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American Studies Minor

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Basic Requirements (22 credits)

AMST 201 - U/Topics in American Studies: (subtitle) Credit(s): 3
One ENGL course in American literature Credit(s): 4

One course in American history before 1877 (3 Credits)

HIST 150 - S/U/History of the United States I Credit(s): 3
HIST 161 - S/U/Issues in American History I Credit(s): 3
HIST 163 - S/U/African American History to 1877 Credit(s): 3
HIST 263 - S/U/Civil War and Reconstruction: The United States 1848-1877 Credit(s): 3
HIST 405 - The English Atlantic World to 1763 Credit(s): 3
HIST 406 - The Age of the American Revolution Credit(s): 3
HIST 407 - Slave Rebellions and Resistance in the Atlantic World Credit(s): 3
HIST 465 - M/History of the Iroquois: From Pre-Contact to Present Credit(s): 3

One course in American history after 1877 (3 Credits)

HIST 151 - S/U/History of the United States II Credit(s): 3
HIST 162 - S/U/Issues in American History II Credit(s): 3
HIST 164 - S/U/African American History from 1877 Credit(s): 3
HIST 204 - S/U/U.S. Since 1945 Credit(s): 3
HIST 250 - S/U/Work and Workers in Modern America Credit(s): 3
HIST 266 - S/U/Civil Rights Movement in America Credit(s): 3
HIST 410 - Making of Industrial America, 1877-1918 Credit(s): 3
HIST 411 - Making of Industrial America, 1918-1945 Credit(s): 3
HIST 412 - African-Americans in the Age of Jim Crow Credit(s): 3
HIST 413 - Black Power and Structural Inequality in Post-1945 Credit(s): 3
HIST 415 - Environmental Thought & Politics in Modern America Credit(s): 3

Cultural intersections (3 Credits)

One course exploring cultural intersections in America that is, a course focusing on marginalized peoples and/or critical approaches to difference, including class, ethnicity, gender, race, religion, sexual orientation, and/or ability. (from list of approved courses)

American cultures (3 Credits)

One course examining American cultures from a transnational, crossborder, comparative approach. (from list of approved courses)

Elective hours (3 Credits)

Elective hours in courses emphasizing American Studies selected under advisement (e.g., in American Studies*, anthropology, art history, communication, economics, geography, history, literature, music, philosophy, political science, sociology, and theatre arts). (from list of approved courses)

Guidelines for course selection:

Students may take “AMST 201 : (subtitle)” for credit toward the minor twice, as long as the subtitle is different in each case.
Minors must earn a minimum of 6 credit hours in courses at the 300-level.
A maximum of 9 credits may be taken at the 100-level of the 22 credits required for the minor.

Courses that fulfill AMST cultural intersections requirement:

American Studies

AMST 201 - U/Topics in American Studies: (subtitle) Credit(s): 3
AMST 262 - S/American Indian Law & Public Policy Credit(s): 3 (cross-listed as HIST 262 )

Anthropology

ANTH 209 - M/Ethnography of the Iroquois Credit(s): 3
ANTH 211 - M/Ethnography of North American Indians Credit(s): 3
ANTH 360 - Myths and Folktales of Native Americans Credit(s):

English

ENGL 203 - Reader and Text: (subtitle) Credit(s): 4
ENGL 329 - American Visions: (subtitle) Credit(s): 4
ENGL 335 - Asian American Literature Survey Credit(s): 4
ENGL 336 - Native American Literature Credit(s): 4
ENGL 337 - African-American Literature Credit(s): 4
ENGL 439 - American Ways: (subtitle) Credit(s): 4
ENGL 443 - Women and Literature: (subtitle) Credit(s): 4
ENGL 458 - Major Authors: (subtitle) Credit(s): 4
FMST 459 - Film Authors: (subtitle) Credit(s): 4

History

HIST 163 - S/U/African American History to 1877 Credit(s): 3
HIST 164 - S/U/African American History from 1877 Credit(s): 3
HIST 203 - Biography: (subtitle) Credit(s): 3
NOTE: HIST 301 /HIST 302 is restricted to History majors, minors & concentrators - Prerequisites of 9 hours of college level history credit OR permission of History Department.
HIST 301 - Interpretations in History: (subtitle) Credit(s): 4
HIST 302 - Research in History: (subtitle) Credit(s): 4
HIST 260 - S/U/Issues in the History of American Women Credit(s): 3
HIST 261 - M/U/Native American History Credit(s): 3
HIST 262 - S/American Indian Law and Public Policy Credit(s): 3
HIST 264 - S/U/United States Immigration History Credit(s): 3
HIST 266 - S/U/Civil Rights Movement in America Credit(s): 3
HIST 267 - S/U/Women and U.S. Social Movements Credit(s): 3
HIST 288 - Experimental: (appropriate subtitle)
HIST 407 - Slave Rebellions and Resistance in the Atlantic World Credit(s): 3
HIST 412 - African-Americans in the Age of Jim Crow Credit(s): 3
HIST 413 - Black Power and Structural Inequality in Post-1945 Credit(s): 3
HIST 415 - Environmental Thought & Politics in Modern America Credit(s): 3
HIST 465 - M/History of the Iroquois: From Pre-Contact to Present Credit(s): 3
HIST 491 - Senior Seminar: (subtitle) Credit(s): 3

Music

MUSC 100 - F/Understanding Music: (subtitle) Credit(s): 3

Political Science

PLSC 312 - American Social Welfare Policy Credit(s): 3

Sociology

SOCL 201 - Black Women in American Society Credit(s): 3
SOCL 210 - Sociology of Families Credit(s): 3
SOCL 217 - S/U/Urban Sociology Credit(s): 3
SOCL 220 - U/Inequality, Class, and Poverty Credit(s): 3
SOCL 225 - Sociology of Gender and Sexuality Credit(s): 3
SOCL 230 - S/U/Race and Ethnicity Credit(s): 3
SOCL 281 - Selected Topics: (subtitle) Credit(s): 3
SOCL 376 - Senior Seminar: Selected Topics in Sociology Credit(s): 3 (appropriate subtitle)

Courses that may be taken as American Studies electives:

American Studies

AMST 201 - U/Topics in American Studies: (subtitle) Credit(s): 3
AMST 262 - S/American Indian Law & Public Policy Credit(s): 3 (cross-listed as HIST 262 )

Anthropology

ANTH 209 - M/Ethnography of the Iroquois Credit(s): 3
ANTH 211 - M/Ethnography of North American Indians Credit(s): 3
ANTH 360 - Myths and Folktales of Native Americans Credit(s):

Art History

ARTH 280 - F/History of Art in the United States Credit(s): 3

Business

MGMT 263 - Business Law I Credit(s): 3
MGMT 264 - Business Law II Credit(s): 3

Communication

COMN 215 - American Public Address Credit(s): 3
COMN 251 - Mass Media and Society Credit(s): 3
COMN 355 - Contemporary Problems in the Freedom of Speech

English

ENGL 203 - Reader and Text: (subtitle) Credit(s): 4
ENGL 313 - Eighteenth-Century Literature Credit(s): 4 (appropriate subtitle)
ENGL 314 - Nineteenth-Century Literature: (subtitle) Credit(s): 4
ENGL 329 - American Visions: (subtitle) Credit(s): 4
ENGL 335 - Asian American Literature Survey Credit(s): 4
ENGL 336 - Native American Literature Credit(s): 4
ENGL 337 - African-American Literature Credit(s): 4
ENGL 338 - Contemporary Literature: (subtitle) Credit(s): 4
ENGL 366 - Connections in Early Literature: (subtitle) Credit(s): 4
ENGL 367 - Connections in Modern Literature: (subtitle) Credit(s): 4
ENGL 368 - Connections in Recent Literature: (subtitle) Credit(s): 4
ENGL 394 - Senior Seminar: (subtitle) Credit(s): 3 **
ENGL 414 - Topics in Nineteenth-Century Literature: (subtitle) Credit(s): 4
ENGL 439 - American Ways: (subtitle) Credit(s): 4
ENGL 443 - Women and Literature: (subtitle) Credit(s): 4
FMST 369 - Connections in Film: (subtitle) Credit(s):
FMST 459 - Film Authors: (subtitle) Credit(s): 4

Geography

GEOG 161 - Geography of North America Credit(s): 3
GEOG 250 - U/American Landscapes Credit(s): 3

History

HIST 150 - S/U/History of the United States I Credit(s): 3
HIST 151 - S/U/History of the United States II Credit(s): 3
HIST 155 - S/U/Politics and Power in United States History Credit(s): 3
HIST 161 - S/U/Issues in American History I Credit(s): 3
HIST 162 - S/U/Issues in American History II Credit(s): 3
HIST 163 - S/U/African American History to 1877 Credit(s): 3
HIST 164 - S/U/African American History from 1877 Credit(s): 3
HIST 203 - Biography: (subtitle) Credit(s): 3
HIST 204 - S/U/U.S. Since 1945 Credit(s): 3
NOTE: HIST 301 /HIST 302 is restricted to History majors, minors & concentrators - Prerequisites of 9 hours of college level history credit OR permission of History Department
HIST 301 - Interpretations in History: (subtitle) Credit(s): 4
HIST 302 - Research in History: (subtitle) Credit(s): 4
HIST 250 - S/U/Work and Workers in Modern America Credit(s): 3
HIST 258 - S/U/The American Presidency: A Survey Credit(s): 3
HIST 260 - S/U/Issues in the History of American Women Credit(s): 3
HIST 261 - M/U/Native American History Credit(s): 3
HIST 262 - S/American Indian Law and Public Policy Credit(s): 3
HIST 263 - S/U/Civil War and Reconstruction: The United States 1848-1877 Credit(s): 3
HIST 264 - S/U/United States Immigration History Credit(s): 3
HIST 266 - S/U/Civil Rights Movement in America Credit(s): 3
HIST 267 - S/U/Women and U.S. Social Movements Credit(s): 3
HIST 288 Experimental: (appropriate subtitle)
HIST 405 - The English Atlantic World to 1763 Credit(s): 3
HIST 406 - The Age of the American Revolution Credit(s): 3
HIST 407 - Slave Rebellions and Resistance in the Atlantic World Credit(s): 3
HIST 410 - Making of Industrial America, 1877-1918 Credit(s): 3
HIST 411 - Making of Industrial America, 1918-1945 Credit(s): 3
HIST 412 - African-Americans in the Age of Jim Crow Credit(s): 3
HIST 413 - Black Power and Structural Inequality in Post-1945 Credit(s): 3
HIST 415 - Environmental Thought & Politics in Modern America Credit(s): 3
HIST 465 - M/History of the Iroquois: From Pre-Contact to Present Credit(s): 3
HIST 491 - Senior Seminar: (subtitle) Credit(s): 3

Interdepartmental

INTD 203 - U/Social Foundations of Education in the United States Credit(s): 3

Music

MUSC 100 - F/Understanding Music: (subtitle) Credit(s): 3
MUSC 105 - F/Popular Music in America Credit(s): 3
MUSC 232 - F/Folk Music in America Credit(s): 3
MUSC 338 - Folk Music in New York State Credit(s): 3

Political Science

PLSC 110 - S/U/American Politics Credit(s): 3
PLSC 211 - U/Political Parties and Interest Groups Credit(s): 3
PLSC 213 - Political Participation and American National Elections Credit(s): 3
PLSC 215 - Community, State, and Regional Politics Credit(s): 3
PLSC 216 - Presidential Politics Credit(s): 3
PLSC 218 - Politics of Judicial Process Credit(s): 3
PLSC 246 - S/U.S. Foreign Policy Credit(s): 3
PLSC 311 - Public Opinion and the Mass Media Credit(s): 3
PLSC 312 - American Social Welfare Policy Credit(s): 3
PLSC 314 - American Public Policy Credit(s): 3
PLSC 316 - Political Power in American Cities Credit(s): 3
PLSC 318 - Constitutional Law Credit(s): 3
PLSC 336 - The American Founders Credit(s): 3

Sociology

SOCL 201 - Black Women in American Society Credit(s): 3
SOCL 210 - Sociology of Families Credit(s): 3
SOCL 213 - Sociology of Medicine Credit(s): 3
SOCL 217 - S/U/Urban Sociology Credit(s): 3
SOCL 220 - U/Inequality, Class, and Poverty Credit(s): 3
SOCL 225 - Sociology of Gender and Sexuality Credit(s): 3
SOCL 230 - S/U/Race and Ethnicity Credit(s): 3
SOCL 281 - Selected Topics: (subtitle) Credit(s): 3
SOCL 310 - Sociology of Law Credit(s): 3
SOCL 333 - Sociology of Education Credit(s): 3
SOCL 347 - Criminology and Juvenile Delinquency Credit(s): 3
SOCL 376 - Senior Seminar: Selected Topics in Sociology Credit(s): 3 (appropriate subtitle)

Courses that fulfill AMST transnational requirement:

Anthropology

ANTH 216 - S/M/The African Diaspora Credit(s): 3
ANTH 318 - Gender and Sexuality in Latin America Credit(s): 3
ANTH 226 - M/Ethnography of Latin America and the Caribbean Credit(s): 3
ANTH 301 - M/Religion, Society, and Culture Credit(s): 3
ANTH 313 - Global Health Issues Credit(s): 3

Business

NOTE: Courses have prerequisites and are restricted to School of Business majors and minors. Others may seek permission from the School of Business

ECON 364 - International Trade and Economic Policy Credit(s): 3
ECON 365 - International Macroeconomics Credit(s): 3
FNCE 316 - International Finance Credit(s): 3
MKTG 339 - International Marketing Credit(s): 3
MGMT 370 - International Business Credit(s): 3

Communication

COMN 317 - Intercultural Communication Credit(s): 3
COMN 362 - International Mass Communication Credit(s): 3
COMN 353 - Advertising as Social Communication Credit(s): 3

English

ENGL 360 - M/Post-Colonial Literature: (subtitle) Credit(s): 4

History

HIST 264 - S/U/United States Immigration History Credit(s): 3
HIST 270 - S/M/History of Latin America to 1825 Credit(s): 3
HIST 271 - S/M/History of Latin America since 1825 Credit(s): 3
HIST 292 - The Modern Islamic World: 1800 to the Present Credit(s): 3
HIST 405 - The English Atlantic World to 1763 Credit(s): 3
HIST 407 - Slave Rebellions and Resistance in the Atlantic World Credit(s): 3
HIST 470 - History of Modern Mexico Credit(s): 3
HIST 480 - Advanced Studies in LACAANA History: (subtitle) Credit(s): 3

Philosophy

PHIL 202 - M/World Religions & Contemporary Issues Credit(s): 3

Political Science

PLSC 120 - S/Comparative Politics Credit(s): 3
PLSC 140 - S/International Politics Credit(s): 3
PLSC 202 - M/World Religions & Contemporary Issues Credit(s): 3
PLSC 221 - Democratization Credit(s): 3
PLSC 246 - S/U.S. Foreign Policy Credit(s): 3
PLSC 325 - Politics of Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean Credit(s): 3
PLSC 326 - Government and Politics of South America Credit(s): 3
PLSC 341 - Democracy and International Relations Credit(s): 3
PLSC 342 - Human Rights in a Global Perspective Credit(s): 3
PLSC 346 - Global Issues Credit(s): 3
PLSC 348 - Politics of International Economic Relations Credit(s): 3

Sociology

SOCL 105 - S/M/Introduction to Global Social Change Credit(s): 3
SOCL 325 - Global Social Change Credit(s): 3