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/CRE 201A/ENG 201D/HIS 201INTRO 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

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