2007-08 Catalog
American Studies Requirements

American Studies Minor (6 courses):
Required Courses:
AMER / HUMA 261 Introduction American Studies
AMER / HIST 116 History of the United States
(AMER 499, 0 credit) American Studies interdisciplinary Research Project taken concurrently as part of the final American Studies 300-level or above elective course (see list below) outside of student's major.

Electives Courses: (Any four of the following; at least one course must be at 300 level or higher)
AMER / POLI 130 United States Politics and Government
AMER / RELS 221 Religion in America
AMER / ENGL 235 Survey of United States Literature (Beginning to 1865)
AMER / ENGL 236 Survey of United States Literature (1865 to present)
AMER / PHIL 305 American Philosophy *
AMER / ENGL 311 Women in Literature *
AMER/ POLI 317 American Political Thought * AMER/ HIST 319 Catholic Contribution to the United States *
AMER / ENGL 323 Harlem Renaissance*
AMER / ENGL 329 Literature of Service*
AMER / POLI 335 Legislative Politics*
AMER/ SOCI 364 Sociology of the City *
Special Topics Courses (AMER 289, 389, 489) may be taken as electives in the minor
Independent Study courses (AMER 490) may be arranged with permission

* AMER 499 (0 credit) American Studies Interdisciplinary Research Project, taken concurrently as part of the final American Studies 300-level or above elective course (see list below) outside of student's major.

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