American Studies - B.A.

American Studies Core:

13 credit hours

• AMST 200 - Introduction to American Studies
• POSC 170 - American Government
• SOC 110 - Introduction to Sociology

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• Complete one of the following two courses:

• HIST 143 - History of the American People to 1877
• HIST 144 - History of the American People From 1877

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• Complete one of the following courses in American literature:

• ENGL 365 - Early Colonial American Literature
• ENGL 366 - Colonial and Revolutionary U.S. Literature
• ENGL 367 - Romantic and Realist U.S. Literature
• ENGL 368 - Modern and Postmodern U.S. Literature

Social Sciences Cluster:

Choose three courses at the 200-level or above from one of the following departments; at least one of the three must be at the 300-level or above:

• CAS courses (Communication Arts and Sciences )
• ECON courses (Economics, Business Law, and Ethics )
• HIST courses (History )
• PSYC courses (Psychology )
• SOC courses (Sociology )

Humanities Cluster

Choose three courses at the 200-level or above from one of the following departments; at least one of the three must be at the 300-level or above:

• ART courses (Art and Design )
• ENGL courses (English )
• Modern Foreign Language courses:
  • FREN courses (French )
  • ITAL courses (Italian )
  • SPAN courses (Spanish )
• PHIL courses (Philosophy )
• THEA courses (Theatre Arts )
• THEO courses (Theology )

Capstone Project

One credit hour:

Complete an independent study in either cluster or intensify the 300-level course in either cluster.