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2012-2013 General Catalog (Spring 2013) ARCHIVED CATALOG: To search archives, MUST use search box to left. Current catalog: catalog.usu.edu.
American Studies - BS
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College of Humanities and Social Sciences
Department of English
Students must complete the General Education requirements
Students must also complete the University Studies requirements
- or (required Capstone Course), plus another course having CI designation, will fulfill the Communications Intensive requirement
- For most students, a course taken for the major will fulfill the Quantitative Intensive requirement
- Complete at least 2 credits in approved 3000-level or above courses from each of the following two categories: Life and Physical Sciences (DSC) and Social Sciences (DSS)
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American Studies Major and Minor
Many key issues tied to the roots, development, and expression of American culture transcend the boundaries of traditional subject areas and are best explored from a variety of perspectives or disciplines. The American Studies major and minor provide students with the opportunity to integrate studies in various fields into a broader understanding of American culture and its antecedents. Although housed in the Department of English, the American Studies Program permits students to choose relevant courses for their cognate areas from a variety of participating departments throughout the University.
For admission and graduation, students must have and maintain a minimum grade point average of 2.75. All courses used to fulfill either the major or minor requirements must be taken on an A-B-C-D-F basis, and major or minor courses passed with less than a C grade must be repeated. However, up to 3 credits of internship credit, which is recorded as P/F, may be used to partially fulfill the major requirements. Transfer students are required to take at least 15 credits of major subject courses and 10 credits of minor subject courses in residence at USU. American Studies BS/BA
Minimum GPA for Admission: 2.50, major; 2.50, USU; 2.50, Career
Minimum GPA for Graduation: 2.50, major courses; 2.0, USU; 2.0, Career
Minimum Grade Accepted: C in major courses
To obtain a degree in American Studies, students must complete a total of 39 credits for major and 18 credits in a requried minor. These include 9 credits of English department Core/Explore courses, 12 credits of core requirements that introduce foundations of American literature, region, and culture; 12 credits chosen from the 3000 or 4000 level that expose students to the diversity of American culture; and 6 credits of upper-division work (3000 or 4000 level) that allow students to approach American literature, history, and culture through various genres, historical periods and regions.
The American Studies final course, a senior capstone, encourages graduating students to reflect on their overall coursework, synthesizing the perspectives they have gained about American culture in an extended research project reflecting their interdisciplinary academic experience.
In addition to completing the required English and history classes, students must complete a required minor or equivalent (minimum of 18 hours). A. Required Exploratory Core Courses (9 credits)
1. Literature (3 credits)
Select one course from the list of Literary History courses: 2. Culture (3 credits)
Select one course from the list: 3. Writing (3 credits)
Select one course from the list: B. American Studies Degree Emphasis
1. Foundations Requirements (12 credits)
Choose four courses from the following (student choices must cover all three disciplines, i.e., Literature, History, and Folklore): 2. Midlevel Requirements (12 credits)
Choose four additional courses in English and History Departments. Choices must include both History and English or Folklore. Note:
1 Topics must be American 3. Upper Level Requirements (6 credits)
Regional Course (choose one):
Capstone Seminar (required for all majors):
Note:
Courses cannot be double-counted. For instance, a student may use ENGL 3700 or HIST 3700 to fulfill only one of the following requirements: the culture component of the exploratory core courses, the American Studies foundational folklore requirement, the American Studies Midlevel requirement, the American Studies Regional Course requirement, or a folklore minor. 4. Required Minor or Equivalent (minimum of 18 credit hours above major requirements):
Students will choose a minor in fields already offering minors, such as Folklore, Sociology, Anthropology, Political Science, Environmental Studies, Geography, Ethnic Studies, Asian Studies, British and Commonwealth Studies, Latin American Studies, or Women and Gender Studies.
Or, by petition, a student may focus in one of the fields that do not offer minors, such as Creative Writing, Philosophy, Technical and Professional Writing (suggested course of study available), Fine Arts (Music History and/or Art History). In this case, however, students will do the work of a minor but a minor will not be listed on their diplomas. Minimum University Requirements
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