American Studies (Minor)

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Offered by the Department of Critical Race, Gender, and Culture Studies , College of Arts and Sciences .

Minor Requirements

18 credit hours with grades of C or better, a minimum of 9 credit hours at or above 300-level, and at least 12 credit hours unique to the minor

Course Requirements

Gateway (3 credit hours)

AMST-200 American Dreams/American Lives (3)

Interpreting American Culture (3 credit hours)

Complete 3 credit hours from the following, or other course approved by program director:

AMST-400 Interpreting American Culture (3)

Electives (12 credit hours)

Complete 12 credit hours from the following, with at least 6 credit hours at or above 300-level and a minimum of 6 credit hours from AMST coursework, or other courses approved by program director:

AFAM-200 African Americans in the Diaspora (3)
AMST-140 Washington, D.C.: Life inside a Monument (3)
AMST-215 Colloquium in American Studies (1) (topics)
AMST-220 Topics in American Popular Culture (3)
AMST-225 Topics in American Studies (3)
AMST-240 Poverty and Culture FA4 (3)
AMST-260 Asian American Experiences (3)
AMST-275 Settler Colonial Studies (3)
AMST-285 Disability, Health, and Normality (3)
AMST-296 Selected Topics: Non-Recurring (1-6) (approved topic)
AMST-320 American Cultural History (3) (topics)
AMST-330 Contemporary American Culture (3) (topics)
AMST-340 Community Activism and Regional Studies (3) (topics)
AMST-385 Mental Health, Madness, and Neuroqueerness (3)
AMST-396 Selected Topics: Non-Recurring (1-6) (approved topic)
AMST-415 Islam in America (3)
AMST-496 Selected Topics: Non-Recurring (1-6) (approved topic)