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 |