B.A. in American Studies

Requirements (36 credits)

Core Requirements (22 credits)

AMST100	American & The World	2
HIS100	Survey of American History	4
PS105	American Politics	4
	200-level American History Course	4
PS221	Law & Contemporary American Society	4
HIS300	Readings in American History	4

Two of the following (8 credits)

HIS3--	Special Topics in History (when topic is U.S. focused)	4
PS361	The American Presidency	4
PS371	American Constitutional Law	4

One course taken from the following (4 credits)

ART240	American Art	4
ENG228	American Film	4
ENG265	Studies in American Literature	4
MUS233	American Music	3
PHIL213	American Philosophy	4
REL260	Religion in America	4
SOC101	Introduction to Sociology	4
SOC201	Social Problems	4
SOC207	Introduction to Social Welfare & Social Work	4
SOC251	Sociology of the Family	4

Capstone (2 credits)

AMST467

American Studies Capstone Experience

2

Additional courses available to American Studies majors (2-6 credits)

AMST491	Independent Study	3
AMST495	Internship	2

Recommended Course Sequence: B.A. in American Studies

First Year

Fall Semester (First Semester) (16 Credits)

AMST100	American & The World	2
COMM219	Mass Media	4
	or
COMM224	Presentation Skills	4
SEU100	Foundations in Literacy	4
SEU100CL	Foundations in Literacy Context Lab	2
HIS100	Survey of American History	4

Spring Semester (Second Semester) (15-17 Credits)

ART105	Creating Art: 21st Century	3
	or
ART120	Learning to Look at Art	3
SEU110	Literacy I	4
SEU110CL	Integated Literacy I Context Lab	2
ENG120	The Reading Life	2
	Elective (2-4)	2-4

Second Year

Fall Semester (First Semester) (16-18 Credits)

COMM270	Visual Storytelling	4
SEU210	Global Perspectives	4
	or
SEU120	Integrated Literacy II	4
SEU120CL	Integrated Literacy II ContextLab	2
HIS100	Survey of American History	4
	or
HIS215	American Economic History	4
	Elective (0-2)	0-2

Spring Semester (Second Semester) (16 Credits)

ART220	Great Works of World Art I	4
SEU220	Ways of Knowing	4
ENG247	Critical Reading	4
	Elective	4

Third Year

Fall Semester (First Semester) (16 Credits)

SEU230	Healthy Living	4
SEU300	Faith, Spirituality & Ethics I	4
HIS245	Women's History	4
HIS300	Readings in American History	4

Spring Semester (Second Semester) (16 Credits)

HIS230	History with Film	4
	or
PS221	Law & Contemporary American Society	4
HIS300	Readings in American History	4
	or
PS361	The American Presidency	4
AMST	American Studies Electives	8

Fourth Year

Fall Semester (First Semester) (16 Credits)

SEU400	Essentials Capstone	4
PS105	American Politics	4
	or
AMST	American Studies Elective	4
HIS490	History Capstone Seminar	2
	Elective	4

Spring Semester (Second Semester) (16 Credits)

HIS235	African American History	4
PS221	Law & Contemporary American Society	4
	or
PS371	American Constitutional Law	4
	Electives	8