American Studies Minor

Coordinator: Amy Gottfried

A minor in American studies allows a student to focus on American culture from a variety of perspectives. This minor helps students to understand the relationships between ideas, institutions and aesthetic forms. Using the tools of several disciplines, students can better understand the symbols, myths and values that pervade American culture. The minor is jointly offered by the departments of English, history, political science, and sociology and social work.

Requirements for the Minor

Required:

ENGL 223	American Literature	3.0
HIST 218	History of the United States since 1877	3.0
SOC 215	Social Problems	3.0
Total Credit Hours:		9.0

Two of the following:

AFEN 265	African American Voices Before 20th Century	3.0
AFEN 266	The Harlem Renaissance and Beyond: 20th Century African-American Literature	3.0
ENGL 261	Thematic Studies: American Transcendentalism & Dark Romanticism	3.0
ENGL 275	Genre Studies: American Novel	3.0
ENGL 280	Genre Studies: 20th Century Ethnic Narratives	3.0
ENGL 286	Genre Studies: African American Poetry	3.0
ENGL 346	Writers of Significance: Erdrich,Silko,Alexie	3.0
ENGL 347	Writers of Significance: Whitman & Dickinson	3.0
ENGL 368/HON 368	American Landscapes: Environmental Literature in the United States	3.0
ENGL 441	Faulkner and Morrison	3.0
HIST 217	History of the United States to 1877	3.0
HIST 338	The Gilded Age and Progressive Era, 1877-1929	3.0
HIST 339	New Deal America, 1929-2000	3.0
PSCI 203	Introduction to U.S. Politics	3.0
PSCI 307	American Constitutional Law	3.0
REL 211	American Religious History	3.0
SOC 323	Ethnicity in the United States	3.0
Total Credit Hours:		6.0

Total Credit Hours: 15.0