Program Coordinator: Michael Staub - English
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American studies offers students the opportunity to investigate the content and meaning of American culture from multidisciplinary perspectives in the humanities and social sciences. To minor in American studies, students are required to take two courses at the 3000 level or above from the following four areas: Culture and Society, Myths and Identities in the American Context, The Political Sphere, and Urban Studies. Students must also take
AMS 4900 |
The minor in American studies is a multidisciplinary program that investigates the content and meaning of American culture within the United States.
Required Course
AMS 4900 |
Electives
Choose any two additional related courses from one or more of the four categories of electives: Culture and Society, Myths and Identities in the American Context, The Political Sphere, and Urban Studies. Students must select those courses from at least two different departments.
Culture and Society
| Art of the United States | 3 credits | |
| Mass Media and the Black American | 3 credits | |
Hispanic Writers in New York City | 3 credits | ||
| Media Analysis and Criticism | 3 credits | |
| Studies in Electronic Media | 3 credits | |
| American Television Programming | 3 credits | |
| Survey of American Literature I | 3 credits | |
| Survey of American Literature II | 3 credits | |
| Main Currents of Literary Expression in Contemporary America | 3 credits | |
| The American Novel | 3 credits | |
| Science and Technology in American Life | 3 credits | |
| Popular Song in America | 3 credits | |
| Jazz: From Its Origins to the Present | 3 credits | |
| Commercial Music and the Media | 3 credits | |
| Religion and Politics in the United States ( | 3 credits | |
| Public Opinion | 3 credits | |
| Psychology of the Family | 3 credits | |
| Psychological Analysis of American Culture | 3 credits |
Myths and Identities in the American Context
| The Black Family | 3 credits | |
| Women of Color | 3 credits | |
| Ethnic Literature | 3 credits | |
| Survey of African American Literature | 3 credits | |
| Tradition and Influence in African American Literature | 3 credits | |
| Black Women Writers | 3 credits | |
| The Immigrant in American History | 3 credits | |
| Women in America | 3 credits | |
| Race and Ethnic Relations ( | 3 credits | |
| Sociology of Religion | 3 credits | |
| Theatre of Color in the United States ( | 3 credits |
The Political Sphere
| Civil Rights Legislation and Litigation | 3 credits | |
| The Civil War and Reconstruction: 1850-1880 | 3 credits | |
| History of American Business Enterprise | 3 credits | |
| History of American Medicine | 3 credits | |
| Topics in American History | 3 credits | |
| The Great Depression, 1929-1940 | 3 credits | |
| American Political Thought | 3 credits | |
| Social Welfare Policy ( | 3 credits | |
| American Conservatism: Origins, Development, and Contemporary Controversies ( | 3 credits | |
| Political Parties and Elections | 3 credits | |
| Civil Liberties | 3 credits | |
| Government and the American Economy | 3 credits | |
| Social Welfare Institutions | 3 credits |
Urban Studies
| Architecture and the City | 3 credits | |
| Black Economic Development: 1860 to the Present | 3 credits | |
| American Urban History | 3 credits | |
| History of the People of the City of New York | 3 credits | |
| Politics and Government of New York City | 3 credits | |
| Urban Public Policy | 3 credits | |
| Urban Sociology | 3 credits |
| Topics in American Studies | 3 hours; 3 credits |