American Studies Track

Select three (3) ENG courses.

ENG 321 - American Poetry
ENG 324 - Modern American Novel
ENG 326 - Southern Literature
ENG 328 - Tennessee Williams
ENG 335 - Multi-Cultural American Literature
ENG 336 - African-American Literature

Select three (3) HIS courses

HIS 347 - Colonial Latin America
HIS 350 - Colonial America
HIS 354 - Civil War & Reconstruction
HIS 356 - America, 1900-1945
HIS 358 - America Since 1945  Topics

HIS 360 - History of American Business
HIS 370 - American Feminism
HIS 372 - The American South
HIS 380 - Religion in America

Select five (5) courses, no more than three (3) in any one discipline.

COM 331 - Topics in Media HIstory
COM 360 - Intercultural Communication
COM 472 - Media and Politics

PED  250 - Sport History
PED  330 - Sport in Contemporary Society
PED  335 - Baseball and American Culture
PED  460 - The Olympics

POL 368 - Public Policy
POL 385 - Constitutional Law
POL 472 - Media and Politics

SOC 310 - Social Inequality:  Class, Race, Gender
SOC 320 - Race Relations
SOC 340 - Gender and Society
SOC 345 - Parenting Roles:   Mothering and Fathering

Take one (1) IDS Course (any course)

Majors going to graduate school should take IDS 450 - Senior Thesis,
or majors entering the job market could take IDS 490 - Internship,
or majors with their advisor's permission may take one more IDS course.

General Electives/Possible Minor  -  21 hours or 7 courses.
(100-400 level – your choice)

Total Degree Credits  -  120