Student ID:__________________________ Student Name:_______________________ Adviser Name:_______________________ Catalog: 2021-22 College of Liberal Arts Program: American Studies Minor Minimum Credits Required:__________________

American Studies Minor

Meet the Faculty

American Studies is an interdisciplinary major/minor that educates students for responsible leadership and productive careers. It encourages students to use multiple academic disciplines and perspectives to explore the complexity and diversity of this nation’s history, literature, and culture. Students learn the role of ideas, discourse, and events in creating American culture. They examine the interplay of race, regional identity, politics, capitalism, globalization, and popular culture in developing an American identity.

Minor Requirements

Minors complete six (6) courses from at least four disciplines, including at least one class from three of the four core departments (English, History, Political Science, and Sociology). Students must also take at least one class from a department outside the four core departments. While study abroad is encouraged, a maximum of three (3) transfer courses will be counted toward the minor.

Core Courses

Complete the following course:

Course NameCrs:Term TakenGradeGen Ed
AMST 200 - Introduction to American Studies

Complete one (1) of the following lower level courses:

Course NameCrs:Term TakenGradeGen Ed
SOC 111 - Social Problems
SOC 112 - The Family
POL 160 - Introduction to American Politics

Complete two (2) of the following upper level courses:

Course NameCrs:Term TakenGradeGen Ed
HIS 340 - History of American Sexuality

Prereq(s): One history (HIS) course or instructor consent.

 

 

HIS 347 - History of Urban America

Prereq(s): One history (HIS) course or instructor consent.

HIS 346 - The United States Since 1945

Prereq(s): One history (HIS) course or instructor consent.

HIS 349 - Race and Ethnicity in United States

Prereq(s): One history (HIS) course or instructor consent.

HIS 329 - Aspects of War

Prereq(s): One history course or instructor consent.

POL 252 - American Civil Rights Law and Policy
POL 343 - The American Presidency

Prereq(s): POL 160 or POL 161 

POL 346 - Voting and Elections

Prereq(s): POL 160 or POL 161 

POL 353 - Foreign Policy of the U.S.

Prereq(s): POL 130.

POL 363 - American Social Policy

Prereq(s): POL 160 or POL 161 

POL 381 - Congress and the Legislative Process
POL 382 - Constitutional Law

Prereq(s): POL 160 or POL 161  or consent.

POL 395 - Topics in Political Theory

Prereq(s): POL 220 or consent.

POL 481 - Seminar in American Politics

Prereq(s): Completion of core and distribution courses in American politics or consent.

SOC 330 - Social Movements

Prereq(s): any prior SOC class or permission.

SOC 331 - The Civil Rights Movement and Black Freedom Struggle in the United States

Prereq(s): any prior SOC class or permission.

SOC 350 - Class Inequality

Prereq(s): one SOC course or permission of instructor.

SOC 355 - Race and Ethnic Relations

Prereq(s): one SOC course or permission of instructor.

SOC 356 - The State of Black America

Prereq(s): one SOC course or permission of instructor.

Elective Courses

Complete one (1) of the following lower level courses:

Course NameCrs:Term TakenGradeGen Ed
  • ARH 260 - Modern American Art
  • ECO 121 - Economics of Contemporary Issues
    ECO 126 - Economics and Public Policy
    ENV 289 - Nature in the City
  • HIS 241 - African American History II
  • HIS 235 - American Graphic Media
  • HIS 207 - Women in the Modern United States
  • MUS 160 - History of Jazz
    MUS 165 - History of Rock and Roll
    PHI 226 - Philosophy of Education
    PHI 295 - Topics in Philosophy
    PHI 215 - Social and Political Philosophy
  • POL 120 - Problems in Political Thought
  • POL 252 - American Civil Rights Law and Policy
    REL 135 - Religion in America
    THE 203 - History of American Film
    THE 349 - History of American Musical Theatre
    THE 206 - History of Radio and Television
    THE 295 - History of American Theatre

    Complete one (1) of the following upper level courses:

    Course NameCrs:Term TakenGradeGen Ed
  • Any of the upper level core courses
  • ARH 365 - Special Studies: Modern American Art
  • ECO 321 - Labor Economics

    Prereq(s): ECO 202 and ECO 203.

    ECO 325 - Distribution of Income and Wealth

    Prereq(s): ECO 202 and ECO 203.

    ENGW 380 - Language Studies: Readers and Writers

    Prereq(s): ENGW 140.

    ENV 390 - Culture and Landscape
    MUS 363 - American Music
    PHI 302 - American Philosophy

    Prereq(s): Completion of one PHI course.

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