The multidisciplinary American Studies major is designed for students whose interests in American history, society and culture cut across departmental and divisional lines.

Core Courses 5 courses – 15 credits
HIST 0600 U.S. History to 1876
HIST 0601 U.S. History Since 1865
PS 0200 American Political Process
ENGLIT 1215 Pre-20th-Century American Literature
ENGLIT 1250 20th-Century American Literature

Area Requirements 6 courses – 18 credits
At least two courses of the six area courses must be chosen from the Social Sciences cluster and two from the American Culture cluster. Representative Social Science and American Culture classes are listed below. Other courses may be substituted with the consent of the faculty advisor..

Social Sciences Cluster
ANTH 0780 Intro to Cultural Anthropology
ANTH 1753 North American Indians
ANTH 1787 Spec Topics: Comparative Slavery
ECON 0110 Introductory Macroeconomic Theory
ECON 0280 Money and Banking
HIST 1620 Vietnam War
HIST 1661 U.S. Women’s History, 1865‑Present
PS 0600 Political Theory and Analysis
PS 1202 American Constitutional Law
PS 1212 American Presidency
SOC 0010 Introduction to Sociology
SOC 0003 Technology and Social Change

American Culture Cluster
SOC 0009 Introduction to Sociology
COMMRC 1103 Rhetoric and Culture
COMMRC 1105 TV and Society
ENGLIT 1022 Literature of the American West
ENGLIT 1026 American Poetry
H A & A 0501 American Art
MUS 0711 Jazz
RELGST 1410 Religion in American Thought

Additional Requirements 1 course – 3 credits
After earning 90 credits, each American Studies major should take ANTH 1955, HIST 1955, PS 1955, or ENGLIT 1950 to fulfill the capstone course requirement.

Recommended Courses
All students majoring in American Studies are strongly advised to complete courses in foreign language through the intermediate level.

Students must earn at least a C grade in all courses to fulfill the major requirements. Courses used to fulfill major requirements may not be used to fulfill simultaneously the General Education degree requirement for the baccalaureate.