American Studies, Minor - Course Requirements
Minor in American Studies (6 courses/18 credits)
The minor in American Studies allows students to explore the social, historical, material, and aesthetic aspects of American culture from an interdisciplinary perspective integrating the humanities and the social sciences. Students electing the American Studies minor will designate a focus area by topic, by time period, or by discipline, and will choose courses to address this area in consultation with an advisor. Minimum grade of C is required. Only six transfer credits will be accepted toward the minor. The minor consists of six courses to be selected as follows:
Required course
To be taken in the first year of the minor, if possible (one course/three credits):
ENGL 263/HIST 263 Honors American Studies* 3
Specialization (5 courses/15 credits)
Students may choose between two tracks, the Humanities track and the Social Sciences track. Students opting for the Humanities track will select three courses from the Humanities and two from the Social Sciences, with no more than two courses chosen from any one academic discipline. Students opting for the social sciences track will select three courses from the Social Sciences and two from the Humanities, with no more than two courses chosen from any one academic discipline.
Humanities Courses
Course ID | Course | Credits |
|---|---|---|
ENGL 203 | Rakes, Rebels, Pioneers: American Lit I | 3 |
ENGL 204 | Post-War Visions: American Lit II | 3 |
HIST 203 | Slavery, Liberty, & War: America to 1820 | 3 |
HIST 204 | Conflict & Conquest: American History 1820 to 1920 | 3 |
HIST 205 | Becoming a Superpower: US Since1920 | 3 |
HIST 304 | Jeffersonian and Jacksonian Democracy | 3 |
HIST 312 | American Immigration History | 3 |
HIST 313 | Women in America | 3 |
HIST 315 | History of Pennsylvania | 3 |
HIST 316 | American Foreign Policy | 3 |
HIST 317 | Revolutionary America | 3 |
HIST 318 | Atlantic Worlds | 3 |
PHIL 307 | Social Ethics | 3 |
RELS 213 | History Catholic Church US | 3 |
RELS 215 | Religion in America | 3 |
Social Sciences Courses
Course ID | Course | Credits |
|---|---|---|
POLS 204 | American National Government | 3 |
POLS 206 | The Presidency | 3 |
POLS 308 | American Political Parties | 3 |
POLS 316 | Constitutional Law | 3 |
POLS 335 | Issues Contemporary American Foreign Policy | 3 |
SOCO 206 | Marriage & Family | 3 |
* Permission required of the School of Arts and Sciences.
All prerequisites must be met for the course to be taken in the minor.