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 | Title | Quarter Hours |
|---|---|---|
| AMS 201 | CRITICAL AMERICAN STUDIES (generally offered in Winter quarter) | 4 |
| Select four US topic courses (American Studies electives), one of which must have an AMS prefix. | 16 | |
| Select one US survey course of the following: | 4 | |
| AMERICAN SOCIAL HISTORY AND CULTURE (preferred; generally offered in Autumn quarter) | ||
| CHICAGO HISTORY, GEOGRAPHY, AND CULTURES | ||
| HISTORY OF SEX IN AMERICA 1: COLONIAL TO LATE NINETEENTH CENTURY | ||
| HISTORY OF SEX IN AMERICA 2: LATE VICTORIANS TO THE PRESENT | ||
| HISTORY AND U.S. POPULAR MEDIA | ||
| UNITED STATES TO 1800 | ||
| UNITED STATES, 1800-1900 | ||
| UNITED STATES, 1900-PRESENT | ||
| AMERICAN SOCIAL HISTORY AND CULTURE | ||
| HISTORY OF CHICAGO | ||
| AFRICAN-AMERICAN HISTORY TO 1800 | ||
| AFRICAN-AMERICAN HISTORY, 1800-1900 | ||
| AFRICAN-AMERICAN HISTORY, 1900 TO PRESENT | ||
| LGBTQ+ AMERICAN HISTORY, WW2 TO THE PRESENT | ||
| MUSEUMS, MATERIAL CULTURE AND MEMORY: INTRODUCTION TO PUBLIC HISTORY | ||
| U.S. HISTORICAL LANDSCAPE | ||
| SEX IN AMERICA, PURITANS TO VICTORIANS | ||
| SEX IN AMERICA, LATE VICTORIANS TO PRESENT | ||
| HISTORY OF AMERICAN RELIGION | ||
| WESTWARD EXPANSION IN U.S. | ||
| ASIAN-AMERICAN IMMIGRATION AND HISTORY, 1840-1965 | ||
| HISTORY OF EDUCATION IN THE UNITED STATES | ||
| WOMEN IN UNITED STATES HISTORY | ||
| AMERICAN HISTORY AND FILM/TV | ||
Students majoring in American Studies (BA) are restricted from earning this minor.