Bachelor of Arts in American Studies
Not offered in the 2018/19-2019/20 Academic Years
Requirements (72 units)
Total units required for graduation: 180
| Lower-division prerequisites (8) | ||
| HIST 146 | American Civilization | 4 |
| PSCI 203 | American Government | 4 |
| Total Units | 8 | |
Note: HIST 146 and PSCI 203 fulfill categories D-1 and D-2 respectively in general education requirements. These units cannot be counted in more than one category.
Requirements for the B.A. in American Studies (Program Code: AMSG)
Upper-division requirements
| Concepts and Methods (8) | ||
| AMST 300 | Introduction to American Studies | 4 |
| HUM 344 | Ideas in American Culture | 4 |
| American Arts (12) | ||
| ART 311 | Art of the United States to the End of the Nineteenth Century | 4 |
| Eight units chosen from: | 8 | |
| Native North American Art | ||
or ART 323 | Native North American Art | |
| Note: Students may receive credit for only one of the following: ANTH 323 or ART 323 | ||
| Chicano Art | ||
| Jazz History in America and African-American Culture | ||
| Latin American Music | ||
| American Drama | ||
| African-American Theatre and Drama | ||
| Chicana/o and U.S. Latina/o Theatre | ||
| Historical and Social Contexts (24) | ||
| Historical Periods. Twelve units chosen from: | 12 | |
| North American Prehistory | ||
| Archaeology of the Southwest | ||
| The American Colonies, 1607-1783 | ||
| The Evolution of American Democracy, 1783-1840 | ||
| Civil War and Reconstruction | ||
| The United States, 1877-1917 | ||
| The United States, 1917-1945 | ||
| United States History, Cold War Era | ||
| Social and Political Contexts. Twelve units chosen from: | 12 | |
| Indians of North America | ||
| Indians of the Southwest | ||
| Asian American Cultures | ||
| Geography of California | ||
| North America | ||
| Conservation and Natural Resources | ||
| Understanding the City | ||
| Economic History of the United States | ||
| Political Economy | ||
| Labor Economics | ||
| History of Economic Thought | ||
| African-American History, 1620-1865 | ||
| African-American History, 1865-Present | ||
| American Indian History | ||
| Women in U.S. History, 1620-1865 | ||
| Women in U.S. History, 1865-Present | ||
| Women in the Black Freedom Movement | ||
| History of California | ||
| Constitutional History of the United States | ||
| History of the American West | ||
| Immigration and Ethnic American History | ||
| American Political Thought | ||
| American Foreign Policy | ||
| Political Parties and Interest Groups | ||
| American Constitutional Law | ||
| The Bill of Rights | ||
| Studies in Political Theory | ||
| Religious Expression in America | ||
| Sociology of Race and Ethnicity | ||
| Social Class | ||
| Black Social Stratification | ||
| Chicano Social Stratification | ||
| Sociology of Gender | ||
| American Literature (20) | ||
| Literary Historical Periods | 12 | |
| American Literature I | ||
| American Literature II | ||
One other four-unit American Literature course as approved by the American Studies coordinator. | ||
| Diversity in American Literature | 8 | |
| Eight units chosen from: | ||
| American Indian Literature | ||
| Studies in Literary Diversity | ||
| Chicano Literature | ||
| Studies in Literary Topics | ||
| African American Literature | ||
| Note: in order to ensure appropriate topic, students must be approved by the American Studies coordinator to enroll ENG 319 and/or ENG 324 to satisfy this requirement. | ||
| American Themes Elective (4) | ||
| Four additional elective units chosen from American Arts, Historical and Social Contexts, or American Literature. | 4 | |
| Culminating Experience (4) | ||
| Four units chosen from: | 4 | |
| Special Topics in American Studies | ||
| Senior Seminar in Literature (with appropriate topic approved by American Studies coordinator) | ||
| Total Units | 72 | |