American Studies - Minor

A. Required Core Course (3 credits)

• ENGL 2630 - Introduction to American Studies (BHU) 3 credit(s)

B. Diversity Requirement (3 credits)

• ENGL 2640 - Race and Ethnicity in the United States (BHU) 3 credit(s)

C. Disciplinary Area Exploration Courses (6 credits)

Students must take one course from two of the following disciplinary areas (2 courses total): 1) American History and Government, 2) American Literature and Folklore, 3) American Social Sciences, 4) American Environmental Studies, and 5) American Art, Media, and Communication Studies. Courses fulfilling the requirement in each discipline are listed below.

Note: Some classes listed do not specifically note American content in the class title and the content must be approved by the program advisor for the class to be used toward the requirements. Please see advisor for courses that fall under this category.

D. Upper-Division Focus Requirements (6 credits)

Students must choose two additional courses from any of the disciplinary areas listed above, with strong encouragement to focus these courses in a single disciplinary area. Any of the courses listed above can satisfy this requirement as long as they are at the 3000 level or higher.

Double-counting: Courses cannot be double-counted within the minor. For instance, a student may use ENGL 3700 /HIST 3700  (Regional Folklore) to count for their “American Literature and Folklore” category requirement, but they cannot also use it to count towards their requirement for two upper-division courses.

Students also have the option of choosing from the following additional courses:

• ENGL 3020 - Perspectives in Linguistics (DHA) 3 credit(s)
• ENGL 3080 - Introduction to Technical Communication (CI) 3 credit(s)
• TCR 2100 - Introduction to Technical Communication 3 credit(s)
• TCR 2110 - Digital Writing Technologies 3 credit(s)
• ENGL 3420 - Fiction Writing 3 credit(s)
• ENGL 3430 - Poetry Writing 3 credit(s)
• ENGL 3440 - Creative Nonfiction Writing 3 credit(s)
• TCR 3100 - Workplace Research 3 credit(s)
• TCR 3220 - Technical Editing (CI) 3 credit(s)
• TCR 4220 - Technology and Activism 3 credit(s)
• PHIL 2400 - Ethics (BHU) 3 credit(s)
• PHIL 3500 - Healthcare Ethics (DHA) 3 credit(s)
• PHIL 3520 - Business Ethics (DHA) 3 credit(s)
• PHIL 3530 - Environmental Ethics (DHA) 3 credit(s)
• PHIL 3580 - Ethics and Economic Life (DHA) 3 credit(s)
• PHIL 3600 - Philosophy of Religion (DHA) 3 credit(s)
• PHIL 3820 - Theories of Sex and Gender (DHA) 3 credit(s)
• PHIL 3990 - Philosophy and Pop Culture (DHA) 3 credit(s)
• PHIL 4310 - Philosophy of Science (DHA) 3 credit(s)
• PHIL 4600 - Philosophy of Law 3 credit(s)
• PHIL 4900 - Philosophy Seminar 3 credit(s)
• RELS 1010 - Introduction to Religious Studies (BHU) 3 credit(s)
• RELS 3010 - Introduction to Buddhism (DHA) 3 credit(s)
• RELS 3020 - Introduction to Hinduism (DHA) 3 credit(s)
• RELS 3030 - Introduction to Islam (DHA) 3 credit(s)
• RELS 3050 - Introduction to Christianity (DHA) 3 credit(s)
• RELS 3060 - Introduction to Judaism (DHA) 3 credit(s)
• RELS 3080 - Mormonism and the American Religious Experience (DHA) 3 credit(s)
• RELS 3990 - Theory and Method in Religious Studies (CI) (INACTIVATED SUMMER 2024) 3 credit(s)
• RELS 4790 - American Religious History 3 credit(s)
• RELS 4910 - Special Topics in Religious Studies 1-3 credit(s)