American Studies Minor

This Interdisciplinary minor is administered by the History Department

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Required Credits in Minor: 18

Curriculum

Political Science

POL 1200 American Government Credits: 3.0

History

Required Credits: 3

HIST 2050 US: Through Reconstruction Credits: 3.0
HIST 2060 US: Since Reconstruction Credits: 3.0

Literature

Required Credits: 3

ENG 3030 American Literature To 1865 Credits: 3.0
ENG 3040 American Literature 1865-1914 Credits: 3.0

American Studies Electives

Required Credits: 9

ANTH 2020 Diversity and Equity in Schools Credits: 3.0
ANTH 3080 Native North Americans Credits: 3.0
ANTH 4200 Archaeology of North America Credits: 3.0
ARTH 3310 Art in New York Credits: 3.0
ARTH 3320
ARTH 3410 Twentieth Century American Art Credits: 3.0
AWS 2410 African American History to 1865 Credits: 3.0
AWS 2420 African American History Since 1865 Credits: 3.0
AWS 3280 Studies in African-American Literature Credits: 3.0
AWS 3290
AWS 4010 African-American Social Thought Credits: 3.0
ENG 2030 Structure Standard English Credits: 3.0
ENG 3170 Modern American Literature Credits: 3.0
ENG 3190 Modern British and American Poetry Credits: 3.0
ENG 3260 Native American Literature Credits: 3.0
ENG 3420 Contemporary American Fiction Credits: 3.0
ENG 3500 Literature of American Cultures Credits: 3.0
ENG 3510 Asian American Literature Credits: 3.0
ENG 3520 African American Poetry Credits: 3.0
ENG 3570 Becoming New York: Literature, History, Culture: 1844-1898 Credits: 3.0
GEO 3380 Geography of US and Canada Credits: 3.0
GEO 3390 Geography of New Jersey Credits: 3.0
GEO 3410 Geography of North American Cities Credits: 3.0
GEO 4410 Urban Planning Issues Credits: 3.0
HIST 2100 United States Labor History Credits: 3.0
HIST 2530 American Slavery Credits: 3.0
HIST 2910 History Civil Rights Movement Credits: 3.0
HIST 2950
HIST 3140 History of New Jersey Credits: 3.0
HIST 3160 American Women’s History Credits: 3.0
HIST 3170 US History of the 1960’s Credits: 3.0
HIST 3180 American Colonies Credits: 3.0
HIST 3200 United States: Jeffersonian and Jacksonian Democracy 1789-1840 Credits: 3.0
HIST 3210 US: Era of Civil War Credits: 3.0
HIST 3220 Rise of Modern America, 1877-1938 Credits: 3.0
HIST 3230 US: New Deal-Cold War Credits: 3.0
HIST 3240 The Social and Cultural History of the American Republic Credits: 3.0
HIST 3250 American Ethnic History Credits: 3.0
HIST 3260
HIST 3270 America World Power Credits: 3.0
HIST 3280 Economic History Credits: 3.0
HIST 3440 Society At War: United States in World War II Credits: 3.0
HIST 3510 Public History Credits: 3.0
HIST 3550 US Urban History Credits: 3.0
HIST 3650 The Pacific War Credits: 3.0
HIST 3660 The U.S. and The Pacific Credits: 3.0
HIST 3790 History of Suburbia in US Credits: 3.0
HIST 3970 History Pop Culture Credits: 3.0
HIST 4030 Interpreting US History Credits: 3.0
HIST 4040 Creation of American Republic Credits: 3.0
HIST 4090 US Labor History Since 1865 Credits: 3.0
HIST 4180 Rock ‘N’ Roll in American Society Credits: 3.0
HIST 4900 Race, Ethnicity and Changing City Credits: 3.0
LAS 2280 Latino/A Literature in the US Credits: 3.0
MUS 3170 History of American Popular Music Since 1950 Credits: 3.0
MUSI 2130 Rock Music: Diversity and Justice Credits: 3.0
MUSI 2150 Understanding Jazz Credits: 3.0
PHIL 318 Credits: 3.0
PHIL 3180 American Philosophy Credits: 3.0
PHIL 3240 Philosophy and Feminism Credits: 3.0
POL 2250 Political Economy of US Credits: 3.0
POL 2260 American Judicial System Credits: 3.0
POL 3110 American Political Theory Credits: 3.0
POL 3220 American Presidency Credits: 3.0
POL 3270 Congress and Policy Proc Credits: 3.0
POL 3450 US Foreign Policy Credits: 3.0
SOC 2410 Minority Groups in America Credits: 3.0
SOC 2420 Muslims and Islamic Institutions in the United States Credits: 3.0
SPAN 2280 Latino/A Literature in the US Credits: 3.0
URBN 2010 Introduction to Urban Studies Credits: 3.0
WGS 2070 Women, Sport and Culture Credits: 3.0
WGS 3070 Sex Equity in Education Credits: 3.0