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American Studies (BA)

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International and Area Studies Bachelors BA

Variable Credit Min

45

Variable Credit Max

46

Major Academic Plan

Title

Work Independently

Learning Outcome

American Studies graduates will have created a coherent course of study matched to their interests and their post-graduate plans. This may include taking a suitable minor and creating for themselves relevant extracurricular experiences such as internships editorships travel study ORCA grants conference participation and publication.

Title

Engage Disciplinarily and Interdisciplinarily

Learning Outcome

American Studies graduates will understand that American studies is coherent as a discipline in and of itself and also engage their major both within and across the various other disciplines that constitute American Studies mastering the theoretical and methodological approaches inherent in the American Studies curriculum.

Title

Analyze Rigorously

Learning Outcome

American Studies graduates will be able to read critically and analyze cultural economic historical literary political social and religious texts and artifacts. They will identify evaluate and incorporate appropriate research sources in their work as they demonstrate awareness of the critical conversations they are entering. Their analyses will contribute to their understanding of the ways in which the American experience has been and continues to be constructed and transmitted.

Title

Communicate Persuasively

Learning Outcome

American Studies graduates will be able to formulate both their oral and written arguments coherently support them clearly and communicate them effectively to their audiences using correct conventions of language and some stylistic flair–all according to the best practices of the variety of disciplines and situations in which they are engaged.

Program Requirements

The American Studies 304/490 sequence fulfills the Advanced Written and Oral Communications requirement.

Majors should begin course work in the major by taking Am St 303 fall semester, followed by Am St 304. Course substitutions may only be made with written, prior permission of the American Studies coordinator. Courses do not double count between the different requirement sections within the major.

Requirement 1 —Complete 2 Courses

Introduction to American Studies Courses:

course - Intro American Studies 3.0

course - Methods and Writing Practices 3.0

Requirement 2 — Complete 1 of 6 Courses

course - Ethnographic Research Design 3.0

course - Theory & Methodology 3.0

course - Ways of Reading 3.0

course - Historian's Craft 3.0

course - Political Inquiry 4.0

course - Methods of Research in Soc 3.0

Requirement 3 — Complete 2 Requirements

Option 3.1 —Complete 1 Course

course - Prof Dev International Studies 1.0

Option 3.2 — Complete 1 of 2 Courses

course - KC Lecture Series - You may take once 1.0

course - International Studies Seminar - You may take once 1.0v

Requirement 4 —Complete 3 hours

Complete IAS 399R or receive a substitution for this requirement. To receive a substitution, students may, with approval from the American Studies Program coordinator, complete an alternative 3.0 credit hour internship experience.

course - Academic Internship - - You may take once 0.5v

Requirement 5 — Complete 1 of 3 Courses

HIST 490 or IHUM 490R must focus, to some degree, upon United States history, culture, and/or society.

course - American Studies Capstone 3.0

course - Capstone Research Seminar 3.0

course - Seminar in the Humanities - You may take once 3.0

Requirement 6 — Complete 2 of 4 Options

Option 6.1 — Complete 14 hours

Religious Lives, Liberties, & Histories Track.

ENGL 357R, ENGL 388R, GWS 337R, and HIST 390R, must focus, to some degree, on religious life, liberties, and histories of the United States.

Option 6.1.1 — Complete 2 hours

course - World Religions 2.0

Option 6.1.2 — Complete up to 6 hours

Option 6.1.2.1 — Complete up to 6 hours

course - Topics in American Studies - You may take up to 6.0 credit hours 3.0

course - Media and World Religions 3.0

course - Civil Rights Seminar 3.0

course - Psychology of Religion 3.0

course - Family Life in World Religions 3.0

course - Theoretical Foundations Family 3.0

Option 6.1.2.2 — Complete up to 3 hours

course - Literature, Ethics, and Values - You may take once 3.0

course - American Lit before 1800 - You may take once 3.0

Option 6.1.2.3 — Complete up to 3 hours

course - Lecture Series - - You may take 3 times 1.0

course - Literature of the LDS 3.0

course - Lit of the Latter-day Saints 3.0

course - LDS Women Cultural Producers - You may take once 3.0

course - Restored Gospel and Psychology 3.0

course - Book of Mormon as Sacred Lit 2.0

Option 6.1.3 — Complete up to 6 hours

Option 6.1.3.1 — Complete at least 2 hours up to 6 hours

course - Fam & Law in Amer Hist 3.0

course - Revolutionary Amer 3.0

course - US Religious History to 1860 3.0

course - US Religious Hist Since 1860 3.0

course - Special Topics - You may take once 3.0

course - US Constitutnl His 3.0

course - Scripture in American History 3.0

course - Government and Religion 3.0

Option 6.1.3.2 — Complete up to 4 hours

course - History Latter-day Saint Women 3.0

course - Utah 3.0

course - J Smith in Mormon History 3.0

course - Mormonism Am Exper 3.0

course - Mormonism Amg Chrstn Theol 3.0

course - JS & Restoration 1805-1845 2.0

course - Book of Mormon as Sacred Lit 2.0

course - Pioneers, Conflict, and Growth 2.0

course - Modern Church 1900-Present 2.0

course - Survey of Christianity 2.0

course - American Christianity 2.0

Option 6.2 —Complete 14 hours

Constitution & Democracy in the World Track.

ENGL 327R, HIST 390R, POLI 319R, and POLI 359R must focus, to some degree, on the US constitution, systems of governance, and/or its democratic ideals.

Option 6.2.1 — Complete at least 2 hours up to 6 hours

course - Fam & Law in Amer Hist 3.0

course - WW II in History & Memory 3.0

course - Slavery in Africa & Atlantic 3.0

course - Early America 3.0

course - US Hist, 1890-1945 3.0

course - US Hist, 1945-2000 3.0

course - Special Topics - You may take once 0.5v

course - US Constitutnl His 3.0

course - US Foreign Relations 3.0

course - American Capitalism 3.0

Option 6.2.2 — Complete up to 6 hours

course - State & Local Govt & Politics 3.0

course - American Judicial Politics 3.0

course - U S Presidency 3.0

course - Congress & Legislative Process 3.0

course - American Political Parties 3.0

course - Pub Opinion & Voting Behavior 3.0v

course - Campaigns & Elections 3.0

course - Topics in Amer Gov & Politics - You may take once 0.5v

course - Urban and Local Politics 3.0

course - Race, Ethnicity, and Gender 3.0

course - Pol of Wilds, Parks, & Lands 3.0

course - Politics and Public Policy 3.0

course - Topics in Comparative Politics - You may take once 1.0v

course - Early Amer Political Thought 3.0

course - Modern Amer Political Thought 3.0

course - US Foreign Policy 3.0

course - National Security Affairs 3.0

course - Const Law-Am Federal System 3.0

course - Const Law-Rights & Immunities 3.0

course - Int & Ideas, Amer Founding 3.0

Option 6.2.3 — Complete up to 6 hours

course - Topics in American Studies - You may take once 3.0

course - Lecture Series - You may take once 1.0

course - Issues in Global Communication 3.0

course - Media & the First Amendment 3.0

course - Econ Principles & Problems 3.0

course - Studies in Rhetoric - You may take once 3.0

course - Civil Rights Seminar 3.0

course - Health Systems and Policy 3.0

course - KC Lecture Series - You may take once 1.0

course - International Studies Seminar - You may take once 1.0v

course - Social Impact: Leveraging Orgs 3.0

course- Ballard Brief - You may take once 3.0

course - Family & Public Policy 3.0

course - Social Welfare Policy 3.0

course - Refugee Studies 2.0

Option 6.3 — Complete 14 hours

Communities, Cultures, & Citizenship Track. ENGL 384R, ENGL 388R, ENGL 389R, ENGL 396R, HIST 288R, HIST 390R, POLI 319R, POLI 359R, SOC 390R, TMA 477R, TMA 492R, and TMA 498R must focus, to some degree, on the communities and cultures of the United States.

Option 6.3.1 — Complete 6 hours

Option 6.3.1.1 — Complete up to 6 hours

course - Topics in American Studies - You may take up to 6.0 credit hours 3.0

course - Kinship, Race, and Gender 3.0

course - Gender, Race, & Class in Media 3.0

course - Race, Ethnicity, and Gender 3.0

course - Cross-Cultural Fam & Hum Dev 3.0

Option 6.3.1.2 — Complete up to 3 hours

course - US Immigration History 3.0

course - Slavery in Africa & Atlantic 3.0

course - Slavery in the U.S. 3.0

course - African-Am Hist since 1865 3.0

course - US Women's History 3.0

course - Latinos in the United States 3.0

Option 6.3.1.3 — Complete up to 3 hours

course - Class Inequality 3.0

course - Sociology of Race & Ethnicity 3.0

course- Urban Sociology 3.0

Option 6.3.2 — Complete 8 hours

Option 6.3.2.1 — Complete up to 8 hours

course - Lecture Series - You may take once 1.0

course - Media Ethics 3.0

course - Gender, Race, & Class in Media 3.0

course - Designing for Inc & Belonging 3.0

course - Civil Rights Seminar 3.0

course - US and Canada 3.0

course - Introduction to Jazz 3.0

course - Cross-Cultural Fam & Hum Dev 3.0

course - Gender Development in Families 3.0

course - Social Welfare Policy 3.0

course - Refugee Studies 2.0

Option 6.3.2.2 — Complete up to 3 hours

course - Language, Culture, & Society 3.0

course - Kinship, Race, and Gender 3.0

course - Special Topics - You may take once 0.5v

Option 6.3.2.3 — Complete up to 2 hours

course - Foundational Street Dance 1.0

course - DANCE DIASPORA 3.0

Option 6.3.2.4 — Complete up to 3 hours

course - Lit & Cultures of Amer West 3.0

course - Author Studies - You may take once 3.0

course - American Lit before 1800 - You may take once 3.0

course - American Literature after 1800 - You may take once 3.0

course - Studies in Women's Lit - You may take once 3.0

course - U.S. Latinx Literature 3.0

Option 6.3.2.5 — Complete up to 3 hours

course - Social Impact 3.0

course - Design Thinking- Social Impact 3.0

Option 6.3.2.6 — Complete up to 3 hours

course - Women in a Changing World - You may take once 0.5v

course - American West to 1900 3.0

course - American West Since 1900 3.0

course - US Immigration History 3.0

course - American South 3.0

course - Slavery in Africa & Atlantic 3.0

course - Slavery in the U.S. 3.0

course - Early America 3.0

course - Civil War Era 3.0

course - History of American Families 3.0

course - African-Am Hist since 1865 3.0

course - US Women's History 3.0

course - Latinos in the United States 3.0

course - Am Indian Hist to 1877 3.0

course - Am Indian Hist 1877-present 3.0

course - Special Topics - You may take once 0.5v

Option 6.3.2.7 — Complete up to 3 hours

course - Refugee & Migrant Health 3.0

course - Vulnerable & Diverse Poplns 3.0

course - Women's Health 3.0

Option 6.3.2.8 — Complete up to 3 hours

course - Topics in Amer Gov & Politics - You may take once 0.5v

course - Urban and Local Politics 3.0

course - Race, Ethnicity, and Gender 3.0

course - Politics and Public Policy 3.0

course - Gender and Politics 3.0

course - Topics in Comparative Politics - You may take once 1.0v

Option 6.3.2.9 — Complete up to 3 hours

course - Class Inequality 3.0

course - Sociology of Race & Ethnicity 3.0

course - Sociology of Education 3.0

course - Sociology of Sport 3.0

course - Intro to Family Sociology 3.0

course - Sociology of Aging 3.0

course - Soc of Gender 3.0

course - Urban Sociology 3.0

course - Juvenile Delinquency 3.0

course - Special Topics - You may take once 0.5v

Option 6.3.2.10 — Complete up to 3 hours

course - Issues in Media Arts - You may take once 3.0

course - Media Arts Genres - You may take once 3.0

course - Media as a Mirror of Our Times 3.0

course - Spec Topics in Media Arts - You may take once 3.0

Option 6.4 — Complete 14 hours

Expressive Cultures Track.

ENGL 332R, ENGL 337R, ENGL 384R, ENGL 388R, ENGL 389R, ENGL 396R, GWS 337R, IHUM 280R, IHUM 490R, TMA 477R, TMA 492R, and TMA 498R must focus, to some degree, on expressive cultures of the United States.

Option 6.4.1 — Complete 6 hours

Option 6.4.1.1 — Complete up to 6 hours

course - Media History & Philosophy 3.0

course - American Literary History 3.0

course - History of Film, Radio, & TV 3.0

Option 6.4.1.2 — Complete up to 3 hours

course - American Art to 1876 3.0

course - American Art 1876-1950 3.0

course - History of Photography 3.0

Option 6.4.1.3 — Complete up to 3 hours

course - AmerHumanities1:Colonial-1876 3.0

course - AmerHumanities2:1877-Present 3.0

Option 6.4.1.4 — Complete up to 3 hours

course - Media Arts History 1 3.0

course - Media Arts History 2 3.0

course - Hist of Documntry&Nonfic Film 3.0

course - History of Animation 3.0

Option 6.4.2 — Complete 8 hours

Option 6.4.2.1 — Complete at least 2 hours up to 3 hours

Performance Cultures

course - Topics in American Studies - You may take once 3.0

course - Lecture Series - You may take once 1.0

course - Language, Culture, & Society 3.0

course - Museums & Cultures 3.0

course - Foundational Street Dance 1.0

course - DANCE DIASPORA 3.0

course - Civil Rights Seminar 3.0

course - LDS Women Cultural Producers - You may take once 3.0

course - Sport, Society, & Am Culture 3.0

course - Introduction to Jazz 3.0

course - Sociology of Sport 3.0

course - Spec Topics Theatre Research - You may take once 3.0

Option 6.4.2.2 — Complete up to 3 hours

Literary Cultures

course - Lit & Cultures of Amer West 3.0

course - Topics in American Studies - You may take once 3.0

course - Media and Pop Lit after 1800 - You may take once 3.0

course - Studies in Lit Form and Genre - You may take once 3.0

course - Author Studies - You may take once 3.0

course - American Lit before 1800 - You may take once 3.0

course - American Literature after 1800 - You may take once 3.0

course - American Folklore 3.0

course - Studies in Women's Lit - You may take once 3.0

course - Young Adult Literature 3.0

course - Pan American Women Writers 3.0

course - U.S. Latinx Literature 3.0

Option 6.4.2.3 — Complete up to 3 hours

Visual & Media Cultures

course - Film in American Culture 3.0

course - Topics in American Studies - You may take once 3.0

course - Popular Culture & Media 3.0

course - Gender, Race, & Class in Media 3.0

course - Design Theory 3.0

course - Humanities & the Sacred - You may take once 3.0

course - Media, Fam & Human Dev 3.0

course - Hist of Documntry&Nonfic Film 3.0

course - History of Animation 3.0

course - Issues in Media Arts - You may take once 3.0

course - Media Arts Genres - You may take once 3.0

course - Media as a Mirror of Our Times 3.0

course - Spec Topics in Media Arts - You may take once 3.0