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 are recommended for majors in their senior year. All majors and prospective majors should contact the chair of the program.

College Requirements

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
(, , 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:

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