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Curriculum in
American Studies
The undergraduate program in American Studies (AMST) is designed
to provide students with a broad-based liberal arts education
and introduce students to the theories and methods of the well-established
and vibrant field of American Studies. Administered by the
College of Liberal Arts, the American Studies curriculum is
interdisciplinary and intercollegiate. Students take courses
in a number of departments and work with an advisor to construct
the major curriculum most appropriate to individual interests
and areas of concentration.
Graduates in American Studies compete successfully for jobs
in a broad variety of fields in education, business, government
and non-profit organizations. Demand for graduates with specific
training in American Studies exists in elementary and secondary
education, in museum work, and in the U.S. Departments of State
and of the Interior. American Studies undergraduates may prepare
for admissions to graduate programs in law, American studies,
public service, history, English, philosophy, sociology or
political science.
Requirements American Studies. 15
credits. Courses to be selected in consultation with your
advisor. A grade of C or higher is required for each course
counted toward the major.
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Core Courses: 15 credits
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AMST 300 Imagined Americas |
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To be selected from the following or in consultation
with the Director of American Studies: |
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AMST 310 Confronting Conflict |
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AMST 320 Versions of the American Dream |
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AMST 330 Intersecting Cultures |
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AMST 340 Region and Place |
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AMST 481 Senior Seminar |
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AMST 489 Special Topics |
Area Studies Directed Electives. 18 credits.
Students must take 9 credits (3 courses) from an approved
list of courses relevant to a concentration
in Arts and Culture, Ethnicity, Science and Technology,
or Society and Government. Student may focus up to 9 credits
in one subdivision within each area. The list of approved
courses is available through the Office of the American
Studies Coordinator and in the Undergraduate Student Services
Office in the College of Liberal Arts.
Minor Field of Study. 15-18 credits. American Studies students
are required to select a minor. Minors must conform to the
minor requirements
of the College of Liberal Arts. Ordinarily, the minor will
be completed within a single department to allow a focus
on a traditional discipline; a student may, however, complete
a cross-departmental minor with the approval of the American
Studies Program Director. A grade of C or higher is required
for each course counted toward a minor.
Free Electives. 5-8 credits. The number
of elective hours vary depending on the number of hours taken
to complete the minor.
College and University
Requirements. 72 credits. Students
should consult the approved list of courses available in the
University Core Curriculum
section of the catalog. The following lists incorporate
University Core Curriculum requirements.
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Credit
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Communication: ENGL 104 and one course selected
from ENGL 203, 210, 235, 236, 241 or 301; COMM 203
or 204. |
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Literature in English: ENGL 203 (unless 203 is
used to satisfy the communication requirement), 212,
221, 222, 227, 228, 231, 232 or a course for which
one of these listed courses is a prerequisite. |
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Foreign Language (14 hours or equivalent): Four-course
sequence in French, German, Greek, Italian, Japanese,
Latin, Russian, Spanish, unless permission is received
from the American Studies coordinator to substitute
work in another language. This will not satisfy the
college humanities and visual and performing arts
requirement. |
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Mathematics: At least 3 hours must be in MATH
(excluding 102, 103, 104, 130, 150, 165, 365, 366).
Three hours may be selected from PHIL 240, 341 or
343. |
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Natural Sciences: Two or more courses; minimum
of one course shall include a corresponding laboratory,
to be selected from BIOL 113/123; BOTN 101; CHEM
101, 103/113; GEOL 101; PHYS 201, 218; ZOOL 107.
The other course may be chosen from the preceding
list or the approved list of courses in agronomy,
anthropology, biology, chemistry, forest science,
genetics, geography, geology, horticulture, meteorology,
oceanography, physics, renewable natural resources
and zoology. The approved list is available in the
University Core Curriculum section of this catalog. |
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Humanities and Visual and Performing Arts: Selected
from the approved list of courses in anthropology,
architecture, classical studies, art history, environmental
design (architectural history), English, French,
German, history of landscape architecture, humanities
(religious studies), linguistics, modern languages,
philosophy, Russian, speech communication, Spanish,
theatre arts. The approved list is available in the
University Core Curriculum section of this catalog. |
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Social and Behavioral Sciences: Selected from
the approved list of courses in such areas as anthropology,
archaeology, economics, geography, journalism, political
science, psychology, speech communication and sociology.
The approved list is available in the University
Core Curriculum section of this catalog. |
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Political Science: POLS 206 and 207. |
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Kinesiology: KINE 198 Health and Fitness Activity
and KINE 199 Required Physical Activity. |
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U.S. History: Two courses in U.S. history; no
more than one course may be in Texas history. |
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International and Cultural Diversity: To be selected
from approved list. This course may also be used
to satisfy any other requirement. |
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Total hours |
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