American Studies

James P. Jacobson, Coordinator

The Bachelor of Arts degree program in American Studies is an interdisciplinary approach to the study of the history, culture, and society of the United States. It provides students with the opportunity to develop an integrated approach to the study of the American society by transcending the boundaries of traditional disciplines.

Requirements for American Studies Major

Degree of Bachelor of Arts

In addition to fulfilling the core curriculum requirements (60 credits), American Studies majors must complete the following courses:

The interdisciplinary electives must include 18 credits selected from a minimum of five departments. Courses which may be applied towards the major electives include:

Ar201 Art, Advertising and Design
Ar202 Art: Public Issues
Ar210 Art in the Museums
Ar224 Digital Photoshop (Computer Photography)
Ar226 Contemporary Art
Ar232 Art and Desktop Publishing
Ar240 Cultural Diversity in Art
Ar250 Live Performance Art
Ar255 Live Musical Art
Ar274 Music of the American Stage
Ar276 Contemporary Popular Music
Ar278 Music in America
Ar322 Palaces and Skyscrapers
Ar340 The Visual Arts in America
Ar345 Experiencing Architecture
Cj/So150 Social Deviance
CJ165 Introduction to Criminology
CJ170 Introduction to Criminal Justice
CJ175 Introduction to Law Enforcement
CJ177 Police Culture
CJ280 Juvenile Delinquency
CJ285 Criminal Corrections Systems
CJ315 Criminal Procedures
CJ316 Criminal Evidence
Cj350 Research Techniques in Criminal Justice
CJ357 Infamous Crimes and Criminals
CJ358 Occupational and Economic Crime
CJ390 Criminal Law
CJ395 Probation and Parole
CJ396 Community Policing
CJ400 Police Administration
CJ405 Crime Investigation
CJ406 Homicide: Investigation and Prosecution
CJ418 Introduction to Forensics in Criminal Justice
Cj419 Terrorism and Weapons of Mass Destruction
CJ430 Organized Crime
CJ435 Police Patrol
Cu/Po207 Mass Media and American Politics
Cu281 Media Literacy
Ec354 Industrial Organization
Ec420 Money, Credit and Banking
Ed160 Aims of American Education
El347 The American Novel Before 1900
El348 American Literature I
El351 American Literature II
El353 The American Short Story
El356 Modern American Poetry
El357 The American Novel Since 1900
Hs425 The Age of Jefferson and Jackson
Hs450 The Colonial Experience to 1763
Hs452 The Period of the American Revolution, 1763-1789
Hs454 American Frontier: Myth and Reality
Hs/As459 The Era of the Civil War
Hs464 History of American Immigration
Hs468 The American Republic, 1914-1945
Hs469 American Republic Since 1945
Hs470 American Political Parties
Hs481 Rise of the American City
Pl265 Plato and American Democracy
Pl285 American Philosophy
Po201 American Government
Po/Cu201 Mass Media and American Politics
Po/As211 The American Judicial Process
Po212 Elections, Parties, and Pressure Groups
Po213 Congress
Po214 The American Presidency
Po303 Early American Political Theory
Po304 Recent American Political Theory
So151 Current Social Problems
So155 Personality and Social Interaction
So160 Sociology of Work
So/Cc180 Cultural Anthropology
So/As200 Ethnic and Racial Relations
So230-231 Experiencing Social Issues, I and II
So305 Sociology of Film
So337 Sociology of Human Sexuality
So340 Sociology of Religion
So352 Minority Group Relations
So/As353 Sociology of the Black Family
So355 Sociology of Sports
So/Ur370 Urban Anthropology
So460 The Sociology of Intimacy: Sexuality, Marriage and Family
So/Ur465 Vietnam and the U.S.
So470 Medical Sociology
So472 Sociology of the Professions
So498-499 Special Projects in Sociology
Th/As443 Black Religion
Th444 The Religious Story of the American People
Th453 The Zen Spirit
Th460 Christianity and American Literature
Ur151 The Contemporary City
Ur/Cc157 Introduction to the Culture of the City
Ur201 Contemporary Social Ideas
Ur312 Ethnicity and Race in U.S. History
Ur/Ba313 Business and the City