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The minor in American Studies is designed for students majoring in another discipline who wish to learn more about American culture.
AMERICAN POLITICAL THOUGHT| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| AMST 201 | INTRODUCTION TO AMERICAN STUDIES | 3 |
| Lower-Division Electives | ||
| Select 6 units from the following list of lower-division electives for the AMST major. No more than 3 units may be taken in each area. | 6 | |
| Historical Perspectives | ||
AFST 201 | MAIN THEMES IN AFRICAN AND AFRICAN-AMERICAN STUDIES | |
HIST 145 | HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES TO THE CIVIL WAR | |
HIST 146 | HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES SINCE THE CIVIL WAR | |
HIST 147 | HONORS HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES TO THE CIVIL WAR | |
HIST 148 | HONORS HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES SINCE THE CIVIL WAR | |
SOCI 241 | BLACKS IN AMERICA:MYTHS AND REALITY | |
| American Literature | ||
ENGL 233 | SURVEY OF AFRICAN-AMERICAN LITERATURE | |
ENGL 234 | MAJOR WRITERS IN AFRICAN-AMERICAN LITERATURE | |
ENGL 235 | ETHNIC-AMERICAN LITERATURE | |
ENGL 236 | AMERICAN INDIAN LITERATURE, 1772-PRESENT | |
ENGL 238 | SURVEY OF AMERICAN LITERATURE | |
| Arts and Culture | ||
ANTH 209 | ANTHROPOLOGY OF AMERICAN CULTURE | |
ANTH 211 | HONORS ANTHROPOLOGY OF AMERICAN CULTURE | |
ARTH 113 | MYTHS AND STORIES IN AMERICAN ART | |
DANC 127 | INTRODUCTION TO DANCE: AMERICAN EXPERIENCE | |
KNES 251 | HISTORY OF SPORT IN AMERICA | |
MUSC 111 | INTRO TO MUSIC IN THE US | |
MUSC 123 | JAZZ HISTORY FOR NON-MAJORS | |
MUSC 125 | HONORS HISTORY OF JAZZ FOR NON-MAJORS | |
POSC 103 | AMERICAN NATIONAL GOVERNMENT | |
THEA 103 | INTRODUCTION TO AMERICAN THEATRE | |
WMST 235 | AMERICAN WOMEN AND POPULAR CULTURE | |
| Upper-Division Electives | ||
| Select 12 units from the following list of upper-division electives for the AMST major. At least 3 units must be selected from each of the 3 areas. Students should select courses in consultation with the American Studies director. 1 | 12 | |
| American Institutions and Communities | ||
| Courses in this area examine the social, political and economic structures that have shaped American life, their histories and the ways individuals and groups have created and challenged these institutions. | ||
ANTH 311 | ARCHAEOLOGY OF MARYLAND | |
ANTH 365 | NORTH AMERICAN INDIANS | |
ANTH 383 | NORTH AMERICAN ARCHAEOLOGY | |
ANTH 393 | ARCHAEOLOGICAL FIELD SCHOOL | |
ECON 303 | AMERICAN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT | |
ECON 313 | MONEY AND BANKING | |
ENGL 477 | TOPICS IN BLACK AMERICAN LITERATURE | |
GEOG 420 | GEOGRAPHY OF THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA | |
GEOG 423 | GEOGRAPHY OF MARYLAND | |
HIST 306 | WOMEN IN 20TH CENTURY U.S. HISTORY | |
HIST 345 | THE AMERICAN COLONIES 1492-1763 | |
HIST 346 | THE AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARY PERIOD 1763-1800 | |
HIST 349 | THE CIVIL WAR | |
HIST 359 | THE FDR ERA | |
HIST 360 | RECENT AMERICAN HISTORY: 1945-1975 | |
HIST 361 | UNITED STATES LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENDER, AND QUEER HISTORIES | |
HIST 362 | MAKERS, BUYERS, USERS: THE HISTORY OF THE AMERICAN ECONOMY 1500-PRESENT | |
HIST 374 | THE AMERICAN WEST | |
HIST 375 | THE CITY IN AMERICAN HISTORY | |
HIST 379 | NATIVE AMERICAN HISTORY TO 1900 | |
HIST 380 | NATIVE AMERICAN HISTORY SINCE 1900 | |
HIST 381 | AFRICAN-AMERICAN HISTORY TO THE MID-19TH CENTURY | |
HIST 382 | AFRICAN-AMERICAN HISTORY FROM THE MID-19TH CENTURY | |
HIST 385 | WORKERS AND WORK IN THE UNITED STATES | |
HIST 397 | HISTORY OF MARYLAND FROM COLONIAL TIMES TO THE PRESENT | |
KNES 441 | THE AMERICAN WOMEN IN SPORT | |
POSC 305 | URBAN GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS | |
POSC 343 | AFRICAN-AMERICAN POLITICS | |
POSC 381 | THE PRESIDENCY | |
POSC 383 | CONGRESS | |
POSC 384 | JUDICIAL SYSTEM | |
POSC 417 | AMERICAN POLITICAL PARTIES | |
POSC 418 | CONSTITUTIONAL LAW AND POLITICS | |
POSC 419 | CIVIL RIGHTS AND CIVIL LIBERTIES: THE FIRST AND FOURTEENTH AMENDMENTS | |
POSC 420 | CONSTITUTIONAL PROTECTIONS: PERSONAL LIBERTY AND THE RIGHTS OF THE ACCUSED. | |
POSC 421 | POLITICS AND ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY | |
POSC 422 | THE SUPREME COURT | |
POSC 450 | INTEREST GROUPS AND PUBLIC POLICY | |
| Global Connections | ||
| Courses in this area investigate Americans' experiences with the world and the ways the global cultures have shaped American culture. Topics include migrations, immigration, globalization and transnational cultures. | ||
ENGL 476 | TOPICS IN MULTI-ETHNIC AMERICAN LITERATURE | |
HIST 314 | THE UNITED STATES AND VIETNAM:1945-1975 | |
HIST 331 | AMERICAN MILITARY HISTORY: 1898-1945 | |
HIST 332 | AMERICAN MILITARY HISTORY SINCE 1945 | |
HIST 370 | DIPLOMATIC HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES SINCE 1900 | |
HIST 378 | IMMIGRANTS & IMMIGRATION IN THE UNITED STATES | |
POSC 355 | LATIN AMERICAN POLICY OFTHE UNITED STATES | |
POSC 432 | UNITED STATES-RUSSIAN RELATIONS | |
POSC 436 | U.S. FOREIGN POLICY | |
POSC 441 | CONTEMPORARY UNITED STATES AND EUROPEAN RELATIONS | |
| Ideas and the Arts | ||
| Courses in this area explore textual, oral and visual representations of American culture and employ multi-disciplinary strategies to understand them. | ||
ARTH 300 | INTRODUCTION TO MUSEUM STUDIES | |
ARTH 302 | MUSEUM AND COMMUNITY | |
ARTH 335 | AFRICAN-AMERICAN ART | |
ARTH 337 | ART AND ARCHITECTURE OF THE UNITED STATES I: COLONIAL TO 1900 | |
ARTH 338 | ART AND ARCHITECTURE OF THE U.S. II: 1900 TO PRESENT | |
ARTH 350 | HISTORY OF PRINTS IN AMERICA | |
EMF 385 | RADIO, CULTURE, AND SOCIETY | |
ENGL 331 | AMERICAN DRAMA | |
ENGL 431 | LITERATURE OF THE AMERICAN ROMANTIC PERIOD | |
ENGL 432 | LITERATURE OF THE AMERICAN REALSTIC PERIOD | |
ENGL 433 | AMERICAN SHORT STORY | |
ENGL 435 | DEVELOPMENT OF THE AMERICAN NOVEL: 19TH CENTURY | |
ENGL 436 | AMERICAN NOVEL-20TH CENTURY | |
ENGL 437 | AMERICAN POETRY THROUGH FROST | |
ENGL 438 | MODERN AMERICAN POETRY | |
ENGL 440 | CONTEMPORARY AMERICAN POETRY | |
ENGL 473 | TOPICS IN AMERICAN LITERATURE | |
HIST 389 | ROOTS OF ROCK AND ROLL | |
KNES 357 | SPORT IN FILM | |
MUSC 421 | MUSIC IN THE U.S. | |
MUSC 426 | JAZZ HISTORY | |
PHIL 326 | AMERICAN PHILOSOPHY | |
POSC 430 |