Courses & Requirements
The American Studies Minor explores aspects of the American experience locally, nationally, and within the global community from various perspectives and disciplines, including literature, history, political science, psychology, sociology, communication studies, and criminal justice. Minors will complete 18 semester credit hours of study.
| Minor in American Studies | ||
| AMST 3311 | Intro to American Studies | 3 |
| Five Elective Courses (See list below) | 15 | |
| Total Hours | 18 | |
The elective courses will be drawn from three categories of concentration, and students will select two courses from any two of these categories and one course from a third category to constitute their fifteen elective hours.
- Regional and Borderland Studies (studies of Texas, the Southwest, and border culture);
- Ethnicity and Race in America (racial and ethnic minority experiences, history, and cultural expression);
and - Gender in America (women's and masculinity studies).
| Minor in American Studies | ||
| 1. Regional and Borderland Studies | ||
| CRIJ 3394 | Global Terrorism & Homeland Security Prerequisite: CRIJ 2361 OR CRIJ 2362. | 3 |
| ENGL 3388 | Texas Crossroads Prerequisite: ENGL 1301 OR ENGL 1302. | 3 |
| ENGL 4370 | American Regional Literature Prerequisite: ENGL 1301, ENGL 1302, either ENGL 2332 or ENGL 2333, and 3 hours of 3000 level ENGL. | 3 |
| FREN 4380 | French in North America Prerequisite: C or better in FREN 2312.
| 3 |
| HIST 3326 | The History of the West | 3 |
| HIST 3391 | Colonial Latin America | 3 |
| HIST 3396 | The American South | 3 |
| HIST 3398 | Texas & the Southwest | 3 |
| POLS 2306 | Texas Government | 3 |
| SOCI 4332 | Sociology of Demography & Migration Prerequisite: SOCI 1301 OR SOCI 2319. | 3 |
| SPAN 3374 | Intro to Literature of Spanish America Prerequisite: SPAN 1411, SPAN 1412, SPAN 2311, SPAN 2312 with a grade of C or higher. | 3 |
| SPAN 3385 | Spanish-American Culture & Civilization Prerequisite: SPAN 1411, SPAN 1412, SPAN 2311, SPAN 2312 with a grade of C or higher. | 3 |
| SPAN 4364 | Spanish American Prose Prerequisite: SPAN 1411, SPAN 1412, SPAN 2311, SPAN 2312 with a grade of C or higher. | 3 |
| 2. Ethnicity and Race in America | ||
| COMS 3370 | Intercultural Communication | 3 |
| CRIJ 4385 | Criminal Justice & Social Diversity Prerequisite: CRIJ 2361, CRIJ 2362, CRIJ 3378.
| 3 |
| ENGL 3337 | African-American Literature Prerequisite: ENGL 1301, ENGL 1302.
| 3 |
| ENGL 3338 | Studies in Multicultural Literature Prerequisite: ENGL 1301, ENGL 1302.
| 3 |
| GERM 2364 | Multicultures of American-German Prerequisite: Grade of C or better in GERM 2312 or equivalent.
| 3 |
| HIST 3322 | Black Civil Rights Movement | 3 |
| HIST 3323 | History of American Slavery | 3 |
| HIST 3382 | Immigration Ethnicity in American History | 3 |
| HIST 3392 | Native American History | 3 |
| HIST 3393 | African-American History | 3 |
| LALS 2321 | LatAm & Latinx Lit & Culture | 3 |
| PHIL 4336 | Philosophy of Law | 3 |
| PHIL 4374 CRIJ 4377 | Philosophy of Crime & Justice | 3 |
| PHIL 4377 | Philosophy of Race | 3 |
| POLS 3335 | Politics of Ethnic Minorities & Gender Prerequisite: 6 hours of POLS.
| 3 |
| SOCI 2319 | Introduction to Ethnic Studies | 3 |
| SOCI 2320 | Introduction to Ethnic Studies-Honors | 3 |
| SOCI 3324 | Social Inequality | 3 |
| SOCI 3355 | Race/Ethnic Inequality Prerequisite: SOCI 1301 or SOCI 2319.
| 3 |
| 3. Gender in America | ||
| COMS 4386 | Family Communication Prerequisite: COMS 2386. | 3 |
| CRIJ 3340 | Gender and Crime Prerequisite: CRIJ 2361, CRIJ 2362 | 3 |
| CRIJ 4390 | Violence Against Women Prerequisite: CRIJ 3350. | 3 |
| ENGL 3336 | Studies in Women's Literature Prerequisite: ENGL 1301, ENGL 1302.
| 3 |
| HIST 3383 | American Women's History | 3 |
| LALS 3340 | LatAm & Latinx Gender Studies | 3 |
| POLS 3335 | Politics of Ethnic Minorities & Gender Prerequisite: 6 hours of POLS.
| 3 |
| SOCI 3325 | Gender and Inequality Prerequisite: SOCI 1301 OR SOCI 2319. | 3 |
Sourced from Minor in American Studies - Undergraduate Catalog 2019-2020.