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BACHELOR OF Arts IN American Studies

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Requirements for a Bachelor of Arts Degree in American Studies

Requirements for BSBA: Economics	Sem. Hrs.
Freshman Seminar	1
General Education Requirements	44
American Studies Major Requirements	36
» Core Requirements	(12)
» Cultural Studies Elective Courses	(24)
University-wide Electives	39
Total	120

 

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Required Courses for American Studies

Core Requirements

Course#	Course Title	Comments
HST 1010	American Civilizations to 1877
HST 1020	American Civilizations since 1877
AST 2010	American Studies Comprehensive Seminar	Must take HST 1010 and 1020 before enrolling in this course.
AST 4010	American Studies Focused Seminar	Must take AST 2010 before enrolling in this course.

 

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Cultural Studies Elective Courses

Six of eight Cultural Studies Elective Courses must be 3000 or 4000 level courses. Of the twenty-four hours required of a major in the Cultural Studies Elective Courses, nine may consist of appropriate courses in the following areas: Sociology, Philosophy and Religion, Mass Communications, American Indian Studies, English and Theatre, Art, Music, Geology and Geography, and Political Science and Public Administration. Any courses not listed by number require the prior approval of the American Studies Coordinator and the Chair of the Department of History.

Aesthetic Courses: Choose two courses, six semester hours.

Course#	Course Title	Comments
ART 4260	Art of the United States
ENG 2010	Southern Literature	Prerequisite: A “C” grade or better in ENG 1050
ENG 2230	American Literature Before 1865	Prerequisite: A “C” grade or better in ENG 1050
ENG 2240	American Literature Since 1865	Prerequisite: A “C” grade or better in ENG 1050
ENG 3430	The American Novel	ENG 304 or permission of instructor; ENG 2230 or ENG 2240 recommeneded.
ENG 4230; or ENG 4240	Special Topics in American English
MUS 1040; or	Introduction to Jazz Appreciation; or
MUS 2980	History of Music Theatre
or Appropriate topics course. (Permission of the American Studies Coordinator is required before topics course may be used to meet the requirements for the BA degree in American Studies.)

 

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Ethnic/Gender Courses: Choose two courses, six semester hours.

Course#	Course Title	Comments
AIS 1100	History of the American Indian to 1865	Also HST 1100
AIS 1110	History of the American Indian since 1865	Also HST 1110
AIS 2130	American Indian Religious Traditions	Also REL 2130
AIS 2200	Native American Literature	Prerequisite" A “C” grade or better in ENG 1050 and 1060; Also ENG 2200
AIS 3240	Indians of Latin America	Also HST 3850
AIS 3400	American Indians and Film
AIS 3600	History and Culture of the Lumbee
AIS 4250; or	American Indian Women; or	Also HST 4250
AIS 4270	North American Indian Art	Also ART 4270
ENG 2100	African American Literature	Prerequisite: A “C” grade or better in ENG 1050
ENG 4500	Seminar in American Indian Literature	Permission of instructor; also AIS 4500
HST 3610	African‑American History to 1863
HST 3620	African‑American History from Emancipation to the Present
HST 3800	Women and the Development of U.S. Society
HST 4070	Women in U.S. History, 1870‑Present
or Appropriate topics course. (Permission of the American Studies Coordinator is required before topics course may be used to meet the requirements for the BA degree in American Studies.)

 

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Historical Courses: Choose two courses, six semester hours.

Course#	Course Title	Comments
HST 3050	The American Colonies
HST 3060	Revolution and the Young Republic
HST 3100	Civil War and Reconstruction
HST 3140	The Gilded Age and Progressivism
HST 3150	War, Prosperity, and Depression, 1912-1945
HST 3160	Recent America, 1945-Present
HST 3410	U.S. Economic History	Also ECN 3410
HST 3820	Growing Up American
HST 4060	U.S. Military History	Also MSC 4210
HST 4XXX		Permission of the American Studies Coordinator is required before topics course may be used to meet the requirements for the BA degree in American Studies.

 

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Social Science Courses: Choose two courses, six semester hours.

Course#	Course Title	Comments
GGY 3720; or	North America; or
GGY 3770	Geography of American Indians	Prerequisite: GGY 1010 or GGY 1020
JRN 3170	History of American Journalism	Prerequisite: MCM 2100 or consent of instructor
PHI 2110	American Philosophy	Prerequisite: PHI 1000 or consent of instructor
PSPA 1010	Introduction to American National Government
PSPA 2010	American State Government	Prerequisite: PSPA 1000 or 1010
PSPA 2020	Local Government in the United States	Prerequisite: PSPA 1000 or 1010
PSPA 3010	Political Parties and Interest Groups in the United States	Prerequisite: PSPA 1010 and 2330
PSPA 3100	Constitutional Law	Prerequisite: PSPA 1010 and 2170
PSPA 3040	Legislative Process in the United States	Prerequisite: PSPA 1010 and 2330
PSPA 3050	Public Opinion and Elections in the American Political System	Prerequisite: PSPA 1010 and 2330
PSPA 3060	The American Presidency	Prerequisite: PSPA 1010 and 2330
PSPA 3100	Constitutional Law	Prerequisite: PSPA 1010 and 2170
or Appropriate topics course. (Permission of the American Studies Coordinator is required before topics course may be used to meet the requirements for the BA degree in American Studies.)

 

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Updated: Wednesday, June 23, 2010

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