American Studies Minor

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(21 UNITS)

The American Studies minor is an interdisciplinary study of the United States in the past and present. It is an ideal complement to a wide variety of majors, including Art, Communications, Criminal Justice, English, Ethnic Studies, History, Human Services, Liberal Studies, Music, Psychology, Sociology, and Women's and Gender Studies. American Studies courses focus on the cultural history of topics, such as: race, immigration and ethnicity; gender, sexuality and body politics; popular culture, technology and the arts; work and leisure; the environment, communities and region; sports and mental health; film, literature and creative work; childhood and adolescence; and crime and violence.

Required (9 units)

Foundational (6 units)

AMST 201 - Introduction to American Studies (3)

Plus 3 units from the following:

Foundational Advanced (3 units)

AMST 401T - Proseminar in American Studies (3)

Electives (12 units)

Students may take all 12 units in American Studies or, with adviser approval, may include one upper-division elective from other departments, such as Art, African American Studies, Anthropology, Asian American Studies, Chicana/o Studies, Communications, Criminal Justice, English, History, Human Services, Geography, Liberal Studies, Music, Political Science, Psychology or Sociology.

400-level AMST course (3)
300- or 400-level courses (9) *

Note:

* AMST 101 , AMST 131 , AMST 132 or an adviser-approved AMST 100-level course may substitute for one 300-level course.