American Studies: American Studies Option, BS

Foundation requirements, 15 credits

Take 5 of these 6 courses:

• ENGL 213 - American Literature I Credits: 3
• ENGL 214 - American Literature II Credits: 3
• HIST 176 - United States to 1877 Credits: 3
• HIST 177 - United States Since 1877 Credits: 3
• MUS 105 - Survey of Jazz History Credits: 3
• POLI 101 - American Politics Credits: 3

Core requirements, 9 credits

Take at least one course in each category.

Electives, 9 credits

9 credits from the list below. You may NOT count courses already taken for the Core requirements above.

• AMST 395 - Topics in American Studies Credits: 1-3
• AMST 397 - Internship in American Studies Credits: 1-3
• ART 390 - History of American Art Credits: 3
• DNCE 352 - Dance History Credits: 3
• ENGL 313 - American Novel Credits: 3 (a) or (b)
• ENGL 320 - American Realism and Naturalism Credits: 3
• ENGL 329 - The American Renaissance Credits: 3
• ENGL 360 - Regional Literature (American) Credits: 3
• HIST 280 - American Environmental History Credits: 3
• HIST 285 - Women in American History Credits: 3
• HIST 288 - Race and Ethnicity in American History Credits: 3
• HIST 289 - African American History Credits: 3
• HIST 291 - Latino American History Credits: 3
• HIST 292 - Native American History Credits: 3
• HIST 295 - Topics in United States History Credits: 3
• HIST 302 - War and Propaganda in the 20th Century Credits: 3
• HIST 377 - U.S. Foreign Relations 1750-1914 Credits: 3
• HIST 378 - U.S. Foreign Relations 1914 to Present Credits: 3
• HIST 380 - The Environmental Movement Credits: 3
• HIST 384 - Women’s Rights and Feminism in the United States Credits: 3
• HIST 386 - Colonial America Credits: 3
• HIST 387 - Revolutionary America Credits: 3
• HIST 388 - The Civil War Era Credits: 3
• HIST 392 - Native American Forestry Credits: 3
• HIST 393 - Wisconsin Indians Credits: 3
• HIST 395 - Topics in United States History Credits: 3 (may be repeated with appropriate American Studies subtitles for 9 credits maximum)
• POLI 306 - Health Politics and Policies Credits: 3
• POLI 307 - Politics and the Media Credits: 3
• POLI 308 - Public Opinion Credits: 3
• POLI 310 - American Presidency Credits: 3
• POLI 315 - Minority Group Politics Credits: 3
• POLI 316 - Parties and Elections Credits: 3
• POLI 320 - Legislative Process Credits: 3
• POLI 330 - Constitutional Law Credits: 3
• POLI 331 - Constitutional Law: Special Topics Credits: 3
• POLI 334 - Courts and Public Policy Credits: 3
• POLI 341 - Urban Politics Credits: 3
• POLI 383 - U.S. Foreign Policy Credits: 3
• POLI 391 - American Political Thought Credits: 3
• REL 302 - Religion and Cultural Conflict Credits: 3
• REL 311 - American Religious History Credits: 3
• THEA 361 - Survey of Musical Theatre I Credits: 3
• THEA 362 - Survey of Musical Theatre II Credits: 3

Quantitative Methods in the Social Sciences, 3-4 credits

Choose one of the following courses:

• MATH 109 - Mathematics for the Social and Management Sciences Credits: 4
• MATH 255 - Elementary Statistical Methods Credits: 4
• MATH 367 - Mathematics of Decision and Choice Credits: 3
• PSYC 300 - Statistics for Psychologists Credits: 4
• SOC 351 - Social Statistics Credits: 4

Social Science Courses, 6 credits

Choose two 300-level Social Science courses among the following disciplines: Anthropology, Economics, Human Geography, Psychology, or Sociology.*

Electives

To meet the 40 credit upper-level requirement and the 120 credit minimum for graduation, you may select courses from any area that will add to your educational goals.

Other Requirements

Choose 3 credits from the following:

• AMST 300 - America in the Age of Information Credits: 3 or
• CIS 300 - America in the Age of Information Credits: 3

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• AMST 395 - Topics in American Studies Credits: 1-3 (with appropriate subtitles)
• ENGL 351 - Advanced Business Writing Credits: 3
• MUS 329 - American Music Credits: 3