American Studies Minor
The minor in American Studies is designed for students majoring in another discipline who wish to learn more about American culture. Students minoring in American Studies must complete 21 units with a grade equivalent of 2.00 or higher in each course.
| 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 | ||
| AMERICAN INDIAN LITERATURE, 1772-PRESENT | ||
| SURVEY OF AMERICAN LITERATURE | ||
| Arts and Culture | ||
| ANTHROPOLOGY OF AMERICAN CULTURE | ||
| HONORS ANTHROPOLOGY OF AMERICAN CULTURE | ||
| MYTHS AND STORIES IN AMERICAN ART | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO DANCE: AMERICAN EXPERIENCE | ||
| HISTORY OF SPORT IN AMERICA | ||
| INTRO TO MUSIC IN THE US | ||
| JAZZ HISTORY FOR NON-MAJORS | ||
| HONORS HISTORY OF JAZZ FOR NON-MAJORS | ||
| AMERICAN NATIONAL GOVERNMENT | ||
| 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. | ||
| ARCHAEOLOGY OF MARYLAND | ||
| NORTH AMERICAN INDIANS | ||
| NORTH AMERICAN ARCHAEOLOGY | ||
| NATIVE AMERICAN ARCHAEOASTRONOMY | ||
| 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 EARLY NATIONAL PERIOD | ||
| JACKSONIAN ERA | ||
| THE CIVIL WAR | ||
| THE U.S. 1865-1901: AGE OF ENTERPRISE | ||
| THE U.S. 1892-1920: AGE OF REFORM | ||
| 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 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 | ||
| THE AMERICAN WOMEN IN 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: 1898-1945 | ||
| AMERICAN MILITARY HISTORY SINCE 1945 | ||
| 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 | ||
| CONTEMPORARY UNITED STATES AND EUROPEAN RELATIONS | ||
| 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 | ||
| AMERICAN DRAMA | ||
| 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 | ||
| MUSIC IN THE U.S. | ||
| JAZZ HISTORY | ||
| AMERICAN PHILOSOPHY | ||
| AMERICAN POLITICAL THOUGHT | ||
| Total Units | 21 | |