American Studies (Minor)

Minors should begin course work by taking Am St 303 fall semester. Course substitutions may only be made with written, prior permission of the American Studies coordinator. Courses do not double count between the different requirement sections within the minor.

Requirement 1 — Complete 1 Course

course - Intro American Studies 3.0

Requirement 2 — Complete 1 of 3 Options

Option 2.1 — Complete 14 hours

Religious Lives, Liberties, & Histories Track

ENGL 357R, ENGL 388R, GWS 337R, and HIST 390R, must focus, to some degree, on religious life, liberties, and histories of the United States.

Option 2.1.1 — Complete 2 hours

course - World Religions 2.0

Option 2.1.2 — Complete up to 6 hours

Option 2.1.2.1 — Complete up to 6 hours

course - Topics in American Studies - You may take once 3.0

course - Media and World Religions 3.0

course - Civil Rights Seminar 3.0

course - Psychology of Religion 3.0

course - Family Life in World Religions 3.0

course - Theoretical Foundations Family 3.0

Option 2.1.2.2 — Complete up to 3 hours

course - Literature, Ethics, and Values - You may take once 3.0

course - American Lit before 1800 - You may take once 3.0

Option 2.1.2.3 — Complete up to 3 hours

course - Lecture Series - You may take once 1.0

course - Literature of the LDS 3.0

course - Lit of the Latter-day Saints 3.0

course - LDS Women Cultural Producers - You may take once 3.0

course - Restored Gospel and Psychology 3.0

course - Book of Mormon as Sacred Lit 2.0

Option 2.1.3 — Complete up to 6 hours

Option 2.1.3.1 — Complete up to 6 hours

course - Fam & Law in Amer Hist 3.0

course - Revolutionary Amer 3.0

course - US Religious History to 1860 3.0

course - US Religious Hist Since 1860 3.0

course - Special Topics - You may take once 0.5v

course - US Constitutnl His 3.0

course - Scripture in American History 3.0

course - Government and Religion 3.0

Option 2.1.3.2 — Complete up to 4 hours

course - History Latter-day Saint Women 3.0

course - Utah 3.0

course - J Smith in Mormon History 3.0

course - Mormonism Am Exper 3.0

course - Mormonism Amg Chrstn Theol 3.0

course - Book of Mormon as Sacred Lit 2.0

course - JS & Restoration 1805-1845 2.0

course - Pioneers, Conflict, and Growth 2.0

course - Modern Church 1900-Present 2.0

course - Survey of Christianity 2.0

course - American Christianity 2.0

Option 2.2 — Complete 14 hours

Constitution & Democracy in the World Track

ENGL 327R, HIST 390R, POLI 319R, and POLI 359R must focus, to some degree, on the US constitution, systems of governance, and/or its democratic ideals

Option 2.2.1 — Complete up to 6 hours

course - Fam & Law in Amer Hist 3.0

course - WW II in History & Memory 3.0

course - Slavery in Africa & Atlantic 3.0

course - Early America 3.0

course - US Hist, 1890-1945 3.0

course - US Hist, 1945-2000 3.0

course - Special Topics - You may take once 0.5v

course - US Constitutnl His 3.0

course - US Foreign Relations 3.0

course - American Capitalism 3.0

Option 2.2.2 — Complete up to 6 hours

course - State Government and Politics 3.0

course - American Judicial Politics 3.0

course - U S Presidency 3.0

course - Congress & Legislative Process 3.0

course - American Political Parties 3.0

course - Pub Opinion & Voting Behavior 3.0v

course - Campaigns & Elections 3.0

course - Topics in Amer Gov & Politics - You may take once 0.5v

course - Urban and Local Politics 3.0

course - Race, Ethnicity, and Gender 3.0

course - Pol of Wilds, Parks, & Lands 3.0

course - Politics and Public Policy 3.0

course - Topics in Comparative Politics - You may take once 1.0v

course - Early Amer Political Thought 3.0

course - Modern Amer Political Thought 3.0

course - US Foreign Policy 3.0

course - National Security Affairs 3.0

course - Const Law-Am Federal System 3.0

course - Const Law-Rights & Immunities 3.0

course - Int & Ideas, Amer Founding 3.0

Option 2.2.3 — Complete up to 6 hours

course - Topics in American Studies - You may take once 3.0

course - Lecture Series - You may take once 1.0

course - Issues in Global Communication 3.0

course - Media & the First Amendment 3.0

course - Econ Principles & Problems 3.0

course - Studies in Rhetoric - You may take once 3.0

course - Civil Rights Seminar 3.0

course - Health Systems and Policy 3.0

course - KC Lecture Series - You may take once 1.0

course - International Studies Seminar - You may take once 1.0v

course - Social Impact: Leveraging Orgs 3.0

course - Ballard Brief - You may take once 3.0

course - Family & Public Policy 3.0

course - Social Welfare Policy 3.0

course - Refugee Studies 2.0

Option 2.3 — Complete 14 hours

Communities, Cultures, & Citizenship Track

ENGL 384R, ENGL 388R, ENGL 389R, ENGL 396R, HIST 288R, HIST 390R, POLI 319R, POLI 359R, SOC 390R, TMA 477R, TMA 492R, and TMA 498R must focus, to some degree, on the communities and cultures of the United States.

Option 2.3.1 — Complete 6 hours

Option 2.3.1.1 — Complete up to 6 hours

course - Topics in American Studies - You may take once 3.0

course - Kinship, Race, and Gender 3.0

course - Gender, Race, & Class in Media 3.0

course - Race, Ethnicity, and Gender 3.0

course - Cross-Cultural Fam & Hum Dev 3.0

Option 2.3.1.2 — Complete up to 3 hours

course - US Immigration History 3.0

course - Slavery in Africa & Atlantic 3.0

course - Slavery in the U.S. 3.0

course - African-Am Hist since 1865 3.0

course - US Women's History 3.0

course - Latinos in the United States 3.0

Option 2.3.1.3 — Complete up to 3 hours

course - Class Inequality 3.0

course - Sociology of Race & Ethnicity 3.0

course - Urban Sociology 3.0

Option 2.3.2 — Complete 8 hours

Option 2.3.2.1 — Complete up to 8 hours

course - Lecture Series - You may take once 1.0

course - Media Ethics 3.0

course - Gender, Race, & Class in Media 3.0

course - Designing for Inc & Belonging 3.0

course - Civil Rights Seminar 3.0

course - US and Canada 3.0

course - Introduction to Jazz 3.0

course - Cross-Cultural Fam & Hum Dev 3.0

course - Gender Development in Families 3.0

course - Social Welfare Policy 3.0

course - Refugee Studies 2.0

Option 2.3.2.2 — Complete up to 3 hours

course - Advanced Linguistic Anthr

course - Kinship, Race, and Gender 3.0

course - Special Topics - You may take once 0.5v

Option 2.3.2.3 — Complete up to 2 hours

course - Foundational Street Dance 1.0

course - DANCE DIASPORA 3.0

Option 2.3.2.4 — Complete up to 3 hours

course - Lit & Cultures of Amer West 3.0

course - Author Studies - You may take once 3.0

course - American Lit before 1800 - You may take once 3.0

course - American Literature after 1800 - You may take once 3.0

course - Studies in Women's Lit - You may take once 3.0

course - U.S. Latinx Literature 3.0

Option 2.3.2.5 — Complete up to 3 hours

course - Social Impact 3.0

course - Design Thinking- Social Impact 3.0

Option 2.3.2.6 — Complete up to 3 hours

course - Women in a Changing World - You may take once 0.5v

course - American West to 1900 3.0

course - American West Since 1900 3.0

course - US Immigration History 3.0

course - American South 3.0

course - Slavery in Africa & Atlantic 3.0

course - Slavery in the U.S. 3.0

course - Early America 3.0

course - Civil War Era 3.0

course - History of American Families 3.0

course - African-Am Hist since 1865 3.0

course - US Women's History 3.0

course - Latinos in the United States 3.0

course - Am Indian Hist to 1877 3.0

course - Am Indian Hist 1877-present 3.0

course - Special Topics - You may take once 0.5v

Option 2.3.2.7 — Complete up to 3 hours

course - Refugee & Migrant Health 3.0

course - Vulnerable & Diverse Poplns 3.0

course - Women's Health 3.0

Option 2.3.2.8 — Complete up to 3 hours

course - Topics in Amer Gov & Politics - You may take once 0.5v

course - Urban and Local Politics 3.0

course - Race, Ethnicity, and Gender 3.0

course - Politics and Public Policy 3.0

course - Gender and Politics 3.0

course - Topics in Comparative Politics - You may take once 1.0v

Option 2.3.2.9 — Complete up to 3 hours

course - Class Inequality 3.0

course - Sociology of Race & Ethnicity 3.0

course - Sociology of Education 3.0

course - Sociology of Sport 3.0

course - Intro to Family Sociology 3.0

course - Sociology of Aging 3.0

course - Soc of Gender 3.0

course - Urban Sociology 3.0

course - Juvenile Delinquency 3.0

course - Special Topics - You may take once 0.5v

Option 2.3.2.10 — Complete up to 3 hours

course - Issues in Media Arts - You may take once 3.0

course - Media Arts Genres - You may take once 3.0

course - Media as a Mirror of Our Times 3.0

course - Spec Topics in Media Arts - You may take once 3.0