Terrell Mall, near Wilson-Short Hall, home of the Program in American Studies
A minor in American Studies requires 21 hours which shall include:
- Amst/Engl/Hist/WSt 216 (3cr)
- Upper division American Literature or History course (3cr)
- Upper division Women's Studies or Comparative Ethnic Studies course (3cr)
- Two courses from Amst 470, 471, 472, 473, 474, or 475 (6cr)
- Two courses in an Area of Concentration (6cr)
UNDERGRADUATE COURSES
- Amst 216
AMERICAN CULTURES [T] - (3cr) Introduction to American Studies; multicultural history of US in global context.
- Amst 410
CITIES IN FICTION [T] - (3cr) Exploration of the city as an active agent in the fictional works of North American authors.
- Amst 470
CULTURE OF THE AMERICAN WEST [T] - (3cr) May be repeated for credit;
cumulative maximum 6 hours. Same as Engl 470. The West in American literature, or topics
in culture(s) of the American West.
- Amst 471
CULTURAL POLITICS SINCE WORLD WAR TWO [H,D,T] - (3cr) May be repeated for credit; cumulative maximum 6 hours. Same as Engl 471. American Popular Culture, Politics and Culture of 1960s, or topics in recent cultural politics.
- Amst 472
ECOLOGICAL ISSUES AND AMERICAN WRITING [T] - (3cr) Same as Engl 472. Representation of nature in American fiction and non-fiction; role of culture in shaping environmental problems and solutions.
- Amst 473
ART AND IMAGE IN US CULTURE [H] - (3cr) Impact of visual arts and increasing amounts of visual imagery in contemporary US culture.
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- Amst 474
SOCIAL MOVEMENTS AND US CULTURE [H,D] - (3cr) Role of progressive social movements in shaping cultural politics, from 1950s to the present, including Civil Rights, American Indian, Chicano/a, Women's, Gay/Lesbian, Environmental Justice, and Anti-Globalization.
- Amst 475
DIGITAL DIVERSITY [H, D] - (3cr) Cultural impact of electronic media, especially the World Wide Web; issues of race, class, gender and sexuaity in online environments.
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