American Studies
Degree Requirements
Undergraduate
Majors
Required Lower-Division Courses (12 units)
AMST 201
Introduction to American Studies (3)
plus
9 units from the following:
ANTH 209
Anthropology of American Culture (3)
ARTH 113
Myths and Stories in Art History (3)
ENGL 230
Main Currents in American Literature (3)
HIST 145
History of the United States to the Mid-19th Century (3)
or
HIST 146
History of the United States since the Mid-19th Century (3)
MUSC 111
Introduction to American Music (3)
POSC 103
American National Government (3)
Required
Upper-Division Courses (33 units)
No more
than 9 units may be taken in any one department.
Anthropology
ANTH 311
Archaeology of Maryland (3)
ANTH 365
North American Indians (3)
ANTH 383
North American Archaeology (3)
ANTH 387
Native American Archaeoastronomy (3)
American
Studies
AMST 491
Directed Readings (3)
AMST 497
Internship in Material Culture (3)
Art
History
ARTH 337
American Art (3)
English
ENGL 331
American Drama (3)
ENGL 353
History of American English (3)
ENGL 431
Literature of the American Romantic Period (3)
ENGL 432
Literature of the American Realistic Period (3)
ENGL 433
American Short Story (3)
ENGL 435
Development of the American Novel: 19th Century (3)
ENGL 436
Development of the American Novel: 20th Century (3)
ENGL 437
American Poetry through Frost (3)
ENGL 438
Modern American Poetry (3)
ENGL 473
Topics in American Literature (3)
ENGL 476
Topics in Multiethnic American Literature (3)
ENGL 477
Topics in Black American Literature (3)
Geography
GEOG 420
Geography of Anglo America (3)
GEOG 423
Geography of Maryland (3)
History
HIST 306
Women in 20th-Century American History (3)
HIST 331
American Military History 1898-1945 (3)
HIST 332
American Military History since 1945 (3)
HIST 345
The American Colonies: 1492-1763 (3)
HIST 346
The American Revolutionary Period: 1763-1789 (3)
HIST 347
The Early National Period (3)
HIST 348
The Jacksonian Era (3)
HIST 349
The Civil War (3)
HIST 350
The Era of Reconstruction (3)
HIST 351
The U.S. Age of Enterprise (3)
HIST 352
The U.S. Age of Reform (3)
HIST 359
The F.D.R. Era (3)
HIST 360
Recent American History (3)
HIST 361
Gays and Lesbians in U.S. History (3)
HIST 363
Social History of the U.S. to 1865 (3)
HIST 364
Social History of the U.S. since 1865 (3)
HIST 366
History of American Business (3)
HIST 367
Development of the U.S. Constitution (3)
HIST 368
The Bill of Rights and the Constitution (3)
HIST 370
Diplomatic History of the U.S. (3)
HIST 374
The Far Western Frontier (3)
HIST 375
The City in American History (3)
HIST 378
Immigrants and Immigration (3)
HIST 379
History of Native Americans: The East (3)
HIST 380
History of Native Americans: The West (3)
HIST 381
African-American History to the Mid-19th Century (3)
HIST 382
African-American History from the Mid-19th Century
(3)
HIST 385
American Labor (3)
HIST 389
Roots of Rock and Roll (3)
HIST 397
History of Maryland (3)
Kinesiology
KNES 357
Sport in Film (3)
KNES 441
The American Woman in Sport (3)
KNES 451
History of Sport in America (3)
Music
MUSC 421
American Music (3)
Philosophy
PHIL 326
American Philosophy (3)
Political
Science
POSC 305
Urban Government and Politics (3)
POSC 355
The Latin American Policy of the U.S. (3)
POSC 381
The Presidency (3)
POSC 383
Congress (3)
POSC 384
The Judicial System (3)
POSC 417
American Political Parties (3)
POSC 418
Constitutional Law and Politics (3)
POSC 419
Civil Rights and Civil Liberties: The First and Fourteenth Amendments
(3)
POSC 432
U.S.-Russian Relations (3)
POSC 441
Contemporary U.S.-Western European Relations (3)
Sociology
SOCI 329
Demography (3)
SOCI 356
Prisons in America (3)
Other
courses relating to American culture may be substituted with the
approval of the program coordinator.
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Undergraduate Minor
AMERICAN STUDIES MINOR
The minor
in American Studies is designed for students majoring in another
discipline who wish to learn more about American culture. Students
minoring in American Studies must complete 21 units with a grade
equivalent of 2.00 or higher in each course.
Required
Lower-Division Courses (9 units)
AMST 201
Introduction to American Studies (3)
Plus
6 units
from the following:
ANTH 209
Anthropology of American Culture (3)
ARTH 113
Myths and Stories in American Art (3)
ENGL 230
Main Currents in American Literature (3)
HIST 145
History of the United States to the Mid-19th Century (3)
or
HIST 146
History of the United States since the Mid-19th Century (3)
MUSC 111
Introduction to American Music (3)
POSC 103
American National Government (3)
Required
Upper-Division Courses (12 units)
Students
choose 12 units from the above list of upper-division courses for the
major. No more than 6 units may be taken in any one department. Students
should select courses in consultation with the American Studies
coordinator.
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