Humanities
 

Western American Studies

Western American Studies
Minor
Hours18 Credit Hours
MAPMajor Academic Plan

Program Requirements

requirement 1 Complete 1 course
AM ST 300 - Literature and Cultures of the American West 3.0
AM ST 301 - Western American Studies Seminar 3.0
requirement 2 Complete 3 options
Clusters:
Complete one course from three of the following four clusters:
option 2.1 Complete 1 course
Natural Environment Cluster:
GEOL 101 - Introduction to Geology 3.0
PWS 150 - Environmental Biology 3.0
PWS 215 - Principles of Range Management 3.0
PWS 225 - Principles of Wildlife and Fisheries Management 3.0
option 2.2 Complete 1 course
Human Heritage Cluster:
HIST 360 - American West to 1900 3.0
HIST 361 - The American West Since 1900 3.0
option 2.3 Complete 1 course
Social Environment Cluster:
ANTHR 345 - American Culture 3.0
ANTHR 346 - Anthropology of Mormonism 3.0
ANTHR 350 - Archaeological Cultures of North America 3.0
ECON 274 - American Economic History 3.0
SOC 327 - Sociology of the LDS Church and Its People 3.0
option 2.4 Complete 1 course
Arts and Literature Cluster:
ENGL 364 - (Not currently offered)
ENGL 368 - Literature of the Latter-day Saints 3.0
ENGL 392 - American Folklore 3.0
SPAN 365 - (Not currently offered)
requirement 3 Complete 1 option
Electives:
Complete additional elective courses (6 hours) to make a total of 18 hours. Electives may be chosen from the courses listed above that have not been used (included in the list below), from the additional courses listed below, or from topical courses on Western themes offered through academic departments or the Honors Program.
option 3.1 Complete 6.0 hours from the following course(s)
AM ST 300 - Literature and Cultures of the American West 3.0
AM ST 301 - Western American Studies Seminar 3.0
AM ST 390R - Topics in American Studies 3.0
AM ST 392R - American Studies Lecture Series: Presentations on American Studies/Western American Studies 1.0
AM ST 399R - Academic Internship 6.0v
ANTHR 317 - (Not currently offered)
ANTHR 345 - American Culture 3.0
ANTHR 346 - Anthropology of Mormonism 3.0
ANTHR 350 - Archaeological Cultures of North America 3.0
ANTHR 530 - Great Basin Archaeology 3.0
ANTHR 535 - Southwest Seminar 3.0
ARTHC 345 - American Art to 1876 3.0
ARTHC 353 - American Art 1876-1950 3.0
ECON 274 - American Economic History 3.0
ENGL 364 - (Not currently offered)
ENGL 368 - Literature of the Latter-day Saints 3.0
ENGL 392 - American Folklore 3.0
GEOG 245 - Geography of Utah 3.0
GEOG 250 - United States and Canada 3.0
GEOG 306 - Global Conservation Designations 3.0
GEOL 101 - Introduction to Geology 3.0
HIST 360 - American West to 1900 3.0
HIST 361 - The American West Since 1900 3.0
HIST 363 - The Spanish Frontier in North America 3.0
HIST 364 - Utah 3.0
HIST 382 - Mormonism in the American Experience 3.0
HIST 385 - Latinos in the United States 3.0
HIST 386 - American Indian History to 1830 3.0
HIST 387 - American Indian History from 1830 to the Present 3.0
POLI 311 - State and Local Government and Politics 3.0
POLI 317 - Public Opinion and Voting Behavior 4.0v
PWS 150 - Environmental Biology 3.0
PWS 215 - Principles of Range Management 3.0
PWS 225 - Principles of Wildlife and Fisheries Management 3.0
PWS 375 - Environmental Policies and Laws 3.0
PWS 411 - Watershed Management 3.0
REL C 342 - Pioneers and Persecution, 1846-1899 2.0
REL C 343 - The Modern Church, 1900 to the Present 2.0
SOC 327 - Sociology of the LDS Church and Its People 3.0
SPAN 365 - (Not currently offered)
SPAN 461 - Spanish-Speaking American (Mexican-American) Literature 3.0
Program Outcomes: 

Please contact the individual department for outcome information.