American Studies: American Studies Option, B.S.

Foundation requirements, 15 credits

Take 5 of these 6 courses:

• ENGL 213 - American Literature I 3 cr.
• ENGL 214 - American Literature II 3 cr.
• HIST 176 - United States to 1877 3 cr.
• HIST 177 - United States Since 1877 3 cr.
• MUS 105 - Survey of Jazz History 3 cr.
• POLI 101 - American Politics 3 cr.

Core requirements, 9 credits

Take at least one course in each category.

Electives, 9 credits

9 credits from the list below. You may NOT count courses already taken for the Core requirements above.

• AMST 395 - Topics in American Studies 1-3 cr.
• AMST 397 - Internship in American Studies 1-3 cr.
• ART 390 - American Art I: Colonial through Mid-19th Century 3 cr.
• DNCE 352 - Dance History 3 cr.
• ENGL 313 - American Novel 3 cr. (a) or (b)
• ENGL 320 - American Realism and Naturalism 3 cr.
• ENGL 329 - The American Renaissance 3 cr.
• ENGL 360 - Regional Literature (American) 3 cr.
• HIST 280 - American Environmental History 3 cr.
• HIST 285 - Women in American History 3 cr.
• HIST 288 - Race and Ethnicity in American History 3 cr.
• HIST 289 - African American History 3 cr.
• HIST 291 - Latino American History 3 cr.
• HIST 292 - Native American History 3 cr.
• HIST 295 - Topics in United States History 3 cr.
• HIST 302 - War and Propaganda in the 20th Century 3 cr.
• HIST 377 - U.S. Foreign Relations 1750-1914 3 cr.
• HIST 378 - U.S. Foreign Relations 1914 to Present 3 cr.
• HIST 380 - The Environmental Movement 3 cr.
• HIST 384 - Women’s Rights and Feminism in the United States 3 cr.
• HIST 386 - Colonial America 3 cr.
• HIST 387 - Revolutionary America 3 cr.
• HIST 388 - The Civil War Era 3 cr.
• HIST 392 - Native American Forestry 3 cr.
• HIST 393 - Wisconsin Indians 3 cr.
• HIST 395 - Topics in United States History 3 cr. (may be repeated with appropriate American Studies subtitles for 9 credits maximum)
• POLI 306 - Health Politics and Policies 3 cr.
• POLI 307 - Politics and the Media 3 cr.
• POLI 308 - Public Opinion 3 cr.
• POLI 310 - American Presidency 3 cr.
• POLI 315 - Minority Group Politics 3 cr.
• POLI 316 - Parties and Elections 3 cr.
• POLI 320 - Legislative Process 3 cr.
• POLI 330 - Constitutional Law 3 cr.
• POLI 331 - Constitutional Law: Special Topics 3 cr.
• POLI 334 - Courts and Public Policy 3 cr.
• POLI 341 - Urban Politics 3 cr.
• POLI 383 - U.S. Foreign Policy 3 cr.
• POLI 391 - American Political Thought 3 cr.
• REL 302 - Religion and Cultural Conflict 3 cr.
• REL 311 - American Religious History 3 cr.
• THEA 361 - Survey of Musical Theatre I 3 cr.
• THEA 362 - Survey of Musical Theatre II 3 cr.

Quantitative Methods in the Social Sciences, 3-4 credits

Choose one of the following courses:

• MATH 109 - Mathematics for the Social and Management Sciences 4 cr.
• MATH 255 - Elementary Statistical Methods 4 cr.
• MATH 367 - Mathematics of Decision and Choice 3 cr.
• PSYC 300 - Statistics for Psychologists 4 cr.
• SOC 351 - Social Statistics 4 cr.

Social Science Courses, 6 credits

Choose two 300-level Social Science courses among the following disciplines: Anthropology, Economics, Human Geography, Psychology, or Sociology.*

Electives

To meet the 40 credit upper-level requirement and the 120 credit minimum for graduation, you may select courses from any area that will add to your educational goals.

Other Requirements

Choose 3 credits from the following:

• AMST 300 - America in the Age of Information 3 cr. or
• CIS 300 - America in the Age of Information 3 cr.
• AMST 395 - Topics in American Studies 1-3 cr. (with appropriate subtitles)
• ENGL 351 - Advanced Business Writing 3 cr.
• MUS 329 - American Music 3 cr.