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American Studies Undergraduate Curricular Requirements

American Studies (B.A. or B.S.)

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:

  1. 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
  2. Completion of one of the following major areas of emphasis:

A. Literature Emphasis

Engl 343

Survey of American Literature (3 cr)

Engl 344

Survey of American Literature (3 cr)

Courses selected from the following list (12 cr):

AIST 320

The Celluloid Indian: American Indians in Popular Film (3 cr)

Engl 380

Introduction to U.S. Ethnic Literatures (3 cr)

Engl 427

Modern Fiction, 1900-1945 (3 cr)

Engl 429

Contemporary Fiction (3 cr)

Engl 441

Introduction to the Study of Language (3 cr)

Engl 471

Studies in American Literature before 1900 (3 cr)

Engl 473

American Regional Literature (3 cr)

Engl 480

Ethnic and Minority Literature (3 cr)

Engl 483

African American Literature (3 cr)

Engl 484

American Indian Literature (3 cr)

The 386

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

Hist 111

Introduction to U.S. History (3 cr)

Hist 112

Introduction to U.S. History (3 cr)

Four courses selected from the following list (12 cr):

Art 302

Modern Art and Theory (3 cr)

Hist 315

Comparative African-American Cultures (3 cr)

Hist 411

Colonial North America, 1492-1763 (3 cr)

Hist 412

Revolutionary North America and Early National Period, 1763-1828 (3 cr)

Hist 415

Civil War and Reconstruction, 1828-1877 (3 cr)

Hist 416

Rise of Modern America, 1877-1900 (3 cr)

Hist 417

United States, 1900-1945 (3 cr)

Hist 418

Recent America, 1945-Present (3 cr)

Hist 419

Twentieth-Century American West (3 cr)

Hist 420

History of Women in American Society (3 cr)

Hist 423

Idaho and the Pacific Northwest (3 cr)

Hist 424

American Environmental History (3 cr)

Hist 425

Immigration and Ethnicity in the United States (3 cr)

Hist 428

History of the American West (3 cr)

Hist 430

U.S. Diplomatic History (3 cr)

Hist 431

Stolen Continents, The Indian Story: Indian History to 1840 (3 cr)

Hist 435

Latin America: The Colonial Era (3 cr)

Hist 438

Modern Mexico and the Americas (3 cr)

Hist 439

Modern Latin America (3 cr)

Hist 440

Social Revolution in Latin America (3 cr)

Hist 441

Comparative Slavery and Emancipation in the Atlantic World (3 cr)

MusH 440

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):

Anth 329

North American Indians or

Hist 431

Stolen Continents, The Indian Story: Indian History to 1840 (3 cr)

Geog 330

Urban Geography (3-4 cr)

PolS 235

Political Research Methods and Approaches (3 cr)

Soc 230

Social Problems (3 cr)

Courses from at least two different academic disciplines (at least 12 cr must be upper division) (18 cr):

AIST 401

Contemporary American Indian Issues (3 cr)

Anth 100

Introduction to Anthropology (3 cr)

Anth 422

Plateau Indians (3 cr)

Anth 431

Historical Archaeology (3 cr)

Anth 436

North American Prehistory (3 cr)

Anth 443

Plateau Prehistory (3 cr)

Arch 483

Urban Theory and Issues (3 cr)

Dan 421

Dance History (3 cr)

Econ 201, 202

Principles of Economics or

Econ 272

Foundations of Economic Analysis (4-6 cr)

Econ 385

Environmental Economics (3 cr)

Econ 407

Public Finance (3 cr)

Econ 441

Labor Economics (3 cr)

Geog 165

Human Geography (3 cr)

Geog 360

Population Dynamics and Distribution (3-4 cr)

JAMM 100

Media and Society (3 cr)

JAMM 340

Cultural Diversity and the Media (3 cr)

JAMM 378

American Television Genres (3 cr)

JAMM 440

Culture and Mass Media (3 cr)

JAMM 445

History of Mass Media (3 cr)

MusH 440

Studies in American Music (3 cr)

PolS 275

American State and Local Government (3 cr)

PolS 331

American Political Parties and Elections (3 cr)

PolS 332

American Congress (3 cr)

PolS 333

American Political Culture (3 cr)

PolS 338

American Foreign Policy (3 cr)

PolS 360

Law and Society (3 cr)

PolS 437

American Presidency (3 cr)

PolS 467

Constitutional Law (3 cr)

PolS 468

Civil Liberties (3 cr)

Soc 101

Introduction to Sociology (3 cr)

Soc 311

Development of Social Theory (3 cr)

Soc 313

Collective Behavior (3 cr)

Soc 427

Racial and Ethnic Relations (3 cr)

Soc 325

Sociology of the Family (3 cr)

Soc 423

Social Class & Stratification (3 cr)

Soc 424

Sociology of Gender (3 cr)

The 386

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)