Program requirements
Major Requirements
- ENG303: Advanced American Literature I
- ENG304: Advanced American Literature II
- HST201: United States History I (to 1877)
- HST202: United States History II (since 1877)
- POL105: Introduction to American Politics
- POL208: State Government
or
POL228: Local Government - POL343: American Political Thought
- ASM300: American Studies Seminar (repeatable every semester but at least one per year for a minimum of three completions)
Plus at least four additional courses from the following:
- Any of the courses listed above but not taken as a requirement above
- Any literature or cultural study offered under the auspices of the Department of Modern Languages and related to multicultural studies in the U.S.
Elective Courses
- ECO201: Principles of Economics I
or
ECO202: Principles of Economics II - ENG226: African-American Literature
- ENG300: Topics in Literature, when topic is American literature
- HST349: The Supreme Court in American History
- POL215: Presidency and Congress
- POL216: Public Law
- POL217: Civil Liberties
- POL221: Political Parties
- POL275: Presidential Election: Strategies, Tactics, and Issues
- POL305: Public Administration
- POL316: American Foreign Policy
- SOC343: Race and Ethnic Relations
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