Recommended Courses

The following courses offered in cognate departments and programs can be taken to fulfill requirements for the American Studies major and minor. This list of courses is meant to be informative.   On a semester-to-semester basis additional courses may be offered that satisfy American Studies requirements.   A list of updated course offerings will be made available during pre-registration each semester.

US Cultures Courses

• AMS 101   Introduction to American Studies
• ATH 185   Cultural Diversity in the US
• BWS 151   Introduction to Black World Studies
• COM 206   Diversity and Culture in American Film
• ECO 131    Economic Perspectives in Inequality in the United States
• ENG 162    Literature and Identity
• ENG 202    Varieties of American English
• ENG 248    Asian American Literature
• ENG/LAS 254  Latino/Latina Literature and the Americas
• ENG 271    Cultures and Literature of the American South
• GEO 201    Geography of Urban Diversity
• GER 151     The German-American Experience
• HST 111, 112  Survey of American History
• LAS 260     Latin America in the U.S.
• MUS 135    Understanding Jazz: Its History and Evolution
• POL 142     American Politics and Diversity
• POL 159     US Identity Politics
• PSY 210     Psychology Across Cultures
• SPA 211     Deaf Culture and Community
• SOC 141    The Changing Dynamics of US Culture: Multiculturalism
• SOC 152    Social Relations and US Cultures
• WMS 201   Introduction to Women's Studies

Anthropology

• ATH 185   Cultural Diversity of the US
• ATH 303   Native American Cultures
• ATH 304   Contemporary Issues/Native American Life
• ATH 312   Introduction to North American Archeology
• ATH 322   The American Community
• ATH 364   Language and Culture in Native North America
• ATH 371   Anthropology of National Parks and Protected Areas
• ATH 441   Museum Development
• ATH 443   The Museum Exhibit
• ATH 444   Museum Collections Management and Conservation

Architecture

• ARC 225   Design and Human Behavior
• ARC 426   Architecture and Society
• ARC 427   The American City Since 1945
  • ARC 445   Vernacular Architecture

Art

• ART 488    American Art
• ART 497 Museums as Interpreters of Culture

Black World Studies

• BWS 142   American Politics and Diversity
• BWS 151   Introduction to Black World Studies
• BWS 221   African American History
• BWS 241   Religions of the American People
• BWS 336   African American Writing
• BWS 337   African American Writing, 1878-1945
• BWS 338   African American Writing 1946- Present
• BWS 348   American Minority Relations
• BWS 365   Civil War and Reconstruction
• BWS 370   Fem & Diaspora: US Women of Color
• BWS 386   Race in U.S. Society
• BWS 395   The American South to 1877
• BWS 396   The American South since 1877
• BWS 448   African American Experience
• BWS 455   Race, Urban Change and Conflict in America

Communication

• COM 205   American Film as Communication  
• COM 206   Diversity and Culture in American
• COM 354   Media and Society
• COM 389   Great Issues in American History: Rhetoric and Reality

Comparative Religion
• REL 241    Religions of American Peoples

• REL 242    Religious Pluralism in Modern America
• REL 341    Protestantism and the Development of American Culture
• REL 442    Religion, Society, and Culture in New England

Economics

• ECO 131   Economic Perspectives in Inequality in the United States
• ECO 427   Great Depression Revisited
• ECO 451   Economic History

Educational Leadership

• EDL 282    Cultural Studies, Power, and Education
• EDL 334    Youth Subcultures, Popular Culture, and Non-Formal Education

English

• ENG 141    Life and Thought in American Literature
• ENG 142    Life and Thought in American Literature 1865-1945  
• ENG 143    American Literature 1945 to Present
• ENG 144    Major American Authors
• ENG 162    Literature and Identity
• ENG 202    Varieties of American English
• ENG 248    Asian American Literature
• ENG 232    American Women Writers
• ENG 254    Latino/a Literature and the Americas
• ENG 271    Cultures and Literature of the American South
• ENG 282    American Fiction
• ENG 293    Contemporary American Fiction
• ENG 336    African American Writing, 1746-1877
• ENG 337    African American Writing, 1878-1945  
• ENG 338    African American Writing, 1945 to Present
• ENG 348    Ethnic American Literature
• ENG 349    Colonial and Early National American Literature
• ENG 352    American Literature 1810-1865
• ENG 353    American Literature 1865-1914
• ENG 354    American Literature 1914-1945
• ENG 355    American Literature 1945 to Present
• ENG 390    Studies in American Regionalism

Film Studies

• FST 205    American Film as Communication
• FST 206    Diversity and Culture in American

Geography

• GEO 201   Geography of Urban Diversity
• GEO 219   Geography of the United States and Canada
• GEO 451   Urban and Regional Planning
• GEO 454   Urban and Regional Planning
• GEO 455   Race, Urban Change and Conflict in America
• GEO 458   Cities of Difference
• GEO 459   Advanced Urban and Regional Planning

German

• GER 151   The German-American Experience

Gerontology

• GTY 154   Aging in American Society
• GTY 472   Minority Aging

History

• HST 111   Survey of American History
• HST 112   Survey of American History
• HST 204   Introduction to Public History
• HST 212   Recent American History, 1945-present
• HST 213   Appalachia: Cultures and Music
• HST 219   Diplomatic History to 1914
• HST 221   African American History
• HST 222   US Diplomatic History Since 1914
• HST 223   Assassinations in US History
• HST 261   History of Ohio
• HST 304   History, Memory, and Tradition
• HST 311   Public Transportation in Early America
• HST 361   Colonial America
• HST 362   The Era of the Revolution
• HST 363   Early American Republic, 1783-1815
• HST 364   Early American Republic, 1815-1830
• HST 365   Civil War and Reconstruction
• HST 367   United States in the 1960s
• HST 368   20 th Century America, 1900-1933
• HST 369   20 th Century America Since 1933
• HST 371   Native American History to 1800
• HST 372   Native American History Since 1800
• HST 382   Women in American History
• HST 386   Race in US History
• HST 387   US Constitutional Development to 1865
• HST 388   US Constitutional Development Since 1865
• HST 389   Great Issues in American History: Rhetoric and Reality
• HST 391   US Presidential Biography
• HST 392   Sex and Gender in American Culture
• HST 395   The American South to 1877
• HST 396   The American South Since 1877
• HST 397   American Environmental History
• HST 431   U.S. Vietnam War
• HST 433   Oral Tradition:   History and Practice
• HST 435   Practicum in Public History
• HST 441   Transatlantic Images

Interdisciplinary Studies

• IDS 110   Topics in Miami Tribal History
• IDS 151   Diversity Seminar
• IDS 153   American and World Cultures
• IDS 159   Strength Through Cultural Diversity
• IDS 206   Diversity and Culture in American Film

Italian

• ITL 222   Italian American Culture

Latin American Studies

• LAS 254   Latino/a Literature and the Americas
• LAS 260   Latin America in the United States
• LAS 478   Media and Politics in Latin America and the Caribbean

Music

• MUS 135   Historical Survey of Jazz
• MUS 385   The Roots of Black Music
• MUS 386   The History and Development of Hip Hop Culture in America
• MUS 461   American Music

Physical Education, Health, and Sports Studies

• PHS 279    African American in Sports
• PHS 378    Sport and Social Status
• PHS 475    Women, Gender Relations, and Sport

Political Science

• POL 141    American Political System
• POL 143    American Politics and Diversity
• POL 159    US Identity Politics
• POL 342    American Political Careers
• POL 343    American Presidency
• POL 344    The US Congress
• POL 345    National Issues
• POL 348    State Politics
• POL 352    Constitutional Law and Politics
• POL 353    Constitutional Rights and Liberties
• POL 354    Political Parties and the Election Process
• POL 356    Mass Media and Politics
• POL 357    Politics of Organized Interests
• POL 364    Federalism and Intergovernmental Relations
• POL 373    American Foreign Policy
• POL 376    US National Security Policy
• POL 439    North American Politics:   Unity and Diversity
• POL 450    Seminar on the American Political System
• POL 459    Capstone Seminar on the American Political System

Psychology

• PSY 210    Psychology Across Cultures
• PSY 325    Psychology of Prejudice and Minority Experience

Sociology

• SOC 141   The Changing Dynamics of US Culture: Multiculturalism
• SOC 152   Social Relations and US Cultures
• SOC 448   African American Experience

Speech Pathology

• SPA 211    Deaf Culture and Community

Theater

• THE 391   Modern American Theater
• THE 393   Culture, Ethnicity, and Gender Issues in Dramatic Literature
• THE 493   American Theater

Women's Studies

• WMS 201  Introduction to Women's Studies
• WMS 370  Feminism and the Diaspora:   US Women of Color
• WMS 232  American Women Writers
• WMS 382  Women in American History