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American Studies
Center for the Americas Acceptance Criteria Minimum GPA of 2.0 overall Minimum GPA of 2.5 in AMS107 Introduction to American Studies and two of the following prerequisite courses: AMS162 New World Imaginations APY106 Introduction to Cultural Anthropology APY108 Introduction to Archaeology DMS107-108 Film History I and II DMS109 Introduction to Film Interpretation HIS161-162 United States History I and II PSC101 Introduction to American Politics SOC201 Structure of American Society WS 101 Introduction to Women's Studies WS 213 Women in Contemporary Society Recommended Sequence of Major Requirements First Year Fall-AMS107, one 100/200-level prerequisite course Spring-One 100/200-level prerequisite course Second Year Fall-One 100/200-level required course from the list below Spring-Two 100/200-level required courses from the list below Third Year Fall-One 300/400-level required course from the list below Spring-AMS364 (may be taken in the fourth year) Fourth Year Fall-One 300/400-level required course from the list below Spring-Two 300/400-level required courses from the list below Advising Note A maximum of two courses may be applied both to the major and to the general education requirement, and a maximum of two courses may be applied to a major or minor other than American Studies. Required Courses Eight courses are required beyond the prerequisites, including AMS364 Seminar for Majors and seven chosen from the six lists that follow below (additional courses may be designated by the director of undergraduate studies). At least four of the seven must be at the 300-400 level. Further, the seven must be distributed among at least four of the six groups. Indigenous Studies AHI334 Native American Art: Socioeconomic Renewal or Ruin AHI342 Photo and the Colonial Gaze AMS100 Indian Image on Film AMS179 Introduction to Native American History AMS197 Seneca Language AMS198 Language of the Seneca I AMS231-232 Survey of Native American History AMS272 Native American Literature AMS281 Native Americans and the Colonist AMS301 Introduction to Indigenous Women AMS425 Native American Legal Situation APY183 Peoples and Cultures of Latin America APY250 Ancient Maya APY302 Art and Cities of Central America APY331 Archaeology of New World APY333 North American Archaeology APY449 Mayan Civilization: Past and Present APY480 Collapse of Civilization DMS406 Ethnographic Film ENG343 Native American Literature ENG382 Books of the Ancient Maya ENG447 Mythology of the Americas LIN275 Languages and Cultures of Native North America WS 219 Women of Color and the American Experience Latin American Studies APY183 Peoples and Cultures of Latin America ENG277 Introduction to U.S. Latino Literature HIS111 Latin America: Culture and History HIS322 Latin America: Culture and History PHI385 Latin American Thought POR402 Brazilian Civilization PSC329 U.S. Latin American Relations PSC372 Latin American Politics SPA304 Early Spanish American Literature SPA311 Survey of Spanish American Literature SPA320 Contemporary Spanish-American Literature SPA328 Spanish American Culture and Civilization SPA330 Spanish American Themes SPA350 Spanish American Short Story SPA411 Spanish American Novel (SPA210 or SPA310 is a required prerequisite) SPA415 Spanish American Poetry SPA416 Spanish American Theatre (SPA210 or SPA310 is a required prerequisite) SPA418 Spanish American Literature: Main Currents WS 247 Women in Latin America African American Studies AAS100 Introduction to African American Studies AAS118 Introduction to African American Music AAS184 Classic Black Prose AAS253-254 Blacks in Films I - II AAS361 Slavery and Underground Railroad AAS392 The Black Church AAS414 Health Problems in the Black Community CPM250 The United States, Islam, and Muslims CPM298 Religion in the Inner City CPM310 Black Writers CPM382 Law and Urban Problems ENG275 African American Literature ENG365-366 African American Literature LLS200 Black Roots in Spanish American Literature SOC321 Race and Ethnic Relations WS 219 Women of Color and the American Experience WS 387 Black Female in Literature WS 401 Black Women Writers and the Re-Imagination of American Culture Caribbean Studies AAS270 Major Issues in Caribbean Studies AAS377 Caribbean Literature AMS128 Afro-Latin Musical Praxis HIS414 Cuban Revolution LLS200 Black Roots in Spanish American Literature LLS204 Introduction to Puerto Rican Culture LLS208 Twentieth-Century Puerto Rican Literature LLS301 Ethnicity and the Puerto Rican Experience LLS303 Mainland Puerto Rican Experience LLS305 Contemporary Afro-Caribbean Religion LLS307 History of Ideas in Puerto Rico LLS308 Black Presence in Latin America LLS401 Seminar in Puerto Rican Studies LLS402 Puerto Rican Literature LLS404 Havana: City and Culture United States and Canadian Studies AHI365 Art and Culture in Victorian America AHI387 American Art AHI390-391 American Architecture I - II AMS111 Contemporary Popular Music AMS113-114 American Lives and Environments: Folklore and Social Groups AMS162 New World Imaginations AMS167-168 Cross-Cultural Topics AMS209-210 Musics of the World AMS439-440 Contemporary American Fiction AMS457 Problems in American Urban History AMS488 Violence and Nonviolence AS 110 The Asian American Experience AS 117 Asians in American History and Culture AS 270 Asian American Women Writers AS 348 Asian Americans and the Visual Media ENG241-242 American Writers I - II ENG332 Early American Literature ENG333 American Literature, 1828-65 ENG334 American Literature, 1865-1914 ENG335 Nineteenth-Century American Novel ENG336 Modern American Novel ENG339 American Poetry ENG342 Studies in American Literature GEO231 U.S. Contemporary Problems HIS361-362 American Intellectual History I - II HIS422 Topics in American Intellectual/Cultural History HIS452 Topics in Colonial America JDS255 Jewish Folklore JDS401 Aspects of American Jewish History MUS265 Rock Music MUS300 Music Pluralism Since 1900 MUS313 American Music PHI359 American Philosophy PSC225 Equality and Justice in the United States PSC319 Media in American Politics PSC384 American Political Thought SOC334 Introduction to Mass Cultural Studies SOC348 Urban Sociology WS 212 American Jewish Woman WS 283 American Women Writers WS 353 Law Interprets Gender: The United States Experience American Environments AMS113-114 American Lives and Environments: Folklore and Social Groups AMS161 Natural World Perspectives AMS285 Natural World vs. Legal World AMS343 Human Ecology APY276 Introduction to Ethnomedicine ARC121 Introduction to Architecture ARC241 Introduction to Building Technology ARC328 Historic Preservation ARC465 Urban Planning and Design I ARC470 Climate and Architecture ARC476 Landscape Design BIO102 Plants and their Uses BIO200 Evolutionary Biology BIO309 Ecology (prerequisite: BIO200) BIO310 Ecology Methods (prerequisite: BIO200) GEO355 Landscape Ecology GEO356 Environmental Change PD 301 Perspectives on Land Use and Development (prerequisite: PD 120 or PD 212) PD 302 Local Change in the Global Environment (prerequisite: PD 120 or PD 212) SSC118 Introduction to Environmental Studies SSC238 Science, Religion, and Nature SSC315 Field Ecology SSC317 Environmental Politics SSC470 Ethnobotanical Surveys See Baccalaureate Degree Requirements (page 254) for general education and remaining university requirements. American Studies - Minor Acceptance Criteria Minimum GPA of 2.0 overall Required Courses At least six AMS or other courses among those listed for the major (see above), including at least three at the 300-400 level. Further, the six courses must be distributed among at least three of the six groups in the major list. Questions and Comments about this site should be sent to:
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