Minor in American Studies
The American Studies Minor explores aspects of the American experience locally, nationally, and within the global community from various perspectives and disciplines, including literature, history, political science, psychology, sociology, communication studies, and criminal justice. Minors will complete 18 semester credit hours of study.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Minor in American Studies | ||
| AMST 3311 | Intro to American Studies | 3 |
| Five Elective Courses (See list below) | 15 | |
| Total Hours | 18 | |
The elective courses will be drawn from three categories of concentration, and students will select two courses from any two of these categories and one course from a third category to constitute their fifteen elective hours.
- Regional and Borderland Studies (studies of Texas, the Southwest, and border culture);
- Ethnicity and Race in America (racial and ethnic minority experiences, history, and cultural expression); and
- Gender in America (women's and masculinity studies).
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Minor in American Studies | ||
| 1. Regional and Borderland Studies | ||
| CRIJ 3394 | Glbl Terrorism& Homlnd Securty | 3 |
| ENGL 3388 | Texas Crossroads | 3 |
| ENGL 4370 | American Regional Literature | 3 |
| HIST 3326 | The History of the West | 3 |
| HIST 3391 | Colonial Latin America | 3 |
| HIST 3396 | The American South | 3 |
| HIST 3398 | Texas & the Southwest | 3 |
| PHIL 3373 | American Philosophy | 3 |
| SPAN 3374 | Intro-Lit Of Spanish America | 3 |
| SPAN 3385 | Span-Amer Culture & Civilizatn | 3 |
| 2. Ethnicity and Race in America | ||
| COMS 3370 | Intercultural Communication | 3 |
| CRIJ 4385 | Criminl Justc & Social Divrsty | 3 |
| ENGL 3337 | African-American Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 3338 | Studies in Multicultural Lit | 3 |
| GERM 2364 | Multicultures Of Amer-German | 3 |
| HIST 3322 | Black Civil Rights Movement | 3 |
| HIST 3323 | History of American Slavery | 3 |
| HIST 3382 | Immigration Ethnicity Amer His | 3 |
| HIST 3392 | Native American History | 3 |
| HIST 3393 | African-American History | 3 |
| POLS 3335 | Pol Ethnic Minorities & Gender | 3 |
| SOCI 3324 | Social Inequality | 3 |
| SOCI 3355 | Race/Ethnic Inequality | 3 |
| 3. Gender in America | ||
| COMS 4386 | Family Communication | 3 |
| ENGL 3336 | Studies in Women's Literature | 3 |
| HIST 3383 | American Women's History | 3 |
| SOCI 3325 | Gender And Inequality | 3 |
| POLS 3335 | Pol Ethnic Minorities & Gender | 3 |
| PSYC 4334 | Applied Social Psychology | 3 |
| PSYC 4391 | Divorce: Psychological Impact | 3 |
