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American Culture

American studies draws together diverse disciplines to examine the historical and contemporary forms and issues of our national life. The program in American Culture takes as its field of study any peoples, cultural expressions and social institutions, however or whenever identified as "American." Program curricula link faculty, courses, and students across a range of humanities and social science departments.

The minor centers on two team-taught, interdisciplinary seminars on selected topics in American studies. Students electing the minor are also encouraged to take a range of elective courses to complement their major. The minor in American Culture prepares students for further graduate or professional training, or for work in education, government, or business.

The minor requires 18 hours of study as follows:

  1. AC 301 Topics in American Culture
  2. AC 401 Perspectives in American Culture
  3. Four additional courses (12 hours) from the following list of approved courses. No more than two courses (or six hours) may be taken in any one discipline:

Area Courses
Art History: A-H 342
Anthropology: ANT 221, ANT 342, ANT 470G, ANT 527, ANT 534
English: ENG 310, ENG 480G
Geography: GEO 320, GEO 321, GEO 322, GEO 490G
History: HIS 260, HIS 261, HIS 265, HIS 350, HIS 351, HIS 460, HIS 461, HIS 463, HIS 464, HIS 465, HIS 466, HIS 467, HIS 572, HIS 573, HIS 574, HIS 575, HIS 576, HIS 577, HIS 578, HIS 579, HIS 580, HIS 581, HIS 582, HIS 584, HIS 585, HIS 586, HIS 596
Music: MUS 206, MUS 222, MUS 300, MUS 301, MUS 506
Philosophy: PHI 514
Political Science: PS 255, PS 430G, PS 456G, PS 461G, PS 463G, PS 465G, PS 467G, PS 470G, PS 475G, PS 479, PS 545, PS 584
Sociology: SOC 340, SOC 509, SOC 534
Theatre: TA 382
*When offered with an "American" subtitle.

For further information, contact

Associate Professor Joanne Melish
1727 Patterson Office Tower
(859) 257-1014

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