Interdisciplinary Studies: American Studies Bachelor of Arts degree

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Shannon McRae, Coordinator

Website: http://www.fredonia.edu/department/interdisciplinary/

American Studies is an interdisciplinary field of study that examines the historical development and contemporary status of American cultures, including those of the American hemisphere. The American Studies major and minor programs are designed to provide students with an in-depth understanding of the multiplicity of American cultures and to serve as a useful preparation for careers in such fields as business, advertising, public relations, government service, law, journalism, television, and education.

Requirements for the Bachelor of Arts degree in Interdisciplinary Studies - American Studies (39 credit hours)

Required Core Courses: (9 credit hours)

AMST 202	Introduction to American Studies
AMST 296	American Identities

HIST 105	United States History I
or
HIST 106	United States History II

Exploratory and preparatory courses (6 credit hours chosen from the following course list)

AMST 210	American Popular and Mass Cultures
AMST 215	Holidays and American Cultures
AMST 289	Comparative North America
AMST 338	Nineteenth Century American Culture
AMST 340	Twentieth Century American Culture
AMST 347	United States Immigration
AMST 399	Special Topics
COMM 102	Mass Media and Society
HIST 353	U.S. Consumer Culture
POLI 120	American Politics
POLI 150	U.S. and World Affairs

or other courses as advised.

Special topics courses in one of the five concentrations listed below (21 credit hours)

Courses should come from at least two disciplines, and no more than 12 credit hours can be taken from any one department.

Additionally, no more than 9 credit hours may be taken at the 100- or 200-level. Students should plan their concentrations carefully because they may need to complete additional prerequisites before enrolling in upper-level courses in various disciplines.

AMST 347	United States Immigration
COMM 373	Gender and Communication
CRMJ 100	Introduction to Criminal Justice
EDU 215	Education in American Society
ENGL 240	Introduction to African American Literature and Culture
ENGL 242	American Indian Literature
ENGL 340	Black Women Writers
ENGL 342	African American Autobiography
ENGL 344	Contemporary Multiethnic American Literature
HIST 333	African American History to 1877
HIST 334	African American History Since 1877
HIST 335	American Women
HIST 344	African American Social Thought
HIST 345	Asian American History
HIST 351	Defining America
HIST 355	American Religious History
HIST 359	Ethnicity and Race
INDS 241	Introduction to Latino Literature and Culture
INDS 315	Italian American Experience
MUS 265	History of Jazz
MUS 267	African American Music
PHIL 228	American Philosophy
POLI 365	American Political Thought
PSY 255	Psychology of Women
SOC 306	Sex and Gender
SOC 316	Minority Groups

AMST 289	Comparative North America
ANTH 321	Anthropology of Indian America
ANTH 324	Anthropology of the Caribbean
COMM 386	International Films (by advisement)
FREN 310	The Literature/Culture of Quebec
HIST 282	Pre-Columbian and Colonial Latin America
HIST 283	Latin America: Revolution and Reform
HIST 288	The Atlantic World, 1500-1820
HIST 342	The American Century
HIST 352	Environmental History of North America
HIST 356	American Indian History
HIST 357	Indians and Europeans in Early America
HIST 378	Canada and the Canadians
HIST 380	Pre-Columbian/Colonial Mexico
HIST 381	Mexico in the Modern World
INDS 241	Introduction to Latino Literature and Culture
INDS 304	Latina Literature and Cultural Studies
LANG 327	Magic Realism in Latin American Literature
LANG 371	Canadian Writers
LANG 378	Canada Today
MUS 334	Music of Latin America
POLI 356	U.S. Foreign Policy
SPAN 325	Survey of Spanish-American Literature
SPAN 425	Spanish-American Fiction
WOST 203	Chicana Writers/Visual Artists

HIST 343	Civil Rights Movement
PHIL 265	Social/Political Philosophy
POLI 120	American Politics
POLI 276	Law and Society
POLI 313	American Power Structures
POLI 323	Elections in America
POLI 324	President and Congress
POLI 371	Civil Rights and Liberties
PSY 358	Psychology and the Law
SOC 201	Social Problems
SOC 215	Introduction to Public Health
SOC 218	Introduction to Social Work
SOC 303	Social Class and Inequality

BIOL 115	Environmental Biology
BIOL 330- BIOL 331	General Ecology & Lab
BIOL 421	Biological Conservation
CHEM 113	Chemistry and the Environment
CHEM 302	Chemistry in Today’s Society
ECON 340	Urban and Regional Economics
ECON 380	Environmental/Natural Resource Economics
ENGL 333	Environmental Literature
ENGL 399	Literature of Place (special topic)
GEO 121	Landform Geography
GEO 145	Geology of New York State
GEO 359	Vanishing Earth Resources
HIST 330	Industrial America, 1890-1920
HIST 340	The Westward Movement
HIST 352	Environmental History of North America
POLI 240	Urbanization and Environmental Challenges
POLI 381	Urban Politics and Policy
POLI 387	Environmental Policy
PSY 373	Human Factors

ARTH 102	Art in Culture 1400 to the Present
ARTH 225	Modern Art 1900-1950
ARTH 229	Art/Reality – Nineteenth Century America
ARTH 329	Art Since 1945
COMM 102	Mass Media and Society
COMM 350	Telecommunication Technology
COMM 375	Mass Media Theory
ENGL 381	Narrative Film after 1940
ENGL 386	Women in Global Cinema
ENGL 399	American Directors (special topic)
HIST 353	U.S. Consumer Culture
HIST 376	Film and American Culture
MUS 262	American Music
MUS 265	History of Jazz
MUS 267	African American Music
MUS 270	History of American Popular Music, 1900-1963
POLI 326	Media and Politics
POLI 345	Film and Politics
WOST 203	Chicana Writers/Visual Artists

Interdisciplinary Studies: American Studies Bachelor of Arts degree

Concentrations for Interdisciplinary Studies - American Studies major

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