1. AMST 202 Introduction to American Studies (3 credit hours)

2. Nine credit hours in exploratory and preparatory courses selected from:

Course Number	Title	Credit Hours
AMST 210	American Popular and Mass Cultures	3
AMST 215	Holidays and American Culture	3
AMST 289	Comparative North America	3
AMST 296	American Identities	3
AMST 338	Nineteenth Century American Culture	3
AMST 340	Twentieth Century American Culture	3
AMST 347	United States Immigration	3
COMM 102	Mass Media and Society	3
HIST 105  or 106	United States History I & II	3
HIST 133	American Cultures	3
POLI 120	American Politics	3
POLI 150	U.S. and World Affairs	3
or other courses as advised.

3. Twenty-four credit hours of special topics courses in one of the three concentrations listed below. Courses should come from at least two disciplines, and no more than 12 credit hours can be taken from any one department. Additionally, no more than 9 credit hours may be taken at the 200-level.

4. Three credit hours in capstone project or seminar. Students may choose either AMST 400, AMST 401, or AMST 402 to fulfill this option.

A. U.S. Cultures
Students choosing this concentration are encouraged to take at least three courses with an explicitly multi-ethnic focus.

AMST 399 Special Topics
ANTH 331 Anthropology of American Utopias
ART 251 Art and Reality in Nineteenth Century America
CRMJ 100 Introduction to Criminal Justice
CRMJ 310 Law Enforcement Policy and Practice
DANC 131-132 Jazz Dance I & II
EDU 215 Education in American Society
ENGL 206 Survey of American Literature
ENGL 240 African American Literature and Culture
ENGL 242 American Indian Literature
ENGL 331 American Literary Roots
ENGL 332 American Romanticism in Literature
ENGL 334 Realism and Naturalism in American Literature
ENGL 335 Modern American Poetry
ENGL 336 Modernism in American Literature
ENGL 338 Contemporary American Literature
ENGL 339 Contemporary American Poetry
ENGL 340 Black Women Writers
ENGL 341 Harlem Renaissance
ENGL 342 African American Autobiography
ENGL 344 Contemporary Multicultural American Literature
ENGL 426 Major American Writers
HIST 220 Introduction to Ethnicity and Race
HIST 288 The Atlantic World
HIST 325 Colonial America
HIST 327 Antebellum U.S., 1820-1861
HIST 328 Civil War Era
HIST 330 U.S. Industrialization and Reform 1890-1920
HIST 331 The Inter-War Years, 1919-1945
HIST 332 U.S. History, 1945 to the Present
HIST 333-334 African American History
HIST 335 American Women
HIST 340 The Westward Movement
HIST 342 The American Century
HIST 344 African American Social Thought
HIST 350 Vietnam/National Security State
HIST 351 Defining America
HIST 353 U.S. Consumer Culture
HIST 355 American Religious History
HIST 356 The American Indian
HIST 357 Indians and Europeans in Early America
HIST 358 Twentieth Century American Indian Issues
HIST 376 Film and American Culture
INDS 105 Introduction to American Indian Studies
INDS 106 Introduction to African American Studies
INDS 241 Introduction to Latino Literature and Culture
INDS 304 Latina Literary and Cultural Studies
MUS 262 American Music
MUS 265 History of Jazz
MUS 267 African American Music
MUS 270 The History of American Popular Music, 1900-1963
PHIL 228 American Philosophy
POLI 121 American Public Policy
POLI 276 Law and Society
POLI 322 New York Government
POLI 323 Elections in America
POLI 324 President and Congress
POLI 325 Public Opinion and Participation
POLI 326 Media and Politics
POLI 329 Topics in American Politics
POLI 356 U.S. Foreign Policy
POLI 365 American Political Thought
POLI 369 Debating Democracy
POLI 370 American Constitutional Law
POLI 382 Social Welfare Policy
POLI 383 Courts and Social Policy
SOC 316 Minority Groups
SOC 320 Family Sociology

Students choosing this concentration must select at least four courses from each part.

Part I:

AMST 399 Special Topics
ANTH 321 Anthropology of Indian America
ANTH 324 Anthropology of the Caribbean
COMM 360 Mexican Cinema/Video
DANC 231 African-Caribbean Dance
FREN 310 Quebec Literature and Culture
HIST 282 Pre-Columbian and Colonial Latin America
HIST 283 Revolution and Reform in Latin America
HIST 285 Indigenous America: Aztecs and Their Neighbors
HIST 378 Canada and the Canadians
HIST 380 Mexico I (Pre-Columbian and Colonial Mexico)
HIST 381 Mexico II (Mexico since Independence)
HIST 382 Colonial Latin America
HIST 383 Modern Latin America
HIST 480-484 Topics in Latin American History
LANG 327 Sex and Magic in Latin American Literature
LANG 371 Canadian Writers
LANG 378 Canada Today
MUS 334 Music of Latin America
POLI 331 Canadian Politics
SPAN 315 Introduction to Hispanic Literature
SPAN 325 Survey of Spanish-American Literature
SPAN 425 Spanish-American Fiction


Part II:

ENGL 240 African American Literature and Culture
ENGL 242 American Indian Literature
ENGL 340 Black Women Writers
ENGL 341 Harlem Renaissance
ENGL 342 African American Autobiography
ENGL 344 Contemporary Multicultural Literature
HIST 220 Introduction to Race and Ethnicity
HIST 344 African American Social Thought
HIST 356 The American Indian
HIST 357 Indians and Europeans in Early America
HIST 358 Twentieth Century American Indian Issues
INDS 105 Introduction to American Indian Studies
INDS 106 Introduction to African American Studies
INDS 241 Introduction to Latino/a Literature and Culture
INDS 304 Latina Literary and Cultural Studies
POLI 150 U.S. and World Affairs
POLI 356 U.S. Foreign Policy
SOC 316 Minority Groups
WOST 203 Chicana Writers/Visual Artists

C. Self-Directed Study

In consultation with the coordinator of American Studies, students may choose a special topic for interdisciplinary study that, unlike concentration A and B, is not based on geographical location. For example, a student may select courses organized by specific time periods, such as pre-modern, modern, and postmodern. Students should see the coordinator for a pre-approved list of regularly offered courses.