Courses in the concentration will be chosen in consultation with an American studies advisor, from a list approved by the program, in such a way that at least three courses help the student achieve a focus within the field. An additional 3 to 6 hours of AMST 493 Independent Study are recommended for majors in their senior year. All majors and prospective majors should contact the chair of the program.

College Requirements

Arts and Sciences

Prerequisites

Complete:

ENGL 231 - American Literature I: Colonial Era to the Civil War *

Select one course:

ENGL 232 - American Literature II: Civil War to the Present *
ENGL 233 - Major Black Writers *

Concentration Requirements

The concentration in American studies consists of 27 upper-division hours including:

Complete:

AMST 310 - Introduction to American Studies

Select at least two American history courses:

HIST 350 - Colonial America to 1763
HIST 351 - The American Revolution, 1763-1789
HIST 352 - The Early American Republic, 1800-1860
HIST 353 - The Civil War and Reconstruction Eras, 1860-1877
HIST 354 - United States, 1877-1933
HIST 355 - United States, 1933 to the Present
HIST 356 - The 1960s in America
HIST 441 - The American West
HIST 444 - History of the South
HIST 449 - History of Tennessee
HIST 450 - History of United States Foreign Relations
HIST 452 - The American Experience in World War II
HIST 479 - Studies in United States History
(HIST 372 , HIST 482 , HIST 485 when topic is appropriate)

Select two approved courses (from anthropology, economics, political science, or sociology):

ANTH 310 - North American Indians
ANTH 311 - Southeastern Indians
ANTH 322 - Topics in U.S. Ethnography
ANTH 360 - North American Prehistory
ANTH 361 - Historical Archaeology
ANTH 363 - Prehistory of Tennessee
ANTH 459 - Selected Topics in Anthropology
ANTH 465 - Urban Archaeology
ANTH 466 - Archaeology of Southeastern United States
ECON 300 - Special Topics I
ECON 331 - Government and Business
ECON 333 - Law and Economics
ECON 351 - Monetary Economics
ECON 361 - Regional and Urban Economics
ECON 400 - Special Topics II
ECON 435 - Industrial Organization
ECON 472 - Public Finance: Taxation and Fiscal Federalism
ECON 493 - Independent Study
POLS 311 - Contemporary Issues in American Public Policy
POLS 312 - Popular Culture and American Politics
POLS 315 - Tennessee Government and Politics
POLS 320 - State Government and Politics
POLS 321 - Urban Politics and Process
POLS 330 - Law in American Society
POLS 341 - Judicial Process and Policymaking
POLS 366 - United States Foreign Policy Process
POLS 374 - American Political Thought
POLS 410 - Special Topics in Political Science
POLS 411 - Presidency
POLS 412 - Congress
POLS 421 - Political Parties and Interest Groups
POLS 425 - Media and Politics
POLS 430 - United States Constitutional Law: Sources of Power and Restraint
POLS 431 - United States Constitutional Law: Civil Rights and Liberties
POLS 493 - Independent Study
POLS 494 - Internship
POLS 499 - Service Learning in Political Science
SOCI 310 - American Society
SOCI 341 - Social Inequalities
SOCI 343 - Race and Ethnicity
SOCI 400 - Special Topics
SOCI 452 - Race, Ethnicity, Crime, and Justice
SOCI 453 - Gender and Crime
SOCI 455 - Law and Society

Select one course (American ethnic minority cultures):

AFST 310 - Music and the African Diaspora
AFST 331 - Race and Ethnicity in American Literature
AFST 333 - Black American Literature and Aesthetics
AFST 343 - Race and Ethnicity
AFST 352 - African-American Religion in the United States
AFST 353 - Religion, Race, and Ethnicity in North America
AFST 376 - The African-American Experience from the Colonial Period to the Civil War
AFST 380 - The African-American Experience from the Civil War to the Present
AFST 421 - Comparative Studies in African and African-American Societies
AFST 429 - History and Philosophy of African-American Education
AFST 443 - Topics in Black Literature
AFST 471 - African-American Art
AFST 473 - Black Male in American Society
AFST 480 - African-American Communities in Urban America
AFST 484 - African-American Women in American Society
ANTH 310 - North American Indians
ANTH 311 - Southeastern Indians
SOCI 452 - Race, Ethnicity, Crime, and Justice

Select three courses:

AFST 310 - Music and the African Diaspora
AFST 331 - Race and Ethnicity in American Literature
AFST 333 - Black American Literature and Aesthetics
AFST 343 - Race and Ethnicity
AFST 352 - African-American Religion in the United States
AFST 353 - Religion, Race, and Ethnicity in North America
AFST 376 - The African-American Experience from the Colonial Period to the Civil War
AFST 380 - The African-American Experience from the Civil War to the Present
AFST 421 - Comparative Studies in African and African-American Societies
AFST 429 - History and Philosophy of African-American Education
AFST 443 - Topics in Black Literature
AFST 450 - Issues and Topics in African-American Studies
AFST 471 - African-American Art
AFST 473 - Black Male in American Society
AFST 480 - African-American Communities in Urban America
AFST 484 - African-American Women in American Society
AFST 493 - Independent Study
AMST 310 - Introduction to American Studies
AMST 312 - Popular Culture and American Politics
AMST 320 - American Cultures
AMST 334 - Film and American Culture
AMST 343 - Race and Ethnicity
AMST 345 - Social Movements
AMST 355 - Topics in North American Religion
AMST 356 - The 1960s in America
AMST 381 - American Tales, Songs, and Material Culture: An Introduction to Folklore
AMST 410 - Topics in American Culture
AMST 420 - Political Attitudes and Behavior
AMST 423 - Geography of American Popular Culture
AMST 442 - American Humor
AMST 450 - Seminar in American Studies
AMST 491 - Foreign Study
AMST 492 - Off-Campus Study
AMST 493 - Independent Study
ANTH 310 - North American Indians
ANTH 311 - Southeastern Indians
ANTH 322 - Topics in U.S. Ethnography
ANTH 360 - North American Prehistory
ANTH 361 - Historical Archaeology
ANTH 363 - Prehistory of Tennessee
ANTH 459 - Selected Topics in Anthropology
ANTH 465 - Urban Archaeology
ANTH 466 - Archaeology of Southeastern United States
ARTH 470 - African-American Art
ARTH 472 - History of 20th-Century American Art
ARTH 473 - 19th-Century American Art
CNST 400 - Special Topics
CNST 489 - Special Topics in Film
CMST 449 - Political Persuasion
CMST 493 - Independent Study
ECON 300 - Special Topics I
ECON 331 - Government and Business
ECON 333 - Law and Economics
ECON 351 - Monetary Economics
ECON 361 - Regional and Urban Economics
ECON 400 - Special Topics II
ECON 435 - Industrial Organization
ECON 472 - Public Finance: Taxation and Fiscal Federalism
ECON 493 - Independent Study
ENGL 331 - Race and Ethnicity in American Literature
ENGL 332 - Women in American Literature
ENGL 333 - Black American Literature and Aesthetics
ENGL 431 - Early American Literature
ENGL 432 - American Romanticism and Transcendentalism
ENGL 433 - American Realism and Naturalism
ENGL 434 - Modern American Literature
ENGL 435 - American Novel before 1900
ENGL 436 - Modern American Novel
ENGL 441 - Southern Literature
ENGL 442 - American Humor
ENGL 443 - Topics in Black Literature
ENGL 451 - Modern British and American Poetry
ENGL 472 - American English
ENGL 482 - Major Authors
ENGL 483 - Special Topics in Literature
ENGL 489 - Special Topics in Film
ENGL 490 - Language and Law
ENGL 493 - Independent Study
GEOG 309 - Special Topics
GEOG 361 - Regional Geography of the United States and Canada
GEOG 363 - Geography of the American South
GEOG 365 - Geography of Appalachia
GEOG 366 - Geography of Tennessee
GEOG 441 - Urban Geography of the United States
GEOG 442 - Urban Social Geography
GEOG 493 - Independent Study
GEOG 495 - Special Topics in Geography
HIST 325 - Women in American History
HIST 349 - United States Military History, 1754 to the Present
HIST 350 - Colonial America to 1763
HIST 351 - The American Revolution, 1763-1789
HIST 352 - The Early American Republic, 1800-1860
HIST 353 - The Civil War and Reconstruction Eras, 1860-1877
HIST 354 - United States, 1877-1933
HIST 355 - United States, 1933 to the Present
HIST 373 - Historical Issues
HIST 379 - The African-American Experience from the Colonial Period to the Civil War
HIST 380 - The African-American Experience from the Civil War to the Present
HIST 441 - The American West
HIST 444 - History of the South
HIST 449 - History of Tennessee
HIST 450 - History of United States Foreign Relations
HIST 452 - The American Experience in World War II
HIST 479 - Studies in United States History
HIST 490 - Internship in the Center for the Study of War and Society
HIST 493 - Independent Study
INPG 400 - Selected Interdisciplinary Topics
INPG 493 - Independent Study
JREM 367 - Mass Communication History
JREM 430 - Public Affairs Reporting
JREM 493 - Independent Study
JREM 494 - Special Topics
LING 472 - American English
LING 485 - Special Topics in Language
LING 490 - Language and Law
LING 493 - Independent Study
POLS 311 - Contemporary Issues in American Public Policy
POLS 315 - Tennessee Government and Politics
POLS 320 - State Government and Politics
POLS 321 - Urban Politics and Process
POLS 330 - Law in American Society
POLS 341 - Judicial Process and Policymaking
POLS 366 - United States Foreign Policy Process
POLS 374 - American Political Thought
POLS 410 - Special Topics in Political Science
POLS 411 - Presidency
POLS 412 - Congress
POLS 421 - Political Parties and Interest Groups
POLS 425 - Media and Politics
POLS 430 - United States Constitutional Law: Sources of Power and Restraint
POLS 431 - United States Constitutional Law: Civil Rights and Liberties
POLS 493 - Independent Study
POLS 494 - Internship
POLS 499 - Service Learning in Political Science
REST 351 - Religion in the United States
REST 352 - African-American Religion in United States
REST 353 - Religion, Race, and Ethnicity in North America
REST 355 - Topics in North American Religion
REST 430 - Seminar in North American Religions
REST 490 - Readings and Research in Religious Studies
REST 493 - Independent Study
RSM 335 - Socio-Cultural Foundations of Sport and Recreation
SOCI 310 - American Society
SOCI 341 - Social Inequalities
SOCI 343 - Race and Ethnicity
SOCI 400 - Special Topics
SOCI 452 - Race, Ethnicity, Crime, and Justice
SOCI 453 - Gender and Crime
SOCI 455 - Law and Society
WOST 310 - Emergence of the Modern American Woman
WOST 332 - Women in American Literature
WOST 340 - Women, Politics, and the Law
WOST 400 - Topics in Women’s Studies
WOST 454 - Gender and Crime
WOST 484 - African-American Women in American Society
WOST 493 - Independent Study

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