American Studies, Minor in

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Minor Requirements - Total Semester Hours: 18

A Minor in American Studies consists of the successful completion of 18 semester hours.

AMST 145 - Readings in American Studies Semester Hours: 3
or
AMST 146 - Seminar in American Studies Semester Hours: 3

Primary Courses - semester Hours: 6

Choose 6 semester hours from the following primary courses:

AMST 1D - (IS) Creating America’s Culture Semester Hours: 3
ENGL 51 - (LT) The American Literary Identity Semester Hours: 3 s.h.
ENGL 52 - (LT) The American Experience in Context Semester Hours: 3 s.h.
ENGL 143 - (LT) American Literature I Semester Hours: 3 s.h.
ENGL 144 - American Literature II Semester Hours: 3 s.h.
HIST 13 - (HP) American Civilization I Semester Hours: 3 s.h.
HIST 14C - (HP) American Civilization II Semester Hours: 3 s.h.
PHI 148 - The History of American Philosophy Semester Hours: 3 s.h.
PSC 1 - (BH) American Politics Semester Hours: 3 s.h.
PSC 105 - Contemporary Issues in American Politics Semester Hours: 3 s.h.
PSC 141 - American Political Thought Semester Hours: 3 s.h.

Electives - Semester Hours: 9

9 hours of electives approved by a member of the American Studies Advisory Committee

AH 7 - (AA) American Art I Semester Hours: 3
AH 8 - (AA) American Art II Semester Hours: 3
AH 145 - American Art Semester Hours: 3
ANTH 101 - (BH) The Native Americans Semester Hours: 3
ANTH 108 - (BH) Afro-American Culture Semester Hours: 3
AVF 11 - History and Theory of Audio and Radio Semester Hours: 3 s.h.
DRAM 140 - Art of the Film Semester Hours: 3 s.h.
ECO 131 - Government and Business Semester Hours: 3 s.h.
ECO 140 - Economic History of the United States Semester Hours: 3 s.h.
ECO 171 - Law and Economics Semester Hours: 3 s.h.
ENGL 124A - The Woman Writer in America Semester Hours: 3 s.h.
ENGL 126 - The American Short Story Semester Hours: 3 s.h.
ENGL 137 - Colonial and Early American Literature From the Puritans Through Irving Semester Hours: 3 s.h.
ENGL 138 - American Literary Naturalism Semester Hours: 3 s.h.
ENGL 140 - African American Literature I Semester Hours: 3 s.h.
ENGL 141 - (LT) African American Literature II Semester Hours: 3 s.h.
ENGL 142 - The American Renaissance, 1820-1860 Semester Hours: 3 s.h.
ENGL 143 - (LT) American Literature I Semester Hours: 3 s.h.
ENGL 144 - American Literature II Semester Hours: 3 s.h.
ENGL 145A - (LT) American Fiction, 1900-1950 Semester Hours: 3 s.h.
ENGL 147A - American Fiction, 1950-Present Semester Hours: 3 s.h.
ENGL 148 - 20th-Century American Poetry Semester Hours: 3 s.h.
ENGL 149 - The 19th-Century American Novel Semester Hours: 3 s.h.
ENGL 150 - (CC) Native American Literature Semester Hours: 3 s.h.
ENGL 171 - The History of Publishing in America Semester Hours: 3 s.h.
ENGL 176 - Popular Literature and the Mass Market Semester Hours: 3 s.h.
FDED 110 - History of American Education Semester Hours: 3 s.h.
FDED 111 - The American School Semester Hours: 3 s.h.
FDED 112 - Politics of Education Semester Hours: 3 s.h.
FDED 114 - The Education of America’s Minority Groups Semester Hours: 3 s.h.
FDED 130 - Topics in the History of American Education Semester Hours: 3 s.h.
GEOG 110 - (BH) Geography of the United States and Canada Semester Hours: 3 s.h.
HIST 13 - (HP) American Civilization I Semester Hours: 3 s.h.
HIST 14C - (HP) American Civilization II Semester Hours: 3 s.h.
HIST 29 - (HP) American Lives in Historical Perspective Semester Hours: 3 s.h.
HIST 30 - (HP) Contemporary American Lives Semester Hours: 3 s.h.
HIST 115 - The Afro-American in American History, 1619-1865 Semester Hours: 3 s.h.
HIST 116 - The Afro-American in American History, 1865 to the Present Semester Hours: 3 s.h.
HIST 124 - American Way of War: United States Military Experience, 1670 to the Present Semester Hours: 3 s.h.
HIST 143 - American Colonial History Semester Hours: 3 s.h.
HIST 144 - American Revolution Semester Hours: 3 s.h.
HIST 145 - Early 19th-Century America Semester Hours: 3 s.h.
HIST 146 - Late 19th-Century America Semester Hours: 3 s.h.
HIST 147 - The United States: 1900-1945 Semester Hours: 3 s.h.
HIST 148 - The United States: 1945 to the Present Semester Hours: 3 s.h.
HIST 149 - Women in America Semester Hours: 3 s.h.
HIST 151 - Social and Intellectual History of the United States: Colonial Period to 1870 Semester Hours: 3 s.h.
HIST 152 - Social and Intellectual History of the United States: 1870 to the Present Semester Hours: 3 s.h.
HIST 153 - Diplomatic History of the United States: 1776-1914 Semester Hours: 3 s.h.
HIST 154 - Diplomatic History of the United States: 1914 to the Present Semester Hours: 3 s.h.
HIST 157 - History of Labor in the United States Semester Hours: 3 s.h.
HIST 160 - Screening American History Semester Hours: 3 s.h.
HIST 162C - (HP) Protest and Reform in American History Semester Hours: 3 s.h.
HIST 163 - American Popular and Material Culture Semester Hours: 3 s.h.
HIST 165 - The American Civil War and Reconstruction Semester Hours: 3 s.h.
HIST 167 - History of New York State Semester Hours: 3 s.h.
HIST 169 - Immigrants and American Society Semester Hours: 3 s.h.
HIST 184 - Seminar: 18th-Century America Semester Hours: 3 s.h.
HIST 185 - Seminar: 19th-Century America Semester Hours: 3 s.h.
HIST 186 - Seminar: American Society and Thought Semester Hours: 3 s.h.
HIST 187 - Seminar: 20th-Century America Semester Hours: 3 s.h.
MASS 1 - Mass Media: History and Development Semester Hours: 3 s.h.
MASS 104 - Media and the Law Semester Hours: 3 s.h.
MUS 122 - (AA) History of Jazz Semester Hours: 3 s.h.
MUS 123 - Music for the Theater Semester Hours: 3 s.h.
MUS 134 - (AA) American Music Semester Hours: 3 s.h.
PHI 148 - The History of American Philosophy Semester Hours: 3 s.h.
PSC 1 - (BH) American Politics Semester Hours: 3 s.h.
PSC 105 - Contemporary Issues in American Politics Semester Hours: 3 s.h.
PSC 111 - Politics of Race in the United States Semester Hours: 3 s.h.
PSC 114 - Political Parties and the Voter Semester Hours: 3 s.h.
PSC 115 - State and Metropolitan Politics and Governments Semester Hours: 3 s.h.
PSC 120 - (BH) Law and Politics: Judicial Process Semester Hours: 3 s.h.
PSC 121 - The American Presidency Semester Hours: 3 s.h.
PSC 122 - Congress: National Legislative Process Semester Hours: 3 s.h.
PSC 126 - (BH) Politics of Public Administration Semester Hours: 3 s.h.
PSC 127 - Constitutional Law Semester Hours: 3 s.h.
PSC 128 - The Constitution: Political Freedom and Civil Liberties Semester Hours: 3 s.h.
PSC 129 - (BH) The Administration of Justice in America Semester Hours: 3 s.h.
PSC 134 - American Foreign Policy Semester Hours: 3 s.h.
PSC 151 - Seminar: American Politics Semester Hours: 3 s.h.
SOC 34 - (BH) Ethnicity and Minority Group Relations Semester Hours: 3 s.h.
SOC 134 - (BH) Race Relations in the United States Semester Hours: 3 s.h.
SOC 141 - (BH) Urban and Community Studies Semester Hours: 3 s.h.
SOC 170 - (BH) Sociology of Law Semester Hours: 3 s.h.
SOC 172 - (BH) Sociology of Corrections Semester Hours: 3 s.h.
SPAN 125 - (LT) Hispanic Presence in the United States Semester Hours: 3 s.h.
SPAN 127 - United States and Latin America: Unequal Relations Semester Hours: 3 s.h.

Note

No more than two of the above listed electives offered by any one department participating in the American Studies program may be applied toward the minor. At least six hours must be taken in residence.