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AMST - American Studies Minor

Program Title

American Studies

Program Type

Minor

Degree Designation

Minor

Department(s)

Program Description

Minor effective prior to 2011

The American Studies minors offers a solid foundation in American literature and history, accompanied by a study of related areas such as American politics or religion, the arts in America, or the sociology or economics of American life. Drawing on the offerings of several departments, the minor provides considerable flexibility, allowing special interests to be explored in depth.

Requisites

Requirements for the Minor (20 credits)


I. English (4 credits)

Complete 4 credits, selected from the following:

II. History (4 credits)

Complete 4 credits, selected from the following:

  • course - History of the United States, From Contact to 1877

  • course - History of the United States, 1876-Present

  • course - African-American History: African Origins to 1877

  • course - The Struggle for Equality: African-American History from 1860 to The Present

  • course - Independent Study in History

  • course - Selected Topics in History

  • course - The U.S. Civil War and Modern Civil Conflict

  • course - The United States Since World War II

  • course - American Women’s History

  • course - African-American Intellectual and Social History

III. Additional Area (4 credits)

Complete 4 credits, selected from the following:

  • course - Native North American Cultures

  • course - American Art

  • course - Special Topics in Art History (when topic appropriate)

  • course - Museum Studies and Cultural Management Practicum

  • course - Selected Topics in Economics (when topic appropriate)

  • course - Wall Street Program: Wall Street and the Economy

  • course - American Economic Development

  • course - Political Economy of Race, Class, and Gender

  • course - Selected Topics in Economics (when topic appropriate)

  • course - History of Jazz

  • course - Music in the American Century

  • course - Ethics and Society

  • course - American Government and Politics

  • course - Congress

  • course - The American Presidency

  • course - United States Foreign Policy

  • course - Internship Project in Washington

  • course - Independent Study in Political Science (when topic appropriate)

  • course - Constitutional Law and Civil Rights

  • course - Political Sociology

  • course - American Political Economy

  • course - Education Policy and Politics

  • course - Race and Politics

  • course - Elections and Policy Making in Washington

  • course - Research Practicum in Washington

  • course - Business Ethics

  • course - Contemporary Social Problems

  • course - Sociology of Inequality

  • course - The Sociology of Management

  • course - Sociology of Gender

  • course - Sociology of Race and Ethnicity

  • course - Sociology of Families

  • course - The Sociology of Aging

  • course - Sociology of Work

  • course - Sociology of Childhood and Youth

  • course - Contemporary Issues in Sociology (when topic appropriate)

  • course - Urban Sociology

  • course - Sociology of Immigration

  • course - Criminology

  • course - Sociology of Mass Communications

  • course - Sociology of Health and Illness

  • course - Political Sociology

  • course - Sociology of Education

  • course - Colonial/Postcolonial Encounters: Europe, Africa and the Americas

IV. Electives (8 credits)

Complete 8 credits, chosen from the above courses in sections I, II and III.