Required Credit Hours: 20

Core Requirements:

At least 13 of the required 20 credits must be in courses numbered 300 and above. Students must take at least 3 credit hours each from approved courses in requirements b), c), and d) of the American Studies major (an updated list of approved courses is available on the American Studies website and from the Director of Undergraduate Studies) in addition to meeting the following three core requirements:

a) One “Introduction to American Studies” Course

Select one “Introduction to American Studies” course.

• AMST 201 - American Popular Culture and Modern America Credits: (4)
• AMST 202 - Cinema & the Modernization of US Culture Credits: (4)
• AMST 203 - Introduction to American Studies: American Medicine: A Social and Cultural History Credits: (4)
• AMST 204 - The American Way of War Credits: (4)
• AMST 205 - Sexuality In America Credits: (4)
• AMST 206 - Black Popular Culture in the Americas: From the Folk to the New Hip Hop Credits: (4)
• AMST 207 - Black Movement and Migrations Credits: (3)
• AMST 208 - Dis/Ability Studies Credits: (4)
• AMST 209 - Race, Literature and the Law: Interracialism Credits: (4)
• AMST 210 - Utopia in the Americas Credits: (4)
• AMST 211 - The Age of Soul: Jazz, R&B, Rock n Roll in American Life Credits: (4)

b) Junior Seminar

• AMST 370 - Junior Seminar: America and the Americas Credits: (4)

c) At least 3 Credits of American Studies Topics Seminars

• AMST 290 - Introductory Topics in American Studies Credits: (1-4)
• AMST 390 - Topics in American Studies Credits: (1-4)
• AMST 470 - Topics in American Studies Credits: (1-4)
• AMST 490 - Advanced Topics in American Studies Credits: (1-4)