American Studies Minor

The minor consists of the introductory course; one course either in the study of race and ethnicity or the study of gender and sexuality from the lists below; and at least four other American Studies or cross-listed courses. The four electives must come from a single area of concentration and from at least two different departments.

Required Courses

AMS 201D/AMS 201G/AMS 201S/CRE 201A/ENG 201D/HIS 201INTRO TO AMERICAN STUDIES

4
or
AMS 201K/CRE 201INTRO TO AMERICAN STUDIES

4
or
or
AMS 201S/CRE 201A/HIS 201/AMS 201D/AMS 201GINTRO TO AMERICAN STUDIES

4

Courses in the study of race and ethnicity

AMS 206/CRE 206/HIS 209THEOR, RACE, ETH & INDIGENEITY

4
AHI 356/ANT 356/CRE 356IMAGIN OTHERNESS VISUAL CULTR

4
ANT 202/ES 203/AMS 202ARCHAEOLOGY OF NORTH AMERICA

4
ANT 320/CRE 324/GWS 320ANTHRO OF SEXUALITY & GENDER

4
ANT 350WORLDS OF FOOD

4
ANT 356/AHI 356/CRE 356IMAGIN OTHERNESS VISUAL CULTR

4
ANT 482ARCHAEOLOGY OF CONTEMPORARY

4
AMS 356/ENG 356/ES 345RADICAL DIETS IN US LITERATURE

4
CRE 223/SOC 223ETHNIC AND RACE RELATIONS

4
DAN 434/GWS 434MAPPING BODIES

4
EDU 223INTRO TO EDUCATIONAL STUDIES

4
EDU 313READING FOR JOY AND JUSTICE

4
ENG 242RACE AND LITERARY CRITICISM

4
ENG 336/AMS 336/ES 336HUMANS/OTHER ANIMALS IN US LIT

4
ENG 337/GWS 337THE LITERATURE OF PASSING

4
FLM 311/GWS 313REPRESENTING GENDER

4
GOV 250GENDER AND U.S. POLITICS

4
SPA 324/AMS 324HISPANICS IN THE U.S.

4
HIS 204/AMS 204AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARY ERA

4
HIS 205/AFR 205HISTORY OF THE SOUTH

4
HIS 120CC: THE AMERICAN WEST

4
HIS 214/AMS 214POLIT/CUL IN U.S.,1890 TO 1945

4
HIS 215/AMS 215/CRE 215POLIT/CULT IN U.S. SINCE 1945

4
HIS 225/AMS 225/CRE 225/AFR 225AFRICAN AMER HIST 1865-PRESENT

4
HIS 227/AMS 227/CRE 227AFRICAN AMER HIST 1619-1865

4
HIS 248/AMS 248NARRATIVES OF ILLNESS

4
HIS 253/AFR 253AFRICA IN THE AMERICAS

4
HIS 304HIST OF HIP HOP MUSIC & CULTUR

4
HIS 309/AFR 309/AMS 309/GWS 309HIST OF SLAVERY/EMANC IN AMER

4
HIS 313THE AMERICAN WEST SINCE 1890

4
HIS 341/AMS 341CRIME & PUNISHMNT IN U.S. HIST

4
HIS 450/AMS 450/CRE 450LATIN AMERICAN IMMIGRATION

4
HIS 458/AMS 458/CRE 458CIV RIGHTS IN NORTH, 1925-1975

4
HIS 460/AMS 460/AFR 460BLACK FREEDOM STRUGGLE

4
HIS 309/AFR 309/AMS 309/GWS 309HIST OF SLAVERY/EMANC IN AMER

4
HIS 313THE AMERICAN WEST SINCE 1890

4
HIS 457/AMS 457NINETEENTH-CENTURY AMERICA

4
HMD 304/GWS 304CHILD & FAM SOCIAL POLICY

4
HMD 306/CRE 306LANGUAGE, NARRATIVE, AND SELF

4
HMD 314/AFR 315MEDIA, SELF, AND SOCIETY

4
HMD 321/AFR 321/CRE 321/GWS 321CHILD/FAMIL MULTI-CUL SOC

4
HMD 415/GWS 415SOC POLICY ANALYSIS URBAN AMER

4
SOC 203/CRE 203IMMIGRATION IN URBAN CONTEXT

4
SOC 208/AFR 208/CRE 208/GWS 209RACE/GENDER AND THE MASS MEDIA

4
SOC 215DRUGS AND SOCIETY

4
SOC 223/CRE 223ETHNIC AND RACE RELATIONS

4
SOC 293SOCIOLOGY OF INEQUALITY

4
SOC 310/CRE 310/AFR 310RACIAL IDENTITY IN AMERICA

4
SOC 364URBAN PROBLEMS

4
SOC 408MIDDLE CLASS MINORITIES

4
THE 241THEATER AND CULTURE I

4

Courses in the study of gender and sexuality

AMS 270/HIS 270/GWS 270HISTORY OF SEXUALITY IN THE US

4
ENG 337/GWS 337THE LITERATURE OF PASSING

4
FLM 311/GWS 313REPRESENTING GENDER

4
GWS 103/ANT 103/CRE 103GENDER, SEXUALITY, AND INTESEC

4
GWS 203INTRO TO QUEER STUDIES

4
GWS 207/AT 207BODY NARRATIVES, TECH, & MEDIA

4
GWS 221/SOC 221SOCIOLOGY OF SEXUALITIES

4
GWS 224/CRE 224TRANSNATNL WOMEN'S MOVEMNTS

4
GWS 260/GER 260CC: GLOBAL CREATIVITIES

4
GOV 250GENDER AND U.S. POLITICS

4
HIS 209/AMS 206/CRE 206THEOR, RACE, ETH & INDIGENEITY

4
HIS 218/AMS 218GLOBAL QUEER HISTORIES

4
HIS 341/AMS 341CRIME & PUNISHMNT IN U.S. HIST

4
PSY 203PSYCHOLOGY OF WOMEN

4
SOC 212/GWS 211SEX, GENDER AND SOCIETY

4
SOC 324/GWS 324GENDER, CULTURE, AND THE BODY

4
or a different course as approved by the adviser or director