The American Studies minor consists of 18 total credits. At least six must come from Category 1, and at least six credits must be from courses at the 300 level or above. Reflecting the interdisciplinary nature of American Studies, no more than six credits may come from any one discipline.

Category 1: a minimum of 6 credits must come from category 1

ART 316 - American Art History
BIOL 103 - Environmental Studies
ECON 101 - Principles of Economics I
PLSC 102 - American National Government
RLST 309 - Religion in America and West-Central Pennsylvania
LIT 201 - American Literature I
LIT 202 - American Literature II
LIT 270 - Women and Literature *
LIT 383 - America’s Wars in Literature, Film, and Music
HIST 262 - United States and the War on Terror
HIST 208 - Living on the Edge (of Empire): North America, 1600-1800
HIST 210 - African American History
HIST 214 - The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: North American Borderlands
HIST 259 - U.S. Environmental History
HIST 103 - The United States to 1877
HIST 104 - The United States Since 1877
HIST 202 - Gender in U.S. History
PLSC 301 - Constitutional Law
PLSC 303 - The American Presidency
PLSC 304 - State and Local Government
PLSC 305 - Civil Rights and Civil Liberties
SOC 402 - Cultural Diversity
SOC 104 - Sin and Society

Category 2:

AMST 501 - Independent Study in American Studies **
BLAW 301 - Legal Environment of Business
COMM 310 - Advertising
COMM 501 - Independent Study in Communication Arts *
ECON 203 - Labor and Management Relations
ECON 204 - Labor Economics
ECON 303 - Money and Banking
ECON 501 - Independent Studies in Economics *
EDUC 101 - Foundations of Education
LIT 499 - Independent Study *
HIST 336 - Topics in Latin American History
HIST 350 - Race and Ethnicity in U.S. History
HIST 406 - Water Power: Water Conflict and Control in US and Beyond
HIST 410 - Toil and Trouble: Witchcraft and Magic in Trans-Atlantic Context
HIST 422 - Civil War and Reconstruction: 1840-1877
HIST 424 - The Vietnam War
HIST 440 - America in the Cold War Era
HIST 498 - Seminar: Topics in History *
HIST 499 - History Capstone *
HIST 501 - Independent Study in History *
MGMT 210 - The Macro-View of the United States Healthcare System
PHIL 501 - Independent Study in Philosophy *
PLSC 302 - Legislative Process
PLSC 398 - Political Science Internship
PLSC 399 - Political Science Internship
PLSC 495 - Selected Topics in Political Science *
PLSC 499 - Seminar in Research Techniques *
PLSC 501 - Independent Study in Political Science *
PSYC 304 - Social Psychology
RLST 301 - Religion and Sports in America
RLST 501 - Independent Study in Religious Studies *
SCWK 201 - The Family in Theory and Practice
SOC 325 - The American Court System
SOC 501 - Independent Study in Sociology or Criminal Justice *
*If American subject matter

**AMST 501 OR XXXX 398/399 internship. Approval of an American Studies coordinator is required; please see Dr. Cadwallader or Dr. Damico.

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