The six course American Studies minor offers a course of study on what constitutes American culture and how cultural expressions reflect and reveal American values, beliefs and perceptions.
Course Requirements
Course List | Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
| AMS 201 | CRITICAL AMERICAN STUDIES (generally offered in Winter quarter) | 4 |
| 16 |
| 4 |
AMS 200 | AMERICAN SOCIAL HISTORY AND CULTURE (preferred; generally offered in Autumn quarter) | |
AMS 240 | CHICAGO HISTORY, GEOGRAPHY, AND CULTURES | |
AMS 275 | HISTORY OF SEX IN AMERICA 1: COLONIAL TO LATE NINETEENTH CENTURY | |
AMS 276 | HISTORY OF SEX IN AMERICA 2: LATE VICTORIANS TO THE PRESENT | |
AMS 285 | HISTORY AND U.S. POPULAR MEDIA | |
HST 181 | UNITED STATES TO 1800 | |
HST 182 | UNITED STATES, 1800-1900 | |
HST 183 | UNITED STATES, 1900-PRESENT | |
HST 185 | AMERICAN SOCIAL HISTORY AND CULTURE | |
HST 240 | HISTORY OF CHICAGO | |
HST 246 | AFRICAN-AMERICAN HISTORY TO 1800 | |
HST 247 | AFRICAN-AMERICAN HISTORY, 1800-1900 | |
HST 248 | AFRICAN-AMERICAN HISTORY, 1900 TO PRESENT | |
HST 260 | LGBTQ+ AMERICAN HISTORY, WW2 TO THE PRESENT | |
HST 269 | MUSEUMS, MATERIAL CULTURE AND MEMORY: INTRODUCTION TO PUBLIC HISTORY | |
HST 270 | U.S. HISTORICAL LANDSCAPE | |
HST 275 | SEX IN AMERICA, PURITANS TO VICTORIANS | |
HST 276 | SEX IN AMERICA, LATE VICTORIANS TO PRESENT | |
HST 278 | HISTORY OF AMERICAN RELIGION | |
HST 279 | WESTWARD EXPANSION IN U.S. | |
HST 283 | ASIAN-AMERICAN IMMIGRATION AND HISTORY, 1840-1965 | |
HST 284 | HISTORY OF EDUCATION IN THE UNITED STATES | |
HST 288 | WOMEN IN UNITED STATES HISTORY | |
HST 295 | AMERICAN HISTORY AND FILM/TV | |
Students majoring in American Studies (BA) are restricted from earning this minor.
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