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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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Credit
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3
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AMST 300 Imagined Americas
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12
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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
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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 Office of Undergraduate Student Services in the
College of Liberal Arts, Room 533 Blocker Building.
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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6
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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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6
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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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14
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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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6
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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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8
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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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9
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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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6
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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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6
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Political Science: POLS 206 and 207.
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*2
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Kinesiology: KINE 198 Health and Fitness
Activity and KINE 199 Required Physical Activity.
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6
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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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3
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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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