a choice of course work that examines artistic expression, health issues, sustainability, contemporary issues, gender, race, and other approved courses relating to Appalachia. The minor will complement and enrich any major program at the College.
Berea students also may choose to pursue an Independent Major in Appalachian Studies under the guidance of the Appalachian Studies Program Chair.
In addition to supporting students' achievement of the Aims of General Education, the Appalachian Studies Program seeks to assist students in meeting the following learning goals and associated learning outcomes:
Appalachian Studies Student Learning Goals & Outcomes
Learning Goal 1: Articulate cultural and environmental geographies of Appalachia.
Learning Outcome 1.1: Delineate distinctive physical and human characteristics of places and regions in Appalachia
Learning Outcome 1.2: Analyze social and power relations of Appalachian cultures, identity positions, and social systems.
Identity position = gender, class, race/ethnicity, nationality, sexuality, etc.
Learning Goal 2: Discern the complex experience of interlinked people in Appalachian history
Learning Outcome 2.1: Explore the interconnected diversity of the Appalachian experience across time and space
Learning Outcome 2.2: Articulate ways that the Appalachian region has been and is connected to national and international development, culture, and history
Learning Goal 3: Analyze and Create Renderings of Appalachia
Learning Outcome 3.1: Analyze representations of Appalachia in terms of rhetoric and power
Learning Outcome 3.2: Explain the cultural function and meaning of Appalachian artifacts or events
Learning Outcome 3.3: Produce proficient non-academic-essay Appalachian creations.
Produce non-academic-essay creations (i.e., fibers, crafts, music, plays, films, poems, oral histories, etc.) that are proficient in terms of genre and their interaction with Appalachian materials, cultures, and/or issues
Learning Goal 4: Synthesize and deploy learning from curricular and extra-curricular experiences in regional work, service, or action
Learning Outcome 4.1: Consider Appalachian issues with methods, concepts, and skills drawn from varied disciplines, experiences, and approaches
Learning Outcome 4.2: Deploy skills and knowledge gained in the college setting in non-campus work, action, or, service related to Appalachia
Appalachian Studies Course Sequencing Table:
Please be aware that the table below represents current planning and is subject to change based on faculty availability and student interest. It is not meant to represent any guarantee to the student that the courses will be offered in the term in which they are currently planned.