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American Studies Minor

Location(s): West Lafayette

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Requirements for the Minor (15 credits)

A. American Studies Foundation Courses (6 credits)

AMST 20100 - Interpreting America Credits: 3.00
AMST 30100 - Perspectives On America Credits: 3.00 * - May be repeated once to help fulfill Requirement B

B. Additional Courses (9 credits)

At least six credit hours must be 30000 level or above.

Art and Design

AD 33400 - New Media Culture Credits: 3.00
AD 38200 - A Global History Of Modern Art Credits: 3.00
AD 38400 - Contemporary Art Credits: 3.00
AD 39500 - History Of Design Credits: 3.00

African American Studies

AAS 47300 - Blacks In Hollywood Film Credits: 3.00

Anthropology

ANTH 34000 - Global Perspectives On Health Credits: 3.00
ANTH 34100 - Culture And Personality Credits: 3.00
ANTH 36800 - Sociolinguistic Study Of African American English Credits: 3.00
ANTH 37300 - Anthropology Of Religion Credits: 3.00
ANTH 37900 - Native American Cultures Credits: 3.00
ANTH 50500 - Culture And Society Credits: 3.00

Asian American Studies

ASAM 24000 - Introduction To Asian American Studies Credits: 3.00
ASAM 34000 - Contemporary Issues In Asian American Studies Credits: 3.00

Economics

ECON 45600 - Urban Economics Credits: 3.00

Education: Curriculum and Instruction & Educational Studies

EDST 20010 - Educational Policies And Laws Credits: 1.00 to 3.00 and
EDPS 32700 - Classroom Assessment Credits: 1.00 to 3.00

English

ENGL 25000 - Great American Books Credits: 3.00
ENGL 35000 - American Literature Before 1865 Credits: 3.00 *
ENGL 35100 - American Literature After 1865 Credits: 3.00 *
ENGL 35200 - Native American Literature Credits: 3.00
ENGL 35400 - Asian American Literature Credits: 3.00
ENGL 35800 - Black Drama Credits: 3.00
ENGL 35900 - Black Women Writers Credits: 3.00
ENGL 38200 - The American Novel Credits: 3.00
ENGL 38600 - History Of Film To 1950 Credits: 3.00
ENGL 38700 - History Of Film Since 1950 Credits: 3.00
ENGL 39600 - Studies In Literature And Language Credits: 1.00 to 3.00 *
ENGL 41100 - Studies In Major Authors Credits: 3.00 *
ENGL 41200 - Studies In Genre Credits: 3.00 *
ENGL 41300 - Studies In Literature And History Credits: 3.00 *
ENGL 41400 - Studies In Literature And Culture Credits: 3.00 *
ENGL 46000 - Studies In Women’s Literature Credits: 3.00 *
ENGL 55200 - Studies In Major American Authors Credits: 3.00 *
ENGL 55300 - Colonial And Early American Literature Credits: 3.00
ENGL 55400 - American Literary Culture 1820-1860 Credits: 3.00
ENGL 55700 - Nineteenth-Century African-American Narrative Credits: 3.00
ENGL 55800 - American Literature In The Later Nineteenth Century Credits: 3.00
ENGL 56000 - Modern American Poetry Credits: 3.00
ENGL 57800 - Early Twentieth-Century American Fiction Credits: 3.00
ENGL 58300 - U S Ethnic/Multicultural Literature Credits: 3.00 *
ENGL 59500 - Contemporary American Fiction Credits: 3.00
ENGL 59600 - Advanced Studies In Literature Or Language Credits: 3.00 *

Global Studies

GSLA 10100 - Global Awareness Credits: 3.00
GSLA 30100 - Theories Of Global Studies Credits: 3.00
GSLA 48000 - Senior Interdisciplinary Capstone Project In Global Studies I Credits: 3.00
GSLA 48001 - Senior Interdisciplinary Capstone Project In Global Studies II Credits: 3.00

History

HIST 30200 - Historical Topics Credits: 3.00 *
HIST 30400 - America In The 1960s Credits: 3.00
HIST 35400 - Women In America To 1870 Credits: 3.00
HIST 35500 - History Of American Military Affairs Credits: 3.00
HIST 36600 - Hispanic Heritage Of The United States Credits: 3.00
HIST 37100 - Society, Culture, And Rock And Roll Credits: 3.00
HIST 37200 - History Of The American West Credits: 3.00
HIST 37600 - History Of Indiana Credits: 3.00
HIST 37700 - History And Culture Of Native America Credits: 3.00
HIST 38200 - American Constitutional History Credits: 3.00
HIST 38300 - Recent American Constitutional History Credits: 3.00
HIST 38400 - History Of Aviation Credits: 3.00
HIST 38700 - History Of The Space Age Credits: 3.00
HIST 39400 - Environmental History Of The United States Credits: 3.00
HIST 39600 - African American History To 1877 Credits: 3.00
HIST 39800 - African American History Since 1877 Credits: 3.00
HIST 46000 - American Colonial History Credits: 3.00
HIST 46100 - The Revolutionary Era, 1763 To 1800 Credits: 3.00
HIST 46700 - The Emergence Of Modern America Credits: 3.00
HIST 46800 - Recent American History Credits: 3.00
HIST 46900 - Black Civil Rights Movement Credits: 3.00
HIST 47300 - History Of The South Credits: 3.00
HIST 47700 - Native American Women’s History Credits: 3.00
HIST 48500 - Topics In American Political History Credits: 3.00
HIST 49200 - Seminar In Historical Topics Credits: 3.00 *
HIST 49400 - Science And Society In American Civilization Credits: 3.00
HIST 49500 - Research Seminar In Historical Topics Credits: 3.00 *

Italian

ITAL 33500 - Italian-American Cinema Credits: 3.00

Philosophy

PHIL 24200 - Philosophy, Culture, And The African American Experience Credits: 3.00

Political Science

POL 23100 - Introduction To United States Foreign Policy Credits: 3.00
POL 31400 - The President And Policy Process Credits: 3.00
POL 32600 - Black Political Participation In America Credits: 3.00
POL 35300 - Current Political Ideologies Credits: 3.00
POL 36000 - Women And The Law Credits: 3.00
POL 37300 - Campaigns And Elections Credits: 3.00
POL 41000 - Political Parties And Politics Credits: 3.00
POL 41100 - Congress: Structure And Functioning Credits: 3.00
POL 41500 - US Politics And The Media Credits: 3.00
POL 42500 - Environmental Law And Politics Credits: 3.00
POL 46000 - Judicial Politics Credits: 3.00
POL 46100 - Constitutional Law I Credits: 3.00
POL 46200 - Constitutional Law II Credits: 3.00
POL 51700 - Applied Political Economy Credits: 3.00
POL 52300 - Environmental Politics And Public Policy Credits: 3.00
POL 52400 - Public Policy And The Family Credits: 3.00

Sociology

SOC 31000 - Race And Ethnicity Credits: 3.00
SOC 36700 - Religion In America Credits: 3.00
SOC 39100 - Selected Topics In Sociology Credits: 1.00 to 3.00 *
SOC 45000 - Gender Roles In Modern Society Credits: 3.00
SOC 51400 - Racial And Cultural Minorities Credits: 3.00
SOC 53100 - Community Organization Credits: 3.00

Spanish

SPAN 33500 - The Literature Of The Spanish-Speaking Peoples In The United States Credits: 3.00

Women’s Studies

IDIS 49100 - Special Topics In Interdisciplinary Studies Credits: 1.00 to 4.00 *- Women and Film
WGSS 38000 - Comparative Studies In Gender And Culture Credits: 3.00
WGSS 38100 - Women Of Color In The United States Credits: 3.00
WGSS 38300 - Women, Work, And Labor Credits: 3.00
WGSS 48200 - Interdisciplinary Studies In Sexuality Credits: 3.00

Notes

Students must earn a “C-” or better. The P/NP option is not available to complete this minor.
50% of credits for CLA minors must come from Purdue University.
Courses marked with (*) are variable title and/or variable credit courses. These courses may be applied to the American Studies Minor only in cases where the content is extensively relevant to American Studies. They require the permission of the Director of Undergraduate Studies for American Studies before they may be applied to the American Studies Minor.

College of Liberal Arts Pass/No Pass Option Policy

P/NP cannot be used to satisfy Liberal Arts Core, Liberal Arts major, minor, or certificate requirements.

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