American Studies Minor
The minor in American Studies is designed for students majoring in another discipline who wish to learn more about American culture.
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| AMST 201 | INTRODUCTION TO AMERICAN STUDIES | 3 |
| Lower-Division Electives | ||
| Select 6 units from the following list of lower-division electives for the AMST major. No more than 3 units may be taken in each area. | 6 | |
| Historical Perspectives | ||
| MAIN THEMES IN AFRICAN AND AFRICAN-AMERICAN STUDIES | ||
| HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES TO THE CIVIL WAR | ||
| HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES SINCE THE CIVIL WAR | ||
| HONORS HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES TO THE CIVIL WAR | ||
| HONORS HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES SINCE THE CIVIL WAR | ||
| BLACKS IN AMERICA:MYTHS AND REALITY | ||
| American Literature | ||
| SURVEY OF AFRICAN-AMERICAN LITERATURE | ||
| MAJOR WRITERS IN AFRICAN-AMERICAN LITERATURE | ||
| ETHNIC-AMERICAN LITERATURE | ||
| SURVEY OF AMERICAN LITERATURE | ||
| Arts and Culture | ||
| ANTHROPOLOGY OF AMERICAN CULTURE | ||
| MYTHS AND STORIES IN AMERICAN ART | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO DANCE: AMERICAN EXPERIENCE | ||
| HISTORY OF SPORT IN AMERICA | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO MUSIC IN THE U.S. | ||
| JAZZ HISTORY FOR NON-MAJORS | ||
| HONORS HISTORY OF JAZZ FOR NON-MAJORS | ||
| AMERICAN NATIONAL GOVERNMENT | ||
| CHRISTIANITIES IN AMERICA | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO AMERICAN THEATRE | ||
| AMERICAN WOMEN AND POPULAR CULTURE | ||
| Upper-Division Electives | ||
| Select 12 units from the following list of upper-division electives for the AMST major. At least 3 units must be selected from each of the 3 areas. Students should select courses in consultation with the American Studies director. 1 | 12 | |
| American Institutions and Communities | ||
| Courses in this area examine the social, political and economic structures that have shaped American life, their histories and the ways individuals and groups have created and challenged these institutions. | ||
| NORTH AMERICAN INDIANS | ||
| NORTH AMERICAN ARCHAEOLOGY | ||
| ARCHAEOLOGICAL FIELD SCHOOL | ||
| AMERICAN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT | ||
| MONEY AND BANKING | ||
| TOPICS IN BLACK AMERICAN LITERATURE | ||
| GEOGRAPHY OF THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA | ||
| GEOGRAPHY OF MARYLAND | ||
| WOMEN IN 20TH CENTURY U.S. HISTORY | ||
| THE AMERICAN COLONIES 1492-1763 | ||
| THE AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARY PERIOD 1763-1800 | ||
| THE CIVIL WAR | ||
| THE FDR ERA | ||
| RECENT AMERICAN HISTORY: 1945-1975 | ||
| UNITED STATES LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENDER, AND QUEER HISTORIES | ||
| MAKERS, BUYERS, USERS: THE HISTORY OF THE AMERICAN ECONOMY 1500-PRESENT | ||
| THE AMERICAN WEST | ||
| THE CITY IN AMERICAN HISTORY | ||
| NATIVE AMERICAN HISTORY FROM 1500 TO 1900 | ||
| NATIVE AMERICAN HISTORY SINCE 1900 | ||
| AFRICAN-AMERICAN HISTORY TO THE MID-19TH CENTURY | ||
| AFRICAN-AMERICAN HISTORY FROM THE MID-19TH CENTURY | ||
| WORKERS AND WORK IN THE UNITED STATES | ||
| HISTORY OF MARYLAND FROM COLONIAL TIMES TO THE PRESENT | ||
| WOMEN, GENDER, AND SPORT | ||
| URBAN GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS | ||
| AFRICAN-AMERICAN POLITICS | ||
| THE PRESIDENCY | ||
| CONGRESS | ||
| JUDICIAL SYSTEM | ||
| AMERICAN POLITICAL PARTIES | ||
| CONSTITUTIONAL LAW AND POLITICS | ||
| CIVIL RIGHTS AND CIVIL LIBERTIES: THE FIRST AND FOURTEENTH AMENDMENTS | ||
| CONSTITUTIONAL PROTECTIONS: PERSONAL LIBERTY AND THE RIGHTS OF THE ACCUSED. | ||
| POLITICS AND ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY | ||
| THE SUPREME COURT | ||
| INTEREST GROUPS AND PUBLIC POLICY | ||
| Global Connections | ||
| Courses in this area investigate Americans' experiences with the world and the ways the global cultures have shaped American culture. Topics include migrations, immigration, globalization and transnational cultures. | ||
| TOPICS IN MULTI-ETHNIC AMERICAN LITERATURE | ||
| THE UNITED STATES AND VIETNAM:1945-1975 | ||
| AMERICAN MILITARY HISTORY: 1865 - 1950 | ||
| AMERICAN MILITARY HISTORY SINCE 1950 | ||
| DIPLOMATIC HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES SINCE 1900 | ||
| IMMIGRANTS & IMMIGRATION IN THE UNITED STATES | ||
| LATIN AMERICAN POLICY OFTHE UNITED STATES | ||
| UNITED STATES-RUSSIAN RELATIONS | ||
| U.S. FOREIGN POLICY | ||
| AMERICAN RELIGIONS | ||
| Ideas and the Arts | ||
| Courses in this area explore textual, oral and visual representations of American culture and employ multi-disciplinary strategies to understand them. | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO MUSEUM STUDIES | ||
| MUSEUM AND COMMUNITY | ||
| AFRICAN-AMERICAN ART | ||
| ART AND ARCHITECTURE OF THE UNITED STATES I: COLONIAL TO 1900 | ||
| ART AND ARCHITECTURE OF THE U.S. II: 1900 TO PRESENT | ||
| HISTORY OF PRINTS IN AMERICA | ||
| RADIO, CULTURE, AND SOCIETY | ||
| LITERATURE OF THE AMERICAN ROMANTIC PERIOD | ||
| LITERATURE OF THE AMERICAN REALSTIC PERIOD | ||
| AMERICAN SHORT STORY | ||
| DEVELOPMENT OF THE AMERICAN NOVEL: 19TH CENTURY | ||
| AMERICAN NOVEL-20TH CENTURY | ||
| AMERICAN POETRY THROUGH FROST | ||
| MODERN AMERICAN POETRY | ||
| CONTEMPORARY AMERICAN POETRY | ||
| TOPICS IN AMERICAN LITERATURE | ||
| ROOTS OF ROCK AND ROLL | ||
| SPORT IN FILM | ||
| JAZZ HISTORY | ||
| AMERICAN PHILOSOPHY | ||
| AMERICAN POLITICAL THOUGHT | ||
| Total Units | 21 | |