American Studies Undergraduate Curricular Requirements
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American Studies (B.A. or B.S.)
Required course work includes the university requirements (see regulation J-3), general CLASS requirements for the B.A. or B.S. degree, and:
- AmSt 201, 301, and a three credit designated upper-division American Studies course or a three credit capstone course in a major area of emphasis; and
- Completion of one of the following major areas of emphasis:
A. Literature Emphasis
Survey of American Literature (3 cr) |
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Survey of American Literature (3 cr) |
Courses selected from the following list (12 cr):
The Celluloid Indian: American Indians in Popular Film (3 cr) |
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Introduction to U.S. Ethnic Literatures (3 cr) |
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Modern Fiction, 1900-1945 (3 cr) |
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Contemporary Fiction (3 cr) |
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Introduction to the Study of Language (3 cr) |
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Studies in American Literature before 1900 (3 cr) |
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American Regional Literature (3 cr) |
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Ethnic and Minority Literature (3 cr) |
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African American Literature (3 cr) |
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American Indian Literature (3 cr) |
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Documentary Film (3 cr) |
Courses in history and social science, which include at least 6 cr in each (selected from courses listed under the social science emphasis and from upper-div courses listed under the history emphasis) (18 cr)
B. History Emphasis
Introduction to U.S. History (3 cr) |
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Introduction to U.S. History (3 cr) |
Four courses selected from the following list (12 cr):
Modern Art and Theory (3 cr) |
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Comparative African-American Cultures (3 cr) |
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Colonial North America, 1492-1763 (3 cr) |
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Revolutionary North America and Early National Period, 1763-1828 (3 cr) |
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Civil War and Reconstruction, 1828-1877 (3 cr) |
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Rise of Modern America, 1877-1900 (3 cr) |
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United States, 1900-1945 (3 cr) |
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Recent America, 1945-Present (3 cr) |
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Twentieth-Century American West (3 cr) |
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History of Women in American Society (3 cr) |
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Idaho and the Pacific Northwest (3 cr) |
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American Environmental History (3 cr) |
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Immigration and Ethnicity in the United States (3 cr) |
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History of the American West (3 cr) |
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U.S. Diplomatic History (3 cr) |
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Stolen Continents, The Indian Story: Indian History to 1840 (3 cr) |
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Latin America: The Colonial Era (3 cr) |
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Modern Mexico and the Americas (3 cr) |
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Modern Latin America (3 cr) |
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Social Revolution in Latin America (3 cr) |
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Comparative Slavery and Emancipation in the Atlantic World (3 cr) |
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Studies in American Music (3 cr) |
Courses in literature and social science, which include at least 6 cr in each (selected from courses listed under the social science emphasis and literature emphasis) (18 cr)
C. Social Science Emphasis
Three of the following courses (9 cr):
North American Indians or |
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Stolen Continents, The Indian Story: Indian History to 1840 (3 cr) |
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Urban Geography (3-4 cr) |
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Political Research Methods and Approaches (3 cr) |
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Social Problems (3 cr) |
Courses from at least two different academic disciplines (at least 12 cr must be upper division) (18 cr):
Contemporary American Indian Issues (3 cr) |
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Introduction to Anthropology (3 cr) |
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Plateau Indians (3 cr) |
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Historical Archaeology (3 cr) |
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North American Prehistory (3 cr) |
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Plateau Prehistory (3 cr) |
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Urban Theory and Issues (3 cr) |
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Dance History (3 cr) |
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Principles of Economics or |
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Foundations of Economic Analysis (4-6 cr) |
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Environmental Economics (3 cr) |
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Public Finance (3 cr) |
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Labor Economics (3 cr) |
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Human Geography (3 cr) |
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Population Dynamics and Distribution (3-4 cr) |
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Media and Society (3 cr) |
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Cultural Diversity and the Media (3 cr) |
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American Television Genres (3 cr) |
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Culture and Mass Media (3 cr) |
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History of Mass Media (3 cr) |
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Studies in American Music (3 cr) |
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American State and Local Government (3 cr) |
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American Political Parties and Elections (3 cr) |
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American Congress (3 cr) |
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American Political Culture (3 cr) |
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American Foreign Policy (3 cr) |
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Law and Society (3 cr) |
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American Presidency (3 cr) |
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Constitutional Law (3 cr) |
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Civil Liberties (3 cr) |
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Introduction to Sociology (3 cr) |
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Development of Social Theory (3 cr) |
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Collective Behavior (3 cr) |
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Racial and Ethnic Relations (3 cr) |
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Sociology of the Family (3 cr) |
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Social Class & Stratification (3 cr) |
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Sociology of Gender (3 cr) |
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Documentary Film/Television (3 cr) |
Three courses in literature and history, including at least 3 cr in each (selected from the literature and history emphases list) (9 cr)