Every semester, the Center of the American West offers the course “CAMW 2001: The American West’ as both a GenEd option for undergraduate students as well as a requirement for students pursuing the Center’s certificate in Western American Studies.

This course has traditionally attracted the same set of students predominantly interested in recreation in the West - with the occasional international student (by broad definition, not necessarily on a visa).

This course will place foundational emphasis on the multicultural and global aspects of life in the western United States by embracing stories and resources from multiple vantage points and languages - of which students will be encouraged to contribute and reflect upon their own cultural origins.